Almond Joy Bars

Name: Almond Joy Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup milk chocolate chips; ½ teaspoon coconut oil; 20 almonds roasted; 1½ teaspoons vanilla; ½ cup honey (or sweetened condensed milk); 2½ cups shredded coconuts (or finely shredded coconuts)

9 steps

Prep:20min

With only 5 easy ingredients, you can make Almond Joy Bars that taste just like the real deal. Whip up a batch today and enjoy a delicious snack that is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth!

Updated at: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:35:19 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories299.4 kcal (15%)

Total Fat21.9 g (31%)

Carbs27.3 g (11%)

Sugars20.9 g (23%)

Protein3.1 g (6%)

Sodium20.6 mg (1%)

Fiber4 g (14%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

1 cupmilk chocolate chips

½ teaspooncoconut oil

20almonds

roasted

1 ½ teaspoonsvanilla

½ cuphoney

or sweetened condensed milk

2 ½ cupscoconuts

shredded, or finely shredded coconuts

Instructions

Step 1

Mix together the shredded coconut, honey (or sweetened condensed milk), and vanilla extract. Note, you can place the shredded coconuts in a food processor to finely shred.

Step 2

Using a spoon or an ice cream scooper, scoop out about a 2 inch ball of the mixed shredded coconuts. If you want smaller bars, scoop out half the amount.

Step 3

Place the balls on a greased plate then freeze for 10 minutes.

Step 4

Remove, oil hands with cooking oil spray then mold each ball into bite size bars.

Step 5

Place 2 roasted almonds on each bar. This recipe will make about 12 bars.

Step 6

Place back in the freezer for 10 minutes.

Step 7

Melt the chocolate chips in a glass bowl with coconut oil for 1 minute, mixing half way.

Step 8

Remove the coconut bars then drizzle the chocolate to cover the bars. With a small spatula or spoon smooth around the edges.