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    Homemade Mounds and Almond Joy Bites (Video)

    March 3, 2021 By Brandy 9 Comments

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    Make your own Mounds or Almond Joy bites that taste like the real thing! Our homemade coconut filling is made with only 3 ingredients! This post contains an affiliate link.

    You might also like our homemade chocolate peanut butter eggs. They are to die for! Looking for more candy recipes? Try our homemade English toffee (tried and true family recipe) or our microwave caramels!

    almond joy bites on baking sheet

    Watch our step by step video!

    If you like Mounds and Almond Joy candy bars you will LOVE our version. I actually like them better, and think that the coconut has a more distinct texture, but I'll leave it up to you to decide for yourself!

    Homemade Mounds and Almond Joy Bites

    chocolate coconut bites in a box

    You can make them in round truffle shapes or press the coconut dough into more of a mini candy bar shape. Both are easy to do. Add one almond or several, depending on your preference. And if you don't like almonds, no worries, we have a Mounds version too.

    homemade mounds and almond joy

    This recipe yields about 3 dozen bites. The Almond Joy ones are slightly larger since the dough is packed around the almond.

    Almond Joy/Mounds Ingredients

    • 14 oz. package sweetened shredded coconut (about 4 cups)
    • 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
    • 2 cups powdered sugar
    • 2-3 cups melting chocolate wafers or chocolate chips
    • whole almonds (raw or roasted)
    • toasted almonds (optional garnish)

    chocoley coconut dough and supplies for making coconut bites

    Chocolate To Use for Almond Joy and Mounds

    Traditionally, Almond Joy candy bars are made with milk chocolate, and Mounds are made with dark chocolate.

    Note: Use your favorite melting chocolate or chocolate chips to dip the candy in. I've used both and have had great results. If I had to choose, I'd probably go with melting chocolate wafers because they are made for this and harden quickly. My favorite brands of melting chocolates are Ghirardelli and Member's Mark (Sam's Club). 

    coconut balls ready to dip into chocolate

    How To Make Coconut Dough

    1. Pulse coconut in a blender until it resembles coarse crumbs. You don't want to pulverize it too much, you just want to break down the flakes a bit. Watch my video to see the texture that you are looking for.
    2. Mix coconut with powdered sugar. Add 1 can of sweetened condensed milk and mix until sticky dough forms.
    3. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes.

    coconut dough wrapped around almond

    How To Form Coconut Dough Into Bites

    1. Grease your hands with a small amount of butter and roll the refrigerated coconut dough into 1" balls for the Mounds bites and 1 ½" balls for the Almond Joy bites. Press an almond into the center of the Almond Joy bites and roll the dough around the almond.
    2. Place coconut balls onto a parchment or wax-paper-lined baking sheet.
    3. Freeze for 30 minutes.

    coconut ball dipped in chocolate

    How To Dip Coconut Bites Into Chocolate

    1. You can use a double boiler to melt your melting chocolate, but a microwave works too, and is what I used this time. 30 seconds is a good starting point before giving it a good stir and deciding whether to add another 10-20 seconds or so. DO NOT OVER HEAT.
    2. Dip coconut balls into chocolate, tap the fork or chocolate dipper against the bowl to allow excess chocolate to drip off.
    3. Place balls on prepared baking sheets.
    4. Let stand until chocolate hardens (or freeze for 10 minutes).

    Optional: Sprinkle toasted almonds on top of the Almond Joy bites before they harden.

    Homemade mounds and Almond Joy bites can be stored at room temperature or in the refrigerator. We like storing ours in the refrigerator and eating them chilled.

    chocolate coconut balls

    Mounds and Almond Joy Bites REcipe

    coconut candy with one bitten out of

    Homemade Mounds or Almond Joy Bites

    Make your own Mounds or Almond Joy bites that taste like the real thing! Our homemade coconut filling is made with only 3 ingredients!
    4.54 from 15 votes
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    Prep Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
    chocolate hardening: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 36 1" chocolates
    Calories: 140kcal

    Ingredients

    • 14 oz sweetened shredded coconut (about 4 cups)
    • 2 cups powdered sugar
    • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
    • chopped almonds for Almond Joy
    • 2-3 cups melting chocolate wafers milk or dark
    • whole almonds for Almond Joy

    Instructions

    • Pulse coconut in a blender until it resembles coarse crumbs. You don’t want to pulverize it too much, you just want to break down the flakes a bit.
    • Mix coconut with powdered sugar. Add 1 can of sweetened condensed milk and mix until sticky dough forms.
    • Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes.
    • Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
    • Grease your hands with a small amount of butter and roll refrigerated coconut dough into 1″ balls for the Mounds bites and 1 ½″ balls for the Almond Joy bites. Press an almond into the center of the Almond Joy bites and roll the dough around the almond.
    • Place coconut balls onto a parchment or wax paper lined baking sheet.
    • Freeze 30 minutes.
    • Melt chocolate in microwave safe dish for 30 seconds. Stir. Add 10 seconds if necessary and stir until smooth.
    • Dip coconut balls into chocolate, letting excess drain off and place back onto waxed paper.
    • Let harden.
    • Optional: place an almond in the center of the coconut ball and form dough around almond. Sprinke with chopped almonds after dipping in chocolate for a garnish.

    Notes

    Homemade mounds and Almond Joy bites can be stored at room temperature or in the refrigerator. We like storing ours in the refrigerator and eating them chilled. 
    You can use your favorite melting chocolate to create your chocolate coconut balls. My favorites are the Ghirardhelli melting chocolate wafers and Member's Mark melting chocolates from Sam's Club.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 140kcal

     

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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. Christy says

      June 10, 2024 at 5:54 pm

      5 stars
      Lovely recipe thank you delicious

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        June 11, 2024 at 6:55 am

        You’re welcome! Glad you liked it!

        Reply
    2. Marie Stoltzfus says

      December 21, 2021 at 3:07 pm

      3 stars
      The taste is a 5, but after doubling the coconut, mine was still to moist to roll into balls after overnighting in the frig. I gave up and put it in a pan layered with almonds and topped with chocolate. Right now it’s in the freezer. Hopefully I’ll get some bars out of it.

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        December 21, 2021 at 5:53 pm

        That's so odd!

        Reply
    3. Carol says

      December 17, 2021 at 10:03 am

      5 stars
      Great Holiday tradition. Crowd pleaser.

      Reply
      • Ann says

        November 10, 2022 at 11:49 am

        3 stars
        These look great! Can they be made ahead and frozen ? Or how should they be stored ? Thx

        Reply
        • Brandy says

          November 10, 2022 at 2:24 pm

          Hi! They can be frozen, and I stored them at room temp in a container.

          Reply
    4. Tina says

      December 16, 2021 at 1:22 pm

      5 stars
      Should we use sweetened coconut? Or unsweetened ?
      Thank you.
      Tina♥️

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        December 16, 2021 at 2:49 pm

        Hi Tina! I use sweetened.

        Reply
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