★★★★★ 5 from 20 reviews

Easy Chocolate Coconut Balls are no bake one bowl coconut chocolate candy that remind haystacks and mound bars. Healthy treat, snack or dessert.

To satisfy chocolate craving, I like to make black bean brownies, healthy zucchini brownies or coconut oil fudge and it’s quiet!

Coconut Chocolate Balls

These chocolate coconut balls are for you if you are a dark chocolate lover like me. Whenever I don’t have 70-90% dark chocolate bar on hand, you can find me making these coconut chocolate balls, superfood chocolate bars or coconut oil fudge.

I came up with this coconut chocolate candy during crazy weeks of no school. I wanted a dark chocolate treat without the guilt. Some days I do need a chocolate boost to survive past my desired bedtime until the real one happens.

These coconut chocolate balls are super easy to make and no food processor is required. One bowl, no bake and so easy and healthy!

Ingredients

Everything is mixed in one bowl or even a pot you melt coconut oil in.

Coconut oil

Cacao or cocoa powder

Maple syrup or honey

Oats

Coconut flakes

About Using Coconut Oil

I get asked a lot on my other no bake treats like no bake black bean brownies if coconut oil can be substituted with any other oil. The answer is no.

Coconut oil is unique. It is the only oil I know that is of solid state unless it is melted. We melt it, mix with other dry ingredients and then freeze. Oil solidifies and creates healthy chocolate snacks – balls.

Fun fact: Combining coconut oil with cacao powder and maple syrup makes dark chocolate. Did you know?!

Possible Variations

To make dark chocolate bites I used cacao powder. It is less processed version of cocoa powder. You can use either. Some readers had success using carob powder. I use cacao powder because it has more antioxidants and vitamins than cacao. And that’s the whole point of health benefits of dark chocolate. It also costs just as much.

I prefer maple syrup to honey because it mixes and tastes better. My personal preference. You can also use brown rice syrup, agave or date syrup.

Then I added unsweetened organic coconut flakes which I think makes the best combo in the world. You can’t skip coconut flakes because they make the balls. You can’t replace them with coconut flour either because flour is “thirsty” and recipe will not work. Not to mention the flavor won’t be the same at all.

And then we add some rolled or quick cooking steel cut oats for texture and carbs.

So How Do We Enjoy Our Balls:)

I think “balls” for food is a very weird name overall. But I mean they are balls..

I have heard from so many of you what this chocolate coconut balls recipe reminds you of.

Haystacks

Mounds bar

Chocolate rice pop crackles

Coconut – Oat Fudge Balls

Snowball cookies

I am not from the US or Canada, so I trust your tastebuds. Whatever these cocoa balls are, they are healthy and satisfying.

After a school pick up, I made myself a cup of green tea and carefully placed 2 chocolate balls next to it on a plate. Not too close so they don’t melt.

To enjoy the balls (this silly name again throws me off), thaw them for 2 minutes and go for it. Hard chocolate can be hard on your teeth, so I’m being careful. That’s why a few minutes to warm up is perfect.

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