Description
Creamy no bake coconut cream balls bring tropical paradise right to dessert lovers’ plates. Sweet coconut and condensed milk rolled into perfect bite-sized spheres will transport you to a blissful island escape.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1 12 ounces (340 grams) melting chocolate chips
Binding Ingredients:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
Coating/Topping:
- 1 cup shredded coconut
Instructions
- Craft a clean, organized workspace with a parchment-lined baking sheet ready for your delectable coconut cream confections.
- In a spacious mixing bowl, whip cream cheese and butter until they transform into a silky, unified mixture. Carefully introduce powdered sugar, integrating each addition thoroughly to prevent lumpy textures.
- Fold shredded coconut into the creamy base, ensuring complete and even distribution. Chill the mixture in the refrigerator for approximately one hour, allowing the components to solidify and develop robust flavor complexity.
- Lightly dust hands with powdered sugar to prevent sticky interactions. Gently form the chilled coconut mixture into uniform one-inch spheres, positioning each delicately on the prepared parchment sheet.
- Transfer the shaped coconut orbs into the freezer for one hour, enabling them to maintain structural integrity during the chocolate immersion process.
- Melt chocolate using preferred method – either microwave with careful 20-second intervals or utilize a double boiler technique for smooth, controlled melting.
- Employ a fork to delicately submerge each frozen coconut ball into the molten chocolate, ensuring comprehensive and elegant coating. Allow excess chocolate to cascade off before returning each sphere to the parchment-lined surface.
- Expedite chocolate setting by placing the coated balls in the refrigerator for a brief 5-10 minute interval.
- Serve these elegant treats immediately or preserve them in an airtight container within the refrigerator for up to seven days. For extended storage, freeze up to three months, maintaining their exquisite texture and flavor profile.
Notes
- Chill the cream cheese and butter beforehand to ensure a smooth, lump-free mixture that blends easily.
- Use cold hands or wear food-safe gloves when rolling balls to prevent the mixture from becoming too soft and losing shape.
- For a gluten-free version, verify that your chocolate chips are certified gluten-free and use powdered sugar without wheat-based additives.
- Create flavor variations by adding almond extract, orange zest, or rolling the finished balls in toasted coconut flakes for extra texture and depth.
- Prep Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 155
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 30 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg