Coconut Chocolate Bites

Name: Coconut Chocolate Bites
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 32
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 99 grams fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (preferably 70% cacao), finely chopped; 177 milliliters sweetened flaked coconut; 79 milliliters sweetened condensed milk; 177 milliliters unsweetened dried coconut

Coconut Chocolate Bites might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This gluten free recipe serves 32. One serving contains 50 calories, 1g of protein, and 3g of fat. Head to the store and pick up fine-quality bittersweet chocolate, coconut, condensed milk, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes.

Instructions

Line bottom and 2 opposite sides of an 8-inch square metal baking pan with a sheet of wax paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on both sides.

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Baking Pan

Wax Paper

Mix together flaked and dried coconut and condensed milk with your fingertips until combined well, then firmly press into pan in an even layer with offset spatula. Chill, uncovered, 5 minutes.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

Dried Coconut

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Offset Spatula

Frying Pan

Melt chocolate in a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water or in top of a double boiler, stirring until smooth.

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Chocolate

Water

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Double Boiler

Sauce Pan

Bowl

Spread chocolate evenly over coconut layer with offset spatula and chill until firm, 5 to 7 minutes.

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Chocolate

Coconut

Spread

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Offset Spatula

Lift confection onto a cutting board using overhang and halve confection with a sharp knife. Sandwich halves together, coconut sides in, to form an 8- by 4-inch rectangle, then discard wax paper.

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Coconut

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Cutting Board