Chocolate Covered Joyful Almonds

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 24
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 66.7
  • Total Fat: 5.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 5.2 mg
  • Sodium: 1.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 2.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.1 g
  • Protein: 0.9 g

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Introduction

If you love Almond Joy you will love this low carbohydrate version! If you love Almond Joy you will love this low carbohydrate version!
Number of Servings: 24

Ingredients

    1/2 Cup pure canned Coconut Milk (full fat)
    1/2 Cup Unsweetened shredded Coconut
    1/2 Cup + 2 TBSP Raw Organic Honey
    1/2 Cup Sliced almonds
    1/2 Stick unsalted Butter
    1 4 oz. Bar Ghirardelli !00% Cacao bar

Tips

You can sub pecans or walnuts or macadamia nuts if you like. Reheat chocolate if need be. I used unsweetened coconut flakes. I placed some coconut and chopped nuts in the remaining chocolate stirred to coat and spooned onto the waxed paper. Yummy! You don't want to waste an ounce of this yumminess!


Directions

Place Coconut milk, 10 TBSP or (1/2 cup) honey and butter in a saucepan over medium high heat and bring to a boil stirring constantly for 10 minutes or until 300F on a candy thermometer. remove from heat and stir in almonds and shredded coconut. Put approx. 1 Tbsp into 24 miniature cupcake cups or in a 24 count silicone mold. place in the freezer for 2 hours or overnight to make sure they are good and frozen. Meanwhile melt chocolate bar in a double boiler over medium high heat until melted. Add 2 Tbsp of honey to sweeten. Dip frozen squares into chocolate to coat. Place on waxed paper and place in refrigerator to chill and set chocolate. Eat and enjoy this guilt free dessert!

Serving Size: 1 2 inch square

Number of Servings: 24

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HEND55.