All Natural Homemade Valentine Candy
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Feel good making this all natural homemade valentine candy. Made with coconut products, maple syrup, salt and freeze dried fruit powders.
This coconut candy is similar to that of an Almond Joy but with more flavor and without the chocolate.
Make Homemade Valentine Candy! Natural Fruit Flavored Coconut with Almonds
These eye catching candies are made with 100% all natural ingredients even down to the fruity flavors. Feel good about making these candies using natural and tasty ingredients that include unsweetened desiccated coconut, coconut milk, coconut butter, maple syrup, a dash of salt and flavored with 100% pure freeze dried fruit powders.
The fruit powders are what give these treats their unique colors and wonderful flavors. They are quite eye catching don’t you agree?
Flavors Used
Some freeze dried fruit flavors used when making this recipe include red raspberry, cranberry, blueberry and maqui berry.
Natural Homemade Valentine Candy Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 cup light coconut milk (use the type in the can)
- 5 Tablespoons maple syrup
- 4 Tablespoons coconut butter
- Pinch salt
- 2 1/2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut (make sure it is a dry coconut)
- 2 – 2 1/2 Tablespoons fruit powder of your choice (2 Tablespoon is sufficient but if you want a deeper color add and additional 1/2 Tablespoon).
Instructions:
Combine Ingredients:
Pour coconut milk in saucepan with coconut butter, maple syrup and salt. Heat on low until slightly warm. Remove from heat and add coconut and stir to combine.
Adding Fruit Powder
Using 1 Fruit Powder
Add 2 Tablespoons to coconut and fold in until well combined. For a darker color add and additional 1/2 Tablespoon.
Using 2 Fruit Powders
Divide coconut evenly in half and place in separate bowls. Fold in 1 Tablespoon of powder to each bowl. For a deeper color add an additional 1/2 Tablespoon. Fold until well combined.
Using 4 Fruit Powders
If you are using four fruit powders, like I did, I recommend making this recipe twice and follow the instructions for using 2 fruit powders.
Filling Molds
Fill molds half full.
Add roasted almonds (if desired).
Cover nuts with coconut flush with the mold.
Freeze
Once the molds are filled place in freezer until frozen. Once frozen, remove from freezer and pop the coconut out of molds and place coconut bites in a freezer safe bowl and pop them back into the freezer until ready to dip in chocolate.
Continue filling molds until mixture is gone. You should be able to get around 48 pieces per recipe.
Candy Molds
Although I was unable to locate the exact same candy molds that I used to make these heart shaped candies I was able to find a couple below that may work just fine. Using silicone molds are very user friendly for this recipe. If you don’t use molds make balls instead.
Maybe you don’t want silicone heart molds. That’s okay, I have created this link to silicone candy molds so you can maybe find the mold you would prefer to use when making these awesome candies.
Store these milk chocolate covered coconut almond treats in the freezer. Before serving allow to sit at room temperature for 10-15 minutes. Enjoy!
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All Natural Homemade Valentine Candy
Feel good about making these candies using natural and tasty ingredients that include unsweetened desiccated coconut, coconut milk, coconut butter, maple syrup, a dash of salt and flavored with 100% pure freeze dried fruit powders.
Ingredients
- 1 cup light coconut milk (use the type in the can)
- 5 Tablespoons maple syrup
- 4 Tablespoons coconut butter
- Pinch salt
- 2 1/2 cups shredded coconut-unsweetened (make sure it is a dry coconut or desiccated)
- 2 – 2 1/2 Tablespoons fruit powder of your choice
Instructions
-
Combine Ingredients:
Pour coconut milk in saucepan with coconut butter, maple syrup and salt. Heat on low until slightly warm. Remove from heat. Add coconut and stir to combine.
-
Adding Fruit Powder:
Using 1 Fruit Powder
Add 2 Tablespoons to coconut and fold in until well combined. For a darker color add and additional 1/2 Tablespoon.
Using 2 Fruit Powders
Divide coconut evenly in half and place in separate bowls. Fold in 1 Tablespoon of powder to each bowl. For a deeper color add an additional 1/2 Tablespoon. Fold until well combined.
Using 4 Fruit Powders
If you are using four fruit powders, like I did, I recommend making this recipe twice and follow the instructions for using 2 fruit powders.
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Filling Molds:
Fill molds half full. Add roasted almonds (if desired). Cover nuts with coconut flush with the mold.
-
Freeze:
Once the molds are filled place in freezer until frozen.
Once frozen, remove from freezer and pop the coconut out of molds and place coconut bites in a freezer safe bowl and pop them back into the freezer until ready to dip in chocolate.
Continue filling molds until mixture is gone. You should be able to get around 48 pieces per recipe.
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Store these milk chocolate covered coconut almond treats in the freezer. Before serving allow to sit at room temperature for 10-15 minutes.
Enjoy!
