Swedish Chocolate Balls (or Coconut Balls)

These Swedish no-bake chocolate morsels combine oats with sugar, cocoa, butter, coffee, and melted chocolate. Roll in coconut flakes and pop in your mouth.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 90 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 4 cups regular rolled oats
• 2 tablespoons strong coffee
• 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
• 0.5 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1.25 cups white sugar
• 0.33333334326744 cup coconut flakes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix the oats, sugar, and cocoa together in a bowl. Add the butter, and use your hands to mix the ingredients together to make a thick dough. Mix in the coffee, vanilla, and chocolate until thoroughly blended.

Step 2

Place the coconut flakes in a small bowl. Pinch off small amounts of dough and roll between your hands to make small balls, about 1 ½ inches in diameter. Roll the balls in the coconut flakes. Balls are ready to eat, or may be refrigerated 2 hours to become firmer.