Chocolate Almond Coconut Bites

I love Let's Do Organic reduced fat shredded unsweetened coconut.

I add it to my oatmeal in the morning, use it when cooking Indian inspired soups, and of course in macaroons. It's 40% less fat than regular unsweetened shredded coconut. They reduce the fat though a process of steam evaporation. For cooking purposes you can always use this as a substitute. In doing so you'll cut a few calories and fat with out sacrificing the flavor. But, when it come to a fresh piece of coconut meat that's eaten bite by bite all on it's lonesome, well there's just no replacing that.

When I am feeling lazy and want something sweet after dinner I make chocolate almond coconut bites. They literally take less than five minutes from start to finish. There's no measuring going on here just eye ball it. For all intents and purposes the chocolate is the "glue" in this recipe so make sure there is enough chocolate to coat everything.

Here's what you'll need...

Chocolate Almond Coconut Bites

chocolate chips, dark or milk whatever you like

shredded unsweetened coconut

sliced natural almonds, roughly crushed up

piece of plastic wrap or parchment paper

Throw some dark baking chocolate in a bowl and put it into the microwave for about a minute or two. You don't want it completely melted, just about half melted. Give it a stir and the heat will melt the rest of the chocolate pieces. Once it's all smooth and melted stir in a handful of crushed up sliced almonds and pour in a good amount of shredded coconut. Stir all of this together until thoroughly mixed. Place a piece of plastic wrap or parchment paper onto a dinner plate and use a spoon to portion out the chocolate mixture into blobs on the plate. Place in the fridge or freezer for a couple of minutes so that it has a chance to harden up. Eat and enjoy!

You can always stir in other things too like raisins, dried cranberries, etc..