Hawaiian Snowballs Recipes

HAWAIIAN SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks on upperand lower thirds. On a clean work surface, toss nuts with dried fruit. Sprinkle over dough; knead until just blended.
• Form into 1-inch balls; place 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake cookies in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching positions of sheets halfway through, until edges are barely golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Dust with sugar.

TROPICAL HAWAIIAN SNOWBALLS (HAWAIIAN-STYLE RUSSIAN TEA COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line 5 cookie sheets with parchment paper, or spray with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar and vanilla and coconut extracts.
• Sift together the flour and the salt.
• Slowly add to the butter mixture.
• Add nuts. Mix until blended well.
• Roll into small, bite sized balls. (about 3/4 of an ounce or 2 tablespoons). I like to use a small #40 portion disher (small, 3/4 ounce sized, ice cream scoop) and place 1-inch apart on prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10-13 minutes, or until slightly golden.
• While still warm, (not hot, not cold) roll through powdered sugar.
• Keeps about a week (but they won't be around that long) in an air-tight container.

HAWAIIAN SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Shape four large scoops of vanilla ice cream into snowballs.
• Roll in flaked coconut, covering completely.
• Place one snowball into each of four dessert dishes, spoon crushed pineapple and juice evenly over each snowball.
• Top with whipped cream.

HAWAIIAN-STYLE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Mix together ground beef, chestnuts, soy sauce, brown sugar, onion powder, and garlic powder thoroughly in a large bowl. Form the mixture into 2 tablespoon-sized balls, and place onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. Stir together the apricot preserves and the cider vinegar, toss with meatballs in a clean bowl, then return to baking sheet, and bake for an additional 5 minutes.

HAWAIIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix together ground beef, ginger, garlic powder, and pepper until well combined. Form into 1 1/2-inch meatballs.
• Saute meatballs in a large frying pan over medium-high heat until browned, about 10 minutes. Remove meatballs to a plate, reserving the pan drippings.
• While the meatballs are cooking, pour juice from the canned pineapple into a liquid measuring cup and add enough water to make 1 cup. Mix brown sugar and cornstarch in a small bowl.
• Add pineapple juice and brown sugar mixtures to the warm pan drippings. Add vinegar and soy sauce and bring to a boil. Cook until sauce thickens, 2 to 3 minutes. Add meatballs, pineapple chunks, and green pepper. Simmer until meatballs are no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes.

NAN MAY'S SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Combine milk, sugar, butter, and cocoa powder in a large pot; bring to a boil for 3 minutes. Stir vanilla extract into the milk mixture; boil another 2 minutes. Remove pot from heat.
• Stir oats and 2 cups coconut into the milk mixture until thoroughly mixed; cool for 5 minutes.
• Spread 1/2 cup coconut onto a plate. Roll the mixture into 24 balls and roll in the coconut. Set on a sheet of parchment paper until finished.

HAWAIIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice in a 2-cup measuring cup; add enough water to measure 2 cups. In a small saucepan, mix brown sugar, cornstarch, vinegar and juice mixture until blended. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened., In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine meatballs, peppers, drained pineapple and sauce. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until meatballs are heated through and peppers are tender., Stir in cherries; cook, covered, on low 15-30 minutes longer or until heated through. Season with salt and pepper to taste. If desired, serve with rice.