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Homemade Coconut Mounds or Almond Joy Recipe

homemade mound recipeOne of the things my kids have come to love is chocolate and sweets.  Truthfully, so do I!  A friend recently purchased Mounds bars for my kids.  I have always loved them but oh, when you look at the ingredients, I don’t love those so much.  I caught myself thinking, why can’t I take the pure, natural ingredients and make something just as delicious?

I started experimenting and we found that we loved what we made right in our kitchen!  This homemade mounds recipe is really simple to make with just a few, wholesome ingredients.  I really prefer to use Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips because they do not contain soy, gluten or dairy and are so delicious!

Depending on where you live and the time of year it is, it may be best to store these in an airtight container and keep them refrigerated.  We didn’t have any issues but it has been on the cool side lately.

Homemade Mounds Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1/4 Cup of Coconut Oil
  • 3/4 Cup of Coconut Manna or Coconut Butter
  • 4-5 Tablespoons of Raw Honey
  • 2 Cups of Shredded Coconut
  • 2/3 Cup of Chocolate Chips or other Chocolate

Directions

This recipe makes about 18 – 1 Tablespoon Mound Balls.

If your oil in the coconut manna or butter has separated, heat a pan of water until warm and carefully place your jar inside to warm the coconut manna.  Be sure to combine the oils into the manna or butter well before measuring it out.

Combine your coconut oil and coconut manna into a bowl.  Stir to combine.

Add in your honey and stir.

Next add in your shredded coconut 1/2 cup at a time.  Stir to combine after each addition.

homemade mounds recipeYou will notice what appears to be a milky liquid that comes off the coconut manna, I drained mine off.

homemade mounds recipeSpoon out your mixture into 1 Tablespoon balls onto a tray.  I covered my tray in parchment paper but that is not necessary.  Place in the freezer/refrigerator to harden.  Once the coconut oil and manna cool they will harden and you will have an awesome chewy goodness!  If you are making almond joy balls, now would be the time to place an almond firmly on the top of each ball.

Now you want to melt your chocolate.  You can use a double boiler to slowly melt the chocolate, stirring constantly to prevent scorching or you can melt them in your microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring well in between.  When you have small lumps left, just continue to stir rather than reheat again to prevent scorching.

homemade almond joy recipeOnce I took my mounds out of the freezer, I rounded the edges slightly but that is not necessary.  These were delicious just like this, several disappeared at this point.

mound recipeThen I placed them one at a time in the bowl of chocolate with a spoon turning to cover.  Place each one back onto a tray.  After all are dipped in the chocolate, place your tray back in the refrigerator or freezer to harden again.

These are so delicious!  If you prefer them to be sweeter, add a bit more honey into the mix but try it first to make sure you need it!

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Comments

  1. Emma @ Muddy Boots and Diamonds says

    August 19, 2015 at 1:33 pm

    We recently found out my youngest is allergic to coconut. These look so good and so easy to make… I might have to make a Mommy Only stash…

    hi from Way Back Wednesday

    Reply
    • Amanda N says

      August 19, 2015 at 5:07 pm

      Aw, allergies are hard. Both my daughters have dairy allergies and that can prove to be challenging! I hope you enjoy them yourself; they are delicious!

      Reply
  2. Susan Miller says

    September 23, 2013 at 1:45 pm

    These look absolutely delicious! I think I’m about to go buy the ingredients now! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Velesa says

    April 26, 2013 at 8:01 am

    Thank you for this amazing recipe! Such an easy one to make and a wonderful tasty treat!

    Reply
  4. Elena says

    March 21, 2013 at 11:04 am

    Looks yummy! I love coconut

    Reply
  5. LaVonne says

    March 12, 2013 at 12:06 am

    Yummy! Can you send me these in the mail 🙂 They look so good. I am a BIG mounds and almond joy fan.

    Reply
  6. Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious? says

    March 11, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    Oh, these sound soooo yummy!

    Reply
  7. Tiffany Cruz says

    March 10, 2013 at 7:52 am

    Oh my word! Those looks so good. I love Mounds bars so this is right up my ally.

    Reply
  8. Amy says

    March 9, 2013 at 6:48 am

    These look so delicious!

    Reply
  9. Jennifer Chidester says

    March 8, 2013 at 4:13 pm

    O.M.G. I need these STAT!

    Reply
  10. Jamie @ Roubinek Reality says

    March 8, 2013 at 11:00 am

    Oh my word! Coconut and chocolate! You are seriously speaking my language! 🙂 YUM! Off to pin. 🙂

    Reply
  11. Angela says

    March 7, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    Oh wow! These look amazing. Almond Joy is one of my faves, so this is awesome.

    Reply
  12. Danielle says

    March 7, 2013 at 4:20 pm

    These look amazing! I have a thing about coconut and chocolate… I am absolutely obsessed! These would be the perfect treat to bring along to Easter dinner. Mmmm…

    Reply
  13. Lori G. says

    March 7, 2013 at 3:53 pm

    Bob is gonna love these!

    Reply
  14. Anne Younger says

    March 7, 2013 at 1:40 pm

    Yum. Yum. Yum.
    Please feel free to send some my way!

    Reply
  15. Paula Schuck says

    March 7, 2013 at 1:35 pm

    Oh gosh those look so great! I shared to Pinterest and twitter. I will be making that yumminess!

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      March 7, 2013 at 5:17 pm

      Thank-you, they are super yummy!

      Reply
  16. Kelsey Apley says

    March 7, 2013 at 12:51 pm

    That makes me so hungry!!!! Can I come over 🙂

    Reply

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