I’m sharing an quick and easy dessert today that can be a perfect addition to any party, from a cocktail party to a kid’s birthday party! I’m sharing Almond Joy Bites, clusters of coconut goodness mixed with toasted almonds and drizzled in chocolate!
Honestly, this was not on the editorial calendar for today. I was going to share something completely different but after making these bites yesterday, I had to move everything over and squeeze them in! These Almond Joy Bites are so easy to make and they are absolutely addicting. I see them being a huge success at a party with kids and adults alike.
I do want to mention one change that I would make the next time I will be making these bites. Next time, I would chop the coconut before mixing them with condensed milk and almonds. It will stick a little better and be less stringy.
Almond Joy Bites
Almond Joy Bites, clusters of coconut goodness mixed with toasted almonds and drizzled in chocolate.
Ingredients
- 2 cups of shredded coconut
- 4 1/2 tbs sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup toasted almonds chopped (or toast them yourself)
- 1/2 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips I used Nestlé Toll House, yum!
- 1/4 tbs butter
Instructions
- If toasting the almonds yourself: Preheat the over to 400. Spread raw almonds over a baking sheet. Bake for about 4 minutes. Let them cool a little and chop them up.
- Chop the coconut flakes and add them to a mixing bowl.
- Add sweetened condensed milk and vanilla to the coconut, mix well until all incorporated. (Don't be afraid to mix with your hands because you can mix it much for evenly. Make sure to wash your hands first.)
- Add the toasted, chopped almonds and mix until combined.
- Form balls with the coconut mixture, pressing them together, hard.
- Lay the candy bites on the parchment paper (waxy side up) and chill them for about an hour.
- Melt the chocolate chips and butter in the microwave at half power for about a minute, stirring every 20 seconds.
- Drizzle chilled Almond Joy Bites with chocolate.
- I recommend keeping the candy in the fridge (and covered of course, so they don't dry out) until ready to serve. They taste great and stay together better after being chilled.
Recipe Notes
Recipe from Lyuba @ willcookforsmiles.com
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More Almond Joy and Coconut inspiration:
Almond Joy Cheesecake
Coconut Oatmeal Cookie Bars
Homemade Coconut Syrup
Coconut Cupcakes
Lauren says
Oh. My. Word! These little balls of Heaven need to be made asap! I love Almond Joy. Totally my fave candy. I’d love for you to come share this at our Pinteresting Party!
lyuba says
Awww, thank you!
Carla says
So good, so good!
lyuba says
Thank you!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
OMG Lyuba. I’m in love! I just died and went to heaven, seriously.
lyuba says
Oh yes, I’ve been expecting you here 🙂 Hehe
Thank you!
Deanna Ritz says
These bites look delicious!! I love almond joys so I can’t wait to try this recipe. Thank you for sharing. I’m your newest follower through bloglovin. I’d love for you to visit my blog @ gloriouslymade.blogspot.com.
Have a great night.
Deanna
lyuba says
Sure thing! Thank you!
Lea @ Lea's Cooking says
These look soooooooo fancy cant wait to make it!!! Thank you Lyuba for charing 🙂
lyuba says
Thank you for the sweet comment, Lea!
Shelley says
These look heavenly! Um, would you mind linking them up at my link party? Party In Polka Dots is going on right now! http://www.piggyinpolkadots.com/2013/05/party-in-polka-dots-21-fabulous-features.html
Today I am checking out your yummy link from the Made by you Monday party!! So glad I did!
Shelley
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http://www.facebook.com/piggyinpolkadots
lyuba says
Thanks so much!
Jenn Pilgrim says
I’m making these for mom! She loves almond joy! Would you mind sharing this on a new link party I host with 5 other blogs: Moonlight & Mason Jars Mondays! We feature 5 blogs who link up every week. I know our readers will LOVE these too! 🙂
Xo,
Jenn Pilgrim
TheNewlywedPilgrimage.com
lyuba says
Thank you very much and I hope she enjoys the bites 🙂
Misty says
Almond has to be one of the absolute best flavors ever. These look amazing.
lyuba says
I do love me some toasted almonds! Thank you 🙂
Cathy says
Yum!
I would love for you to share this and link up to my TGIF Link Party! The party is open every Friday and closes at midnight on Wednesday night. Who knows, you just might be featured next week!
http://apeekintomyparadise.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-peek-into-my-paradise-tgif-link-party.html
Hugs, Cathy
lyuba says
Thank you, Cathy!
Rita says
Um YUM! I love almond joys and these looks absolutely sinful! Thanks for sharing.
lyuba says
Thanks so much 🙂
Brooke says
YUM! I LOVE Almond Joys, and homemade is always better. Can’t wait to try them out. Thanks so much for sharing. Have a wonderful day!
lyuba says
Thank you, Brooke 🙂
Jess says
Seriously, I need like 30 of these right now! LOL
lyuba says
Haha, thank you 🙂
Christina @ PlayEatGrow.com says
These look super delish! Yum!
lyuba says
Thank you, Christina!
Holly @ EatGreatBEGreat says
I love almond joys! These sound soooo good! Yummy!
lyuba says
Thank you, Holly!
Holly Waterfall says
i LOVE almond joy’s like NO OTHER, and these sound just fabulous. I’d probably pop about 20 of ’em
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Holly 🙂
Sande Sivani says
Sound scrumptious!! I will make these for a party I am having this weekend. Thanks so much for sharing. Following you on Pinterest
lyuba says
Hope all went well! Thank you 🙂
Christi says
Oh yum, I love Almond Joys and these look SO good!! Can’t wait to try them out.
lyuba says
Thank you, Christi!
