Thanks to Pinterest, I found this recipe the other day for Coconut Crack from the yummy food blog This Chick Cooks. I made some for a luncheon I had at my house this week, and every time someone bit into one, their eyes widened in delightful surprise. They are incredibly delicious, and are a great choice to have if you're wanting to wean yourself off of your refined sugar stupor of the Holidays and Valentines Day. The recipe makes about 12 balls and contains a total of 1/4 c of maple syrup.
Another bonus, the recipe only contains 5 ingredients and takes very little time to prepare. Try them! You can find the original recipe here, but for those of you who want fewer clicks, here it is:
Ingredients
Shared on: Whole Foods Wednesday, Healthy Vegan Friday, Gluten Free Friday, Gracelaced Monday, Slightly Indulgent Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, Wheat Free Wednesday, Allergy Free Wednesdays, Raw Foods Thursdays
Coconut Crack Balls
Ingredients
- 1 c shredded coconut, unsweetened
- 1/4 c maple syrup (grade B is fine)
- 2 T coconut oil, softened
- 1/2 t vanilla extract
- dash sea salt
- shredded coconut for garnish
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until well mixed and the mixture sticks together. If the mixture is too gooey to form into balls, stick it in the fridge for a little while.
- Form into balls, sprinkle with additional shredded coconut, and chill for at least an hour.
Shared on: Whole Foods Wednesday, Healthy Vegan Friday, Gluten Free Friday, Gracelaced Monday, Slightly Indulgent Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, Wheat Free Wednesday, Allergy Free Wednesdays, Raw Foods Thursdays
Oh my goodness, I'm making these asap! Love the name :)
ReplyDelete-Dana
Just because of the name of these coconut treats, I'm going to have to make them. That is sooo funny: coconut crack! That is cracking me up this morning (truly, no pun was intended despite my terrible sense of humor).
ReplyDeleteGood share! Hope you have enjoyed a safe and healthy Valentine's Day weekend
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ReplyDeleteI'm laughing so hard over this name! What deliciously healthy ingredients too. Would you be interested in sharing these at Raw Foods Thursdays? Here's a link to tomorrow's event: http://www.glutenfreecat.com/2013/02/raw-foods-thursdays-22113/
ReplyDeleteHi Heather! Thanks for the kind words. I certainly will share these tomorrow!
DeleteI just HAD to share these among the highlights this week too. What a great recipe! Thanks again!! Look forward to seeing your delicious submissions!
DeleteAnything with coconut will be a winner with me. I really need to give these a go!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this with Healthy Vegan Fridays. Check back on Friday to see if you were one of the Top 3! We hope to see you again this week. You can submit a post from Friday to end of Tuesday:
http://www.greenthickies.com/healthy-vegan-friday
The title made me giggle! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! :)
Thanks for linking back to the Gluten Free Fridays post!
Cindy from vegetarianmamma.com
Just made them with brown rice syrup and a heaped T of cocoa powder. YUMMY! My 2.5 year old and I are likely to finish them off by ourselves tonight!
ReplyDeleteOooh, chocolate coconut crack balls! Now you're talkin'!
Deletei can vouch that these wiill for SURE be coconut crack balls because I topped a pie I made the other day with SHREDDED COCONUT, MELTED COCONUT OIL, and SWEETNER and lets just say half of that topping went into my mouth before being bakes. YUM!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely going to make these. Love that I already have all of the ingredients! :)
ReplyDeleteI just ate three...so delish!
ReplyDeleteHard to stop, isn't it?
DeleteThese were really delicious - I made them with coconut butter and added fresh lemon juice and they were really great. Thanks for the yummy recipe:)
ReplyDeleteThe lemon juice is an interesting addition! Glad you enjoyed them!
DeleteI was craving something sweet. I jumped right up and made this. I added 1 T of ground flax and 1/4 cup of blueberries. I ate it before chilling it. It was fun!!
ReplyDeleteOoh, I like the blueberry idea! Nice!
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