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    Chocolate Coconut Balls


    Source of Recipe


    The Complete Dessert Cookbook by Johna Blinn

    List of Ingredients




    3 squares baking chocolate
    1/4 cup butter
    1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
    3/4 cup sugar
    1/4 cup water
    1 tablespoon corn syrup
    1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    2 cups {7 oz can} shredded coconut
    1 cup nuts chopped
    confectioners' sugar

    Recipe



    1. Melt baking chocolate with butter in top of double boiler over simmering water; add condensed milk and blend well.

    2. Cook sugar, water and corn syrup in saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved; boil to firm-ball stage or until temperature registers 250 F. on candy thermometer.

    3. Remove from heat and stir into chocolate mixture; blend in vanilla, coconut and nuts.

    4. Chill until firm enough to handle; form mixture into 1-inch balls and roll in confectioners' sugar.

    Makes 4 dozen.

 

 

 

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