I know that everyone has moved past all the Halloween candy
right into the Thanksgiving and Christmas treats.
I’m ready for Thanksgiving.
It is quite possible my favorite day.
What could be better than celebrating all we have to be thankful for with food.
BUT…this Halloween
as I quietly raided my kids buckets
I was disappointed that there were VERY few
Mounds and Almond Joys
I wait ALL year for those little bars.
Today…I made my own,
and I don’t even have to share
because my family does not like coconut!
All you need:
1 cup of un-sweetened shredded coconut
1/4 cup of agave or honey
1 tablespoon of melted coconut oil
and about 3/4 cup of chopped dark or bittersweet chocolate
in the bowl of a food processor – pulse together
the coconut
the oil and
the sweetener
form into small “mounds”
freeze for at least 10 – 15 minutes
melt the chocolate
and coat the frozen mounds
place back in the fridge to harden
That’s all there is to it.
If I had almonds at home – I would have added those as well.
My bucket raiding days are behind me.
Enjoy!
About Heather @French Press
I absolutely love desserts with chocolate and coconut, and so does my husband, so I think I’ll have to give this a try! Thanks for another great recipe!
x Ellie @ Ellalogy
Hi Heather,
it’s fantastic. Your Mounds Candy Bar are adorable!
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I too was saddened by the lack of mounds and almond joys in my kids buckets. But yippee for making an entire batch to eat all my myself:-)
I’m in trouble now that I can quickly make my own – I usually only eat them around Halloween
I love Mounds and can’t wait to try your recipe! Hugs, Penny
thanks for stopping by – hope you like them:)
You make this look so simple. They could make great Xmas presents.
they really are super easy!
Oh my, it looks too yummy!!! Check out some of my recipes, hope you’ll like them
http://www.creativesideofme.com
those look DELICIOUS!!!!
thank you
Great recipe! I don’t think we’ll be found buying Mounds at the store ever again. Thanks for sharing!
I love Mounds and Almond Joy. Definitely bookmarking this!
Heather! I am SO making these as part of my Christmas cookie making day!! I LOVE Mounds!! And I can NEVER find them!!!!!! Thank you for sharing!
thanks so much – I think we’ll be sharing them this holiday season as well
yes… please! These would make for a lovely holiday gift!
Heather, Your Mounds bars look absolutely yummy!! Can’t wait to try them. Thanks for linking up to our Strut Your Stuff Saturday and sharing them!! Sure appreciate you! -The Six Sisters
thank you so very much – and I appreciate you all for letting us share each week:)
These make me happy. Especially since Jordan ate all my Almond Joys…
mine won’t touch anything with coconut
HOW in the world did I miss these?! Almond Joys and Mounds are MY FAVORITE CANDY EVER EVER EVER. I love them so! And I love that I don’t have to share around here, either
these look phenom and dangerously easy!
thank you so much kind lady:)
YUM! These look delicious! Thanks for sharing.
I would love for you to share this (or any of your other great ideas) at the link party going on through tomorrow night at ‘Or so she says …’ Hope to see you there! http://www.oneshetwoshe.com
Oh man, these look dangerous!! I’m the coconut lover in this house too. I can’t wait to try these!
Stopping by from Whimsy Wednesday!!
thanks so much for the visit
Mounds and Almond Joys are my FAVE!!! And I totally agree – what’s up with people not handing those out this year for Halloween?! My boys got very few! Lame. But at least we can make our own! This recipe looks awesome. And fairly healthy-ish! Thanks for sharing it! Gonna try for sure, PINNING!!!
~Jen @ Yummy – Healthy – Easy
yummy! one of my favorite candybars! i can’t wait to give this recipe a try, thanks for sharing : )
Yum! I love Mounds and Almond joy and so this recipe is right up my alley!
Oh Heather! These sounds heavenly! Pinning and featuring next week
Thanks so much for sharing at Mom On Timeout!
Thanks so much Trish! Hope you’re having a great holiday
One word….YUM!!! I saw your feature at Jam Hands and had to come over! Thanks for the great share! Pinned! I hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving ~ Cheers!
thanks so much for the visit;)
OMG Heather I love Almond Joy so all I really need to do is take this awesome recipe an add an Almond, right? Thanks so much for sharing at Creative Thursday
My hubby is going to be so excited when I make these 
Michelle