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coconut truffles on plate
Created by: Lynette Rice

Coconut Truffles


Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 50
50
Easy coconut truffles recipe with chocolate.

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups unsweetened coconut finely grated
  • 3 Tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 4 eggs separated
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 3 oz. bittersweet chocolate chopped
  • Melting chocolate

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350˚ F.
  • In a medium bowl, combine 3 cups of finely grated coconut, 3 Tablespoons of white flour and 3 Tablespoons of quality cocoa powder. Set the bowl aside.
  • Separate four eggs. Set the whites aside.
  • Using a knife, chop 3 oz. of bittersweet chocolate (60% or more cocoa) and set aside.
  • In a medium saucepan, mix the egg whites, 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar and 1/4 tsp. salt using low to medium heat until the mixture is warm to the touch.
  • Add your bowl of coconut and flour to the pan and continue stirring for several minutes until you hear a sizzling sound.
  • Remove from heat and add 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract and your chopped bittersweet chocolate. Stir until the chocolate is all melted.
  • Wait 5 minutes and form the dough into balls with your hands and place them on to a greased or silicon lined baking sheet.
  • Bake them at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until they are set and crisp around the edges. Remove from the pan and cool completely on wire racks.
  • Coat with melted chocolate and decorate

Nutrition

Serving: 1truffle | Calories: 73kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 19mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 19IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.4mg

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