Anita says
These little bites might be dangerous in my hands, but I’m willing to take the risk!
lyuba says
I know exactly what you mean! When I made them, I had to make sire there were many other hands so that it’s not only mine reaching for them 🙂
Krista Low says
I love coconut and these bites look fabulous! I will be making these soon! Thank you so much for sharing this great recipe 🙂 Krista @ A Handful of Everything
lyuba says
Thank you for a sweet comment, Krista!
Jocelyn @BruCrew LIfe says
Coconut goodness…please hand those over!!! Those are incredible looking!!!
lyuba says
I wish I could! They need to invent that 🙂 Thank you!
Julia says
Wow! Not only do these look incredibly delicious, they seem like they would be easy too! Must. make. soon.
lyuba says
Aww, thank you, Julia! (They are very easy 🙂 )
[email protected] says
YUMMY, Lyuba! These look fantastic.
lyuba says
Thank you, Kristi!!
[email protected] says
Gorgeous! What a great Mother’s Day treat!
lyuba says
Thank you, Tonia!!
sue says
Love this! A new Linking Party begins TODAY over at Thet2women.com and we would love if you would link this up With Us! Thanks! Here’s the link:
http://thet2women.com/welcome-to-one-sharendipity-place/
lyuba says
Thanks so much, Sue!
[email protected] 2 Pencil says
Oh my gosh! Love this idea!!!! These look heavenly.
lyuba says
Thank you, Melissa!!
Diane Balch says
I can tell how tasty these are from the recipe but also the presentation: they are beautiful. Thanks for sharing them with us on foodie friday.
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Diane!
Lindsay says
These look so yummy! I’m definitely going to give them a try as soon as I can pick up some sweetened condensed milk or find a recipe to make it from our raw milk.
One thing an older friend taught me about cooking with coconut that has made a HUGE improvement in my coconut recipes is soaking the coconut in milk or coconut milk for 15-30 minutes before cooking with it. The coconut rehydrates and becomes very tender!
lyuba says
Thank you for that tip, Lindsay! I will definitely try it. I usually cook with fresh opened coconut for this reason, it’s more soft. I will have to soak it first!
Thanks again 🙂
Kathryn Griffin @TheDedicatedHouse says
These look so good! Thank you for sharing. You will be one of the features tomorrow at the Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Hope to see your prettiness again at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Kathryn!!
Kim @ Curtain Queen says
This looks delicious! I’ve pinned it, printed the recipe, and now to find the time to make it. It’s on the list, for sure, for a weekend treat!!
His blessings,
Kim
lyuba says
I sure hope that your liked it, Kim! Thank you!
emily says
Those look absolutely delicious!
lyuba says
Thank you, Emily!
Alexis @ We LIke to Learn as We Go says
Wow these look amazing! I’m featuring this tonight at my link party and pinning!
lyuba says
Yay, thank you, Alexis!
Diana Rambles says
They look divine!
lyuba says
Thank you, Diana!
Kelly @ The Moon and Me says
Ooops…I think I just drooled on my keyboard. 🙂
Been looking for sweet treats that don’t involve flour. Looks like I found a doozy!
Thanks for sharing!
Kelly
lyuba says
Hope the keyboard is ok 🙂
Thank you so much!
suburbsmama says
WOW! these look so delicious! I am printing out the recipe! If you get a chance, please share this on my linky party: http://suburbsmama.blogspot.com/2013/05/sunday-link-party-7.html
Lauren @ The Thinking Closet says
Woah. These look absolutely scrumptious, and I’m not just saying that because I’m hungry right now. Pinning this so I can try it out soon! Thanks for sharing.
EK Doherty says
I can’t wait to make these for my son’s graduation party—could you please tell me about how many Bites the recipe yields?
lyuba says
Of course! It made 12-14 bites, depending on the ball size 🙂
Hope everyone enjoys them as much as we did!!
Linda says
Is there really only 1/4 T butter melted with chocolate chips or is this a typo?
lyuba says
Yes, a quarter tablespoon since it’s only 1/2 cup of chocolate chips. You really don’t need the butter, but I find that adding a little bit gives it extra gloss.
Linda says
Thanks so much. Will be making these little temptations this afternoon!
lyuba says
Enjoy!!
Jen Nikolaus says
Almond Joy’s are one of my all-time fave candies! I have to try these, yum! Thanks for sharing the recipe, Lyuba!
~Jen @ Yummy Healthy Easy
lyuba says
Thank you, Jen!!
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says
Oh my goodness come to mama. I ADORE Almond Joys!
[email protected] says
Almond Joy is my favorite candy! These look fantastic!!
Kristen Duke says
I love recipes that are so tasty you have to share them right away! These sound delicious!
Sandy_of_WV says
Might want to make a “correction” to your recipe … Nestlé Toll House – not tAll. 🙂
Love your recipe pics – very nice … thanks for sharing and you have me with “coconut.”
lyuba says
Oh, thanks! I didn’t even notice that! Read right over it 😉
Sandy_of_WV says
I am a proof-reader [proofreader – MS Word says], I guess … things like that pop out at/to me! 🙂
Sheddy says
In keeping with the Almond Joy theme……I dipped my bites into the dark chocolate completely. A little scribble on top just wasn’t enough chocolate for me! Let them sit on a waxed cookie sheet in the fridge to harden up for about one hour and they tasted even better! Thanks for such a good recipe. Definitely a keeper!
lyuba says
Oh yes! The more chocolate, the better!! I’m so glad that you like it 🙂