Coconut, Almond, and Chocolate Bites

Name: Coconut, Almond, and Chocolate Bites
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 7/8 pint coconut unsweetened, shredded; 2 5/12 jiggers sugar; 2 egg whites; almonds; 9/14 jigger dark chocolate

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5Ingredients

100Calories

35Minutes

Description

Essentially a deconstructed Almond Joy, these coconut, almond, and chocolate bites are gluten free and make a tasty gift or fun dessert. Arrange in glass jars or in clear cellophane bags if going the gift route.

Ingredients

servings:

140 grams coconut (unsweetened, shredded)
90 grams sugar
2 egg whites
almonds
20 grams dark chocolate

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Directions

1Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2Mix the coconut and the sugar.
3Add the egg whites and mix well.
4Spoon out 1/4 teaspoon coconut bites onto a baking pan lined with parchment paper.
5Flatten them slightly and form a cross on the top by pressing them lightly between the thumb and forefinger on each side. Gently push some almonds inside the bites, they should remain visible.
6Bake for 13 -14 minutes. Watch regularly to avoid burning the bottom.
7If they cook too fast, place a second baking pan below the pan with the bites
8Once cooked, cool on a biscuit grill.
9Melt the chocolate in a small saucepan, and dip the bottom of the bites in the chocolate. Place on a plate bottom side up to dry.