Coconut balls: the universal chocolate dessert!

Coconut balls are surely right at the top of the list of the most popular chocolate desserts. Why? Because they''re easy to make and incredibly tasty!

Anyone throwing a home party or wanting to impress other guests with a sweet treat will be keen to browse the coconut balls recipes. It''s a dessert that''s super easy to prepare, but still tastes great! The balls allow for a lot of variation, as they can be enriched with rum, hazelnuts, sprinkles and other additives, and go well with other desserts. There''s no excuse not to make them yourself!

Easy recipe for coconut balls

Coconut balls are easy to make, even for those without advanced kitchen skills. Even children will find this challenge easy. The recipe is quite simple, requiring only three ingredients and five minutes of your time in its most basic version! Sweet tooths will add a few more ingredients, but the process is no more difficult. Take the recipe below for basic coconut balls as an example.

The following ingredients are needed:

• 40 dag albert biscuits
• 15 dag sugar
• 15 dag margarine
• 1 dl milk
• 2 tbsp chocolate powder
• Coconut flour for sprinkling

The procedure is as follows:

1. Crush and grind the biscuits in a food processor or by hand in a suitable bowl.
2. Add all the other ingredients and mix well and knead the mixture.
3. Place the mixture in the refrigerator for one hour.
4. Form the mixture into balls and roll them in coconut flour.
5. Leave the balls in the fridge for a few hours, then serve cold.

Variations for those who like to experiment in the kitchen

The recipe for coconut balls is simple, but allows a lot of freedom for those who want to personalise the dessert. The basic recipe can be changed a lot, and there is a wide choice of toppings and other add-ins to make it even more interesting. As it is a simple dessert that requires neither stove nor oven, it is not difficult to experiment!
True chocoholics, reading the recipe above will naturally make you suspicious of the lack of chocolate ingredients. The chocolate powder does give the balls their distinctive chocolate flavour, but if that''s not enough, you''ll need to use a more substantial piece of chocolate. Fortunately, there are no barriers to this either - there are countless variations, for example, replacing biscuits and milk with chocolate and cream in the base mixture. White chocolate coconut balls are, of course, perfect - they look divine!

There is no less choice when it comes to additives that enhance the flavour of the base. Coconut flour, which incidentally can also be used as an ingredient in the base, can be used for chocolate or coloured sprinkles, and you can hide surprises like hazelnuts, almonds, even chocolate chunks inside the balls! Very often, a teaspoon of rum is found in coconut balls, which is almost a standard ingredient in this dessert, but curious sweet tooths will try mixing in cottage cheese, sour cream, maybe even jam... The only limit is your imagination!

Alternative to homemade coconut balls

It would be hard to find a good excuse to avoid making coconut balls, but there may be times when making homemade balls is not an option. If you avoid making your own balls, you can buy these delectable desserts, as they are available in at least some form in practically every shop. While the more complex versions are the most successful in terms of sales, there is enough variety that there is sure to be something for every sweet tooth.

Of course, coconut balls also have strong competition among other chocolate desserts, but few of these are so easy to prepare. If you''re making desserts at home, coconut balls are definitely a universal choice, but browse recipes for chocolate pralines, cupcakes, fudge and more!