coconut mounds

By MauiDreaming

like a mounds bar, add an almond on top and its an almond joy

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/8 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 cup light cream
• 3 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips or 3 oz. bakers chocolate
• 3 tsp. butter or vegetable oil
• almond halves (optional)

Details

Servings 24
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 120mins

Preparation

Step 1

in a large bowl stir coconut and cream together and vanilla and set aside. melt the butter and add to the coconut and cream. stir in sugar and mix until well blended. drop spoonfulls onto wax paper, or form balls and place onto wax paper. flatten slightly with thumb and place almond in center. chill in refridgerator until firm about 20 minutes.
melt chocolate and butter/oil in a small saucepan, dip each mound in chocolate and return to wax paper, refridgerate another hour.
can wrap in mini muffin papers and store in refridgerator in an airtight container.