Homemade Almond Joys{Raw & Vegan}

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Homemade Almond Joys{Raw & Vegan} a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 123 calories, 1g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8 and costs 29 cents per serving. 1105 people were glad they tried this recipe. If you have sea salt, vanilla, coconut, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is brought to you by The Kitchen McCabe. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 17%, which is not so amazing. A Giveaway + Raw Almond Joys/Mounds Bars/Bounty Balls {Vegan + Gluten Free, too}, Homemade Paleo Almond Joys, and Raw Apple Pom Crumble(Grain Free, Raw and Vegan) are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 8

 

Ingredients:

8-10 raw Almonds

4 T. Raw Cocoa Powder

1 C. Raw Coconut, finely shredded

4 T. Coconut Oil

2 T. Raw Honey(use other sweetener for Vegan)

2 pinches Sea Salt

1 t. Vanilla

Equipment:

bowl

microwave

Cooking instruction summary:

Place the shredded coconut, coconut oil, honey, vanilla, and sea salt in a small bowl. Carefully mix together with the back of a spoon until combined...will be like a thick paste.Scoop out the mixture into mounds with a tablespoon and roll each mound in to an oval.Place the oval onto a parchment or non-stick mat lined making sheet.Press an almond down into the center of the rolled coconut mixture. Repeat with remaining coconut mixture. You will get 8-10 mounds out of this, depending on the size of the mounds.Freeze for 30 minutes.Remove and dip each mound in the chocolate coating. Tap off excess coating and place the chocolate coated mound back on the lined baking sheet. The chocolate should set quite quickly.Keep refrigerated.For the Coating:Place the cocoa powder and coconut oil in a small, microwave safe bowl. Place in the microwave and heat JUST until the oil begins to melt slightly. You don't want it to be completely liquid, just runny enough to mix in with the cacao powder.Mix the cocoa powder and coconut oil until well combined. Mix in the honey. Mixture should be liquid enough to use as a dipping chocolate, but not so runny that it pours off of a spoon. If it is too thick to use for dipping, place it back in the microwave for a few more seconds. If you accidentally over-do it, put the mixture in the fridge to chill. Stir every few minutes until it firms up to desired consistency.Use for coating almond joys.

 

Step by step:


1. Place the shredded coconut, coconut oil, honey, vanilla, and sea salt in a small bowl. Carefully mix together with the back of a spoon until combined...will be like a thick paste.Scoop out the mixture into mounds with a tablespoon and roll each mound in to an oval.

2. Place the oval onto a parchment or non-stick mat lined making sheet.Press an almond down into the center of the rolled coconut mixture. Repeat with remaining coconut mixture. You will get 8-10 mounds out of this, depending on the size of the mounds.Freeze for 30 minutes.


Remove and dip each mound in the chocolate coating. Tap off excess coating and place the chocolate coated mound back on the lined baking sheet. The chocolate should set quite quickly.Keep refrigerated.For the Coating

1. Place the cocoa powder and coconut oil in a small, microwave safe bowl.

2. Place in the microwave and heat JUST until the oil begins to melt slightly. You don't want it to be completely liquid, just runny enough to mix in with the cacao powder.

3. Mix the cocoa powder and coconut oil until well combined.

4. Mix in the honey.

5. Mixture should be liquid enough to use as a dipping chocolate, but not so runny that it pours off of a spoon. If it is too thick to use for dipping, place it back in the microwave for a few more seconds. If you accidentally over-do it, put the mixture in the fridge to chill. Stir every few minutes until it firms up to desired consistency.Use for coating almond joys.


Nutrition Information:

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123k Calories
1g Protein
11g Total Fat
7g Carbs
1% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
123k
6%

Fat
11g
17%

  Saturated Fat
9g
57%

Carbohydrates
7g
3%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
99mg
4%

Caffeine
6mg
2%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
1g
2%

Manganese
0.28mg
14%

Copper
0.16mg
8%

Fiber
1g
8%

Magnesium
19mg
5%

Iron
0.68mg
4%

Phosphorus
36mg
4%

Potassium
87mg
3%

Zinc
0.34mg
2%

Selenium
1µg
2%

Vitamin E
0.3mg
2%

Vitamin B2
0.02mg
1%

Folate
4µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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