Chocolate Coconut Balls
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Chocolate
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 1
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  3            squares  baking chocolate
     1/4           cup  butter
     1/2           cup  sweetened condensed milk
     3/4           cup  sugar
     1/4           cup  water
  1         tablespoon  corn syrup
  1           teaspoon  pure vanilla extract
  2               cups  {7 oz can} shredded coconut
  1                cup  nuts -- chopped
                        confectioners' sugar
 

Preparation:

Makes about 4 dozen candies 1. Melt baking chocolate with butter in top of double boiler over simmering water; add condensed milk and blend well. 2. Cook sugar, water and corn syrup in saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved; boil to firm-ball stage or until temperature registers 250 F. on candy thermometer. 3. Remove from heat and stir into chocolate mixture; blend in vanilla, coconut and nuts. 4. Chill until firm enough to handle; form mixture into 1-inch balls and roll in confectioners' suga

 

Nutritional Information:

2856 Calories (kcal); 186g Total Fat; (54% calories from fat); 45g Protein; 303g Carbohydrate; 176mg Cholesterol; 718mg Sodium