Recipe of the week: White Chocolate Coconut Balls (what to do with coconut after corn season)

One thing you could do with coconut after corn season is over.

Prep time: 15 mins

Makes: 9

Ingredients

95g shredded coconut

80ml coconut cream

3 tsp caster sugar

300 g white chocolate melts like bar

1/3 cup toasted shredded coconut

1/3 cup moist coconut flakes (you can make this buy grating the coconut to huge slices)

1/3 cup desiccated coconut (you can purchase this)

Steps

1.Line a baking tray with baking paper.

2.Combine coconut, coconut cream, and sugar in a medium bowl. Divide mixture into 9 portions. Shape each portion into a ball. Place balls on an oven tray lined with baking paper. Freeze for 1 hour or until firm.

3.Boil some water then place chocolate in a small microwave-safe bowl  and put the bowl on top of the water until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Then cool to room temperature.

4.Place the coconut varieties into 3 separate bowls. Dip balls into melted white chocolate and roll into the dry shredded coconut, moist coconut flakes, or desiccated coconut; allow excess to drain. Return to oven tray. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until firm.

Courtesy Foodtolove.com