Coconut Orange Balls Recipes

CHOCOLATE COCONUT BALLS

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Provided by Alton Brown

Categories dessert

Time 15m

Yield 30 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 cup toasted chopped Macadamia nuts
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
8 ounces sweetened shredded coconut
One 12-ounce bag semisweet chocolate morsels, melted
1 tablespoon shortening

Steps:

In a bowl mix together the nuts, condensed milk, almond extract and coconut. Using your fingers, press the mixture into balls about 3/4-inch round. Place onto sheet trays and let rest at room temperature for 4 hours or in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
After the balls have set up, melt the chocolate and shortening until smooth. Dip into the chocolate to coat evenly and lightly. Place onto a parchment or foil lined sheet pan to dry.

BAKED COCONUT BALLS

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During the traditional Mimouna celebration at the end of Passover, many Israeli Jews lay out an elaborate table with sweets. Because dietary rules during the holiday ban flour from the house (including frozen cookies that contain it), the treats are usually flourless. Here, ground coconut turns the texture of these cookies into a soft and pleasantly cloudlike.

Provided by Ron Lieber

Categories easy, cookies and bars, dessert

Time 35m

Yield About 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

3 cups/255 grams unsweetened shredded coconut, preferably Bob's Red Mill
3 tablespoons apricot, raspberry or orange jam, or maple syrup or honey
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3 egg yolks
1/4 to 1/2 cup/31 to 62 grams confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup apricot jam
Ground pistachios, slivered almonds or rainbow sprinkles

Steps:

Make the cookies: Heat oven to 325 degrees. In a medium bowl, add the coconut, jam or syrup or honey, baking powder and egg yolks and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until well combined.
Squeeze the mixture together to form small balls, about 1 inch wide, and roll them in confectioners' sugar to fully coat. Transfer the balls to a parchment-lined baking sheet lightly coated with cooking spray, spacing them 1 inch apart. Bake for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the glaze: In a small pot over medium-low heat, whisk together the apricot jam and 1/4 cup water until warm. Remove from heat and pour into a small bowl.
Let the balls cool completely on the sheet pan, then dip one side into the glaze. Return to the pan, glaze side facing up, and sprinkle immediately with the pistachios, almonds, sprinkles or anything else you wish.

COCONUT BALLS

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Inspired by Mexican wedding cakes and Russian tea cakes, these rich, crumbly cookies get a hint of tropical flavor from flaked coconut.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes

Time 30m

Yield Makes 36

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup confectioner's sugar, plus more for dusting
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups sweetened flaked coconut

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter with 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar until fluffy. Mix in flour and salt until they're just combined. Stir in coconut.
Roll dough into 1-inch balls; place 2 inches apart on a baking sheet. Bake until just starting to brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Roll the warm cookies in confectioners' sugar; let cool completely.

CRISPY ORANGE COCONUT BALLS

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In the world of Sandra Lee, a cookbook author and self-proclaimed "lifestylist," life is hectic and people are busy, so she cooks semi-homemade food. "The Semi-Homemade cooking approach is easily done by combining several prepackaged foods, a few fresh ingredients, and a 'pinch of this with a hint of that' to make new, easy, gourmet-tasting, inexpensive meals in minutes," she said. The Duncan Hines Creamy Home-Style chocolate icings that Ms. Lee calls for in her Crispy Orange Coconut Balls (truffles, really) do not allow you to have control over the quality of the chocolate - the main flavor of the dessert. If you would like more control of that flavor, try this riff, developed by Amanda Hesser.

Provided by Amanda Hesser

Categories cookies and bars, dessert

Time 1h5m

Yield About 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 16-ounce container dark chocolate fudge or milk chocolate frosting, preferably Duncan Hines Creamy Home-Style
2 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 teaspoons pure orange extract, preferably McCormick
1 1/2 cups chocolatey sweetened rice cereal, preferably Kellogg's Cocoa Rice Krispies
2 cups sweetened flaked coconut, toasted, preferably Baker's

Steps:

Line cookie sheet with wax paper. Beat frosting and sifted confectioners' sugar in large bowl until well-blended. Beat in orange extract. Stir in rice cereal.
Using tablespoon or 1-ounce cookie scoop, shape mixture into balls and place on cookie sheet. Cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes, or until slightly firm. Roll balls in coconut to coat. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 158, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 28 grams, Fat 5 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 64 milligrams, Sugar 25 grams, TransFat 0 grams

QUICK COCONUT ORANGE BALLS

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Make and share this Quick Coconut Orange Balls recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Gods_sugarcookie

Categories Dessert

Time 2h5m

Yield 40 approximate balls, 40 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) box vanilla wafers, crushed
6 ounces frozen orange juice, undiluted
1/2 cup margarine, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
7 ounces sweetened flaked coconut

Steps:

Mix everything except the coconut. Roll into bite-sized balls and roll in coconut.
Refrigerate until firm, or overnight.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 105.8, Fat 4.6, SaturatedFat 2.2, Sodium 52.6, Carbohydrate 16.1, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 9.7, Protein 0.6

ORANGE COCONUT BALLS

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When my mother first made these slightly sweet morsels years ago, we immediately fell in love with their unique flavor. -Helen Youngers, Kingman, Kansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 20m

Yield 4-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 package (12 ounces) vanilla wafers, crushed
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
1/2 cup thawed orange juice concentrate
Additional confectioners' sugar

Steps:

In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Roll into 1-in. balls, then roll in confectioners' sugar. Store in the refrigerator. Roll in additional confectioners' sugar before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 98 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 1mg cholesterol, Sodium 46mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.