Homemade Paleo Almond Joys

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Homemade Paleo Almond Joys a try. This recipe serves 16. One serving contains 282 calories, 3g of protein, and 23g of fat. For 54 cents per serving, this recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 5278 people have made this recipe and would make it again. If you have almonds, maple syrup, extra-virgin olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and fodmap friendly diet. It is brought to you by Fed and Fit. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour. Overall, this recipe earns a not so great spoonacular score of 25%. Try Homemade Almond Joys{Raw & Vegan}, A Giveaway + Raw Almond Joys/Mounds Bars/Bounty Balls {Vegan + Gluten Free, too}, and Coconut Joys for similar recipes.

Servings: 16

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

Cooking duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

½ cup natural almonds

1.5 cups Enjoy Life chocolate chips

6 Tbsp extra virgin coconut oil

3 Tbsp maple syrup

3 cups unsweetened shredded coconut

Equipment:

food processor

ice cube tray

spatula

bowl

pot

baking paper

wax paper

wire rack

Cooking instruction summary:

Combine the coconut, maple syrup, and coconut oil in a food processor. Blend for 2 minutes, pausing halfway to scrape down the sides.Spoon the mixture into a 16-slotted plastic ice tray and press down. Place in the freezer while you prepare the melted chocolate.To temper the chocolate, place 1 cup of the chocolate chips in a glass bowl over a simmering pot of water. Stir constantly with a rubber spatula until melted or between 110 F and 115 F.Remove from heat and place on a towel, let the chocolate cool to 95 F and add the remaining ½ cup of chocolate chips. Stir until smooth with the rubber spatula.Break the coconut candy from the ice trays then dip the bottom of each one in the melted chocolate and place on a wire cooling wrack. Place a dot of the melted chocolate on top of each candy to serve as glue, then place an almond on the dot.Grab a spoonful of the chocolate and pour it over each candy, smoothing it over each side until totally covered.Transfer the candies from the wire rack to parchment paper then place in the refrigerator for one hour or until set.Wrap in squares of wax paper and twist the ends shut for giving away at parties or on Halloween.Enjoy!

 

Step by step:


1. Combine the coconut, maple syrup, and coconut oil in a food processor. Blend for 2 minutes, pausing halfway to scrape down the sides.Spoon the mixture into a 16-slotted plastic ice tray and press down.

2. Place in the freezer while you prepare the melted chocolate.To temper the chocolate, place 1 cup of the chocolate chips in a glass bowl over a simmering pot of water. Stir constantly with a rubber spatula until melted or between 110 F and 115 F.

3. Remove from heat and place on a towel, let the chocolate cool to 95 F and add the remaining ½ cup of chocolate chips. Stir until smooth with the rubber spatula.Break the coconut candy from the ice trays then dip the bottom of each one in the melted chocolate and place on a wire cooling wrack.

4. Place a dot of the melted chocolate on top of each candy to serve as glue, then place an almond on the dot.Grab a spoonful of the chocolate and pour it over each candy, smoothing it over each side until totally covered.

5. Transfer the candies from the wire rack to parchment paper then place in the refrigerator for one hour or until set.Wrap in squares of wax paper and twist the ends shut for giving away at parties or on Halloween.Enjoy!


Nutrition Information:

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282k Calories
2g Protein
22g Total Fat
19g Carbs
1% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
282k
14%

Fat
22g
35%

  Saturated Fat
13g
83%

Carbohydrates
19g
6%

  Sugar
14g
16%

Cholesterol
2mg
1%

Sodium
18mg
1%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
2g
6%

Manganese
0.67mg
33%

Fiber
3g
15%

Vitamin E
2mg
13%

Copper
0.18mg
9%

Magnesium
28mg
7%

Vitamin B2
0.11mg
6%

Phosphorus
57mg
6%

Iron
0.99mg
5%

Selenium
3µg
5%

Calcium
40mg
4%

Potassium
134mg
4%

Zinc
0.51mg
3%

Vitamin K
3µg
3%

Vitamin B6
0.06mg
3%

Vitamin B5
0.16mg
2%

Vitamin B1
0.02mg
1%

Vitamin B3
0.26mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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