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I made these Chocolate Covered Coconut Bites based on my Coconut Bars recipe and on lovely Carol’s suggestion of adding chocolate to the top to make Mounds bars! What a great suggestions! Thanks, Carol!
The chocolate top puts it over the top yummy. And, these treats are a vegan, Paleo-friendly, gluten-free, refined sugar-free treat. I made these little stars into frozen bites. But, they work great in the freezer or the fridge.
I bumped up the chocolate flavor in these Chocolate Covered Coconut Bites two ways. First, I added {affiliate link} Cocozia Chocolate Coconut Water which bumps up the chocolate flavor just enough inside the coconut bliss part!
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Cocozia gave me some of their Chocolate Coconut Water to taste. I loved it. It tastes just like chocolate milk to me. And, though I haven’t tried putting it in my coffee, yet, I think it’ll make a superb mocha! I also love that their coconut water is organic.
I used this {affiliate link} Mini Star Silicone Mold to make the star shapes. Any silicone mold would work well for this. It would’ve been really cute in heart shapes for Valentine’s Day, but I knew I was a little too late for that holiday.
If you use a mold to make these you’ll want to spray it first with a little oil. I used an olive oil, but because there’s so little oil you can’t taste it, so don’t worry about what kind. Wipe off any excess oil, so there’s just a light spray on the mold. If you don’t have any spray oil, just take a paper towel and wipe a little coconut oil onto the mold.
Both the chocolate coating and the coconut filling made more than I needed for the star molds. So, I put the extra in a small ramekin and ate it with a spoon! I used ½ tablespoon of chocolate coating in the bottom of each star. Depending on the size of your mold, you may need more or less chocolate in each shape. You just want a nice coating of chocolate. If you don’t want to make shapes, you can certainly make the whole thing in a 9×5-inch loaf pan and cut it into bars once it has hardened.
I’ve used both unsweetened and sweetened coconut for this. It’s great both ways. If you like your desserts a little sweeter, use the sweetened.
Chocolate Covered Coconut Bites Stars Recipe
Chocolate Covered Coconut Bites
Ingredients
- cooking spray oil if using a mold
- 8 ounces chocolate chips
- ¾ cup coconut oil melted, divided use
- 2 cups shredded coconut
- ½ cup chocolate coconut water
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Spray the mold with a light spray of cooking oil. Set aside.
- Place ¼ cup coconut oil in a medium bowl, and add chocolate chips. Stir chocolate into melted oil until it starts to melt. Microwave 20 seconds, and stir again until melted. If the chocolate doesn’t melt completely, microwave again for 10-20 seconds, being careful not to burn the chocolate, or it’ll seize (harden). Once chocolate is completely melted, distribute evenly into the bottom of the molds or into a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- Place chocolate coated molds or pan into the freezer for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan combine coconut, chocolate coconut water, coconut oil, maple syrup, and salt. Cook, stirring, over low heat, about 5 minutes, or until the shredded coconut has softened and absorbed some of the oil. Remove from heat, and add stir in the vanilla. Spoon the mixture into the molds or into the 9×5-inch loaf pan. Firmly pack the mixture down, and freeze or refrigerate for at least an hour.
- If the coconut bites stick in the pan, place the pan in a shallow dish of hot water for a minute, and it will loosen, and come out.
Notes
I made 6 stars, plus the extra that didn’t fit in the mold, so I figure you could make 8 stars. I left the servings at 8 for the calculations on the calorie count. If you made this in a 9×5 pan and cut it into 21 squares (which is easy to do), the squares would have about 166 calories each.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
Culinary Ginger
I love coconut and chocolate. These are perfect little sweet treats.
taranoland
These are gorgeous and would be great for so many occasions!
juliajolliff
These would be such a great kid treat idea! My son would love these. Pinned!
Sophia @ NY Foodgasm
And you made them in a star shape, that’s because you a star baby! LOVE these, I must try them!!
mitzismith116124507
Not only are these super adorable, they sound delicious!
lderringer
These sound so good. Like a mounds bar but better for you haha.
The Food Hunter
I didn’t even know that chocolate coconut water existed.
Cara (@StylishGeek)
These are absolutely delectable! I never thought about making my own chocolate candy but your recipe seems simple enough. Thanks for sharing!
mealplanmaven
Oh my Debi, these look amazing! What a wonderful healthy treat!
Brett
Oh my goodness. Chocolate and coconut = two of my favorite things. Pinning!
Robin Rue (@massholemommy)
I love snacks like these. I must pick up the ingredients to make these over the weekend.
Nicole Neverman
These sound really delicious! What a fantastic idea for a more healthy treat 🙂
Ashley Servis @ Keeping Up With Ashley and Cody
These look so yummy! Pinning now!
Andi Fisher
I totally love the idea of using coconut water! I would have never thought of that. I love coconut water and this is probably a great way to add it to candy!
Aimee Huang
Looks beautiful and sounds delicious! I can’t wait to make this. Hopefully it’ll come out looking half as pretty as yours. =D
savingsaidsimply
I love the coconut surprise on the bottom. The star shape is adorable too
Breanna
Oh my gosh! How cute are these?! I am such a fan of coconut too. Definitely saving this recipe for later! Love the pictures, too!
Michele
Was that the calories for one little star? I know I would love these but the carb count is a bit high-I am diabetic and have ti watch what I eat carb wise.
Debi
oops, thanks, Michelle! I hadn’t put in the number of servings, so the calories you saw was for the entire batch. Which, yes, I could eat that all myself, but not in one sitting! lol I updated the servings and made a note on the calories. Thanks for catching that! Oh, and if you cut them into 21 squares they would have about 12 g carbs per square. If you’re interested in making these, I’d probably go with the no-chocolate version (linked in the post), for very few carbs (only 3g per bar).
CC
I love ANYTHING with coconut and these look darling! How can these not be amazing!?