Gooey Chocolate Coconut Truffles.
The best thing ever happened on Friday night.
But first!
Some of you have asked how I dip my truffles since they appear all nice and smooth and stuff.
I use forks. No biggie. Pretty sure this happened by accident about 5 years ago when I ran out of spoons.
I hate doing dishes.
And yes, that would be me – the person who had a dish of brownies shatter in her oven – placing a glass bowl over a pot of boiling water. Sometimes I do stupid + desperate things.
You can see I’m not messy either. AT ALL.
Oh, and seriously? Most of my balls look like this. Not pretty. A nice, little hawt mess.
Anyhooooo… Friday night.
We were at a little holiday gathering. After a few adult beverages we were ready to eat (i.e. like ravenous) and started to load up our plates with breads and cheeses and roasted red peppers and beef and this amazing penne. You may recall that there are really only two foods that my husband seriously dislikes. The first being coconut – he just can’t take the texture. He loves the taste and can slam a handle of Malibu like he’s 22 years old, but refuses to put the actual shreds in his mouth because they make his skin crawl. And the second is ricotta cheese – which I chalk up to him having some really crummy lasagna at some point in his life where the cheese resembled grit. But what do I know? Just a guess.
My cousin Lacy and I sat on the floor with our plates on a mini table and ate like hogs while Mr. How Sweet stood against the wall, attempting to devour his own plate as another party goer commented, “uh, who are you? You have red hair and don’t look like anyone here so I’m trying to figure out why you’re at this party.”
Me too, lady. Me too.
A few minutes later Lacy turns to me and says, “do you think this is ricotta in the penne?” To which I respond, “I’m pretty sure it is, it’s soooo good.” And she goes with a smirk, “well your husband is standing over there scarfing it.”
And scarfing it HE WAS. His second plate of it too. I was dyyyyying inside with giddiness. I love when he thinks he hates something and then eats like five platefuls.
I don’t know where I disappeared to but when I returned, Lacy had filled him in on what he just ate and he couldn’t even take it. She was just as excited to break it to him too. Full on tantrum ensued. He refused to believe it. He insisted it was parmesan. Insisted it was feta. As the nice wife I am, I went on a mission to figure out how this penne was made and sure enough… it was penne with garlic and olive oil, topped with GIANT ICE CREAM SCOOPS FULL of ricotta. Yeah. That’s a lot of ricotta my friends. A lot of ricotta that he ate.
Since ricotta and I had easily one-upped him, I was aching to go 2 for 2. I made these truffles while he was at work (they are INSANELY easy, trust me), then strategically placed the pan in the fridge where he simply couldn’t miss them. Sure enough… he ate one.
Now the only problem is that I might be getting a divorce.
Gooey Chocolate Coconut Truffles
Ingredients
- 3 cups sweetened, shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1 1/2-2 cups milk chocolate chips, melted
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combined coconut and sugar and mix to combine. Add in milk and coconut oil, mix constantly until a gooey coconut filling results. I used my hands to mix too! Roll between the palm of your hands into teaspoon-sized (or a little larger) balls and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Freeze for 15 minutes, then remove from freeze and roll again between your palms to smooth any coconut edges. Freeze for 10-15 minutes more. While freezing, melt chocolate chips in a double boiled or microwave. Remove coconut balls from freezer and immediately dip.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve – at least 15 minutes.
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Moral of the store: make these tonight. They are so gooey and chewy I could die!
152 Comments on “Gooey Chocolate Coconut Truffles.”
Aw, I love coconut! These look FANTASTIC : )
I always use the fork method to dip my stuff too. In theory it stops chocolate getting all over my hands. In practice, it doesn’t at all. These truffles sound epic!
I need to wrangle me an invitation to your house.
You are welcome any time. :)
hahhahhaha- I do this to Josh with sour cream and cream cheese. LOVE this story. Oh- men!
I made something similar to these (without the chocolate) to give to my neighbours. My husband wasn’t impressed as he wanted to eat them all himself.
Such is the Christmas spirit in my house when it comes to food…. ;-)
Now I want that penne recipe, too! This looks so good! I can’t make them,though, because I would eat every single one of them. Maybe I can make them and take them to a party and then make everyone eat them first!
Holy $%^&*! This looks hella good! I am speechless, I want to make these!! Ok, I need to make these!! Why can’t I have one right now?
You’re so naughty! I love putting one over on the husband too lol, it’s so much fun :)
Coconut and chocolate………..YUM!
Love coconut truffles!! Yours looks amazing, I’m going to have to try these!!
They look awesome. Full of coconut, oil, and sweetened cond milk, sugar…chocolate. How could Mr Sweet resist these babies?
I too HATE ricotta cheese. The texture, the smell, the flavor….I just despise it. I am with him on that one. But it sounds like you got him over to the ricotta dark side.
And what I wouldn’t give to be a guest and party goer at your house…my goodness, the food and fun times, how amazing!
You are so funny! My husband doesn’t like coconut either and I refuse to believe it – not possible! These sound wonderful – I love mounds and almond joy so much. I might have to try the same experiment.
That pasta dish sounds delish, too…you will have to recreate it!
I would so do that to my husband too!
mmm…like a mounds bar but in ball form. Love it :)
FYI my man hate coconut too…fooling them is such fun tho isn’t it?!
You stinkin’ crack me up. I’m pretty sure I’m one of the only ones who ever comments not on the recipes but on the stories you tell that go along with it – mainly because I’ve been threatened by the Husband “if I feed him something he doesn’ tlike ONE MORE TIME…” you get the picture.
And I love it.
Yummy. I am a truffle girl too (just posted another one today!) My mom’s favorite candy is Trinidads from Fannie Mae (ever heard?)…with a coconut coating? I’m attempting those today….
If it fails, I’m totally making her these!
I’ve never heard of those! I’m so intrigued.
UGH. You are such a winner. WHY CAN’T I GET MY HUBS TO EAT CHEESE?!
I’m going to make these truffles, but with cheddar instead.
Ew.
I won’t do that.
Who doesn’t like cheese?!
These are so simple but decadent. Can’t wait to try them!
Hahaha I love this story!! I feel like you feeding Mr How Sweet things he doesn’t like is like the parent that hides vegetables in their children’s meals to disguise them.
Mrs. How Sweet: 2, Mr. How Sweet: 0 ;)
Loving these, Jessica! Ha, the husband eating things he thinks he doesn’t like thing is so the same situation here–the only difference is cheese is the one and only thing my husband & I do agree on when it comes to food. Your posts always make me happy, for many reasons. Happy Holidays to you yours, sweet girl. xo
You too my love!
Ha, I do that to Lloyd all the time with onions! And mushrooms…. hilarious!
Idk why I never thought to make truffles with coconut?! Hello…. deliciousness!
These look fantastic! One question…where would one find coconut oil if one was looking to purchase?
I can find it at all my local grocery stores – it may be with the oils or in the organic/health food section. Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods definitely have it, and if you don’t have those stores and can’t find it at your own, I would try a health store like GNC!
HA! I try and trick my husband into doing the same thing just to prove him wrong! These look delicious–and I just the same double boiler method. Who needs another pan lying around?
Exactly.
bahahaha i can just picture that going down…i wish i had been there!
and these truffles? yeah, the second baby’s born this is what i’m eating :)
LOVE all of the truffles you are showing. I’m making them for my neighbor’s christmas gifts in little take-out containers. The only problem is you keep making MORE that I now want to make so I keep going out and getting more ingredients. I think I’m going to gain 10 lbs from all of the ones I’m now making. I’m making the oreo ones with Trader Joe’s peppermint joe joes – have you made truffles with those yet? So good.
I have not, but only because my husband and brothers are huge fans of chocolate + mint combo. I love it, but when I make a big batch I just make the regular so they don’t whine.
But the key question is: did he notice the coconut in the truffles??
Oh yes.
Hey Jessica – these look super yummy. If I didn’t want to use Coconut Oil, what would you suggest? Could I just skip it? Use more condensed milk? Love your site!!
I think some extra milk would work! Possibly even some softened butter?
Don’t you love it when men end up eating things they declare they hate without even knowing it? Heh heh
love love love love when that happens. Love. But that kind of sucks that she stole the big reveal, I mean, that’s really something that only a heavily smirking wife should be able to do. Or maybe I just enjoy the small things too much…
Hahaha I actually enjoyed watching someone else tell him. It was great.
They still look really neat to me! haha. These look amazing! I think I’ll definitely try making them for my family this weekend, they all looove coconut!
HAHA!!…….that is SOOO my husband too!
PS- a fork is my secret weapon to dipping truffles too!
those look sooooo good! I love coconut and chocolate!
YUM! It looks like the inside of a Mounds bar!
And the ricotta story…priceless! I love it when my husband eats something he thinks he doesn’t like. It is so fun to mess with their heads a little!
love that you used coconut oil as well, buckeyes just knocked down on the list.
so pretty! I like them when they aren’t perfect. like homemade cookies- I never use a scoop, I dont like uniform size and shape. I like them unique! plus then people know I DID make them and didnt pass them off as homemade yet they are storebought ;)
YUM, YUM, YUM! Have to try these!!
So funny!!!
But what did he say after he ate the truffle????????
Ooh, that REALLY must have sent him over the edge!
Haha that is hilarious!
Too bad I am the more picky eater in my marriage and therefore more likely to be in the position of your husband. ;)
I looove coconut and chocolate together!!! These look delicous!
Oh my god. You are hilarious. Great start to the morning!
These are my new gift-able treats. I’m super pumped to whip these up tomorrow :)
Forks instead of spoons! I will try that next time. And definitely making these truffles too.
Thank you for the story and recipe. Merry Christmas.
I will be making these tonight as a surprise gift for my step mom who is a cocoNUT! Love em’ :D
I was just thinking that I should make coconut balls but didn’t have a recipe! Can’t wait to try it… although I was also just saying if I have to shape one more candy, cookie, edible thing into the shape of a ball I might go insane. These might just be worth it : )
Your husband reminds me a little of my brother’s wife – tell her that there’s something she doesn’t like in something she clearly likes and she won’t like it anymore! Neither she nor my brother would touch these truffles, but my fiancé and I would devour the whole batch! I may have to make him some :)
What a great post! I’m lucky to have a husband that will eat just about anything, but I love it when I sneak something in a recipe that my children think they don’t like! It’s such a great feeling! ;-)
HAhahaaa…I can’t imagine hating coconut and biting into one of those!!! Poor husband. ;) Ugh, we’re too boring over here!!
Bahahaha- You might be getting a divorce? We can’t let husbands have the easy road all the time ;) I would have done it too…
Holy wow! Coconut + Chocolate = HEAVEN!
Tricking husbands into eating something they think they hate is one of the largest joys in marriage. (is that awful and sad?) my husband formerly hated tomatoes, ground meat that isn’t beef and a few other things… Things he has now eaten by accident so many times that he now freely eats them on purpose. (win!) just cannot get him to eat cinnamon. He can detect a 1/4 tsp of cinnamon in a huge recipe. He’s like the cinnamon whisperer. Lol
Proving our husbands wrong is one of the greatest feelings of satisfaction in the world. I totally would’ve done the same. ;)