Okay, so let me start off by saying that as I kid I hated anything and everything coconut. It wasn’t just the chewy, stringy texture that made me turn my nose up at it but also the flavor was something I just couldn’t stand.

EVERY Halloween my sister and I would commence the night in our room, dumping out all our loot and begin a game or trading.

And every year without fail, the Almond Joy bars and the Mounds bars were left , cast away in a pile designated for mom and dad. They loved coconut and since we couldn’t stand the stuff we willingly surrendered this “unedible” candy to them.

Now I can say with full certainty that they will never get another piece of coconut candy from me.

I LOVE the stuff.

Coconut flakes, coconut oil, coconut cream, coconut milk you name it, I’ll eat it. 

So recently I was craving one of those bars and I decided to try a make healthier version without all the high fructose corn syrup and preservatives.

The one thing I remembered from those old school bars was the coconut filling, which is obviously the star, I mean its basically whole dessert. The coconut was soft, and almost sticky. Regular coconut milk mixed with the coconut shreds would not get me that same consistency. I was doing some research before and most not vegan recipes use condensed milk, eh, not gonna work for me.

Then I discovered it. They make a condensed COCONUT milk. Shout out Thrive market for having the best GOOOODS. I actually bought all these ingredients from Thrive and all for under $15! ( if you click on the links here you’ll get 25% off your first order!)

PERFECT.

And let me just say it was a success.

Sweet, but not hurt your tooth kind of sweet, soft, COCONUTTY goodness in a decadent little chocolate covered ball. 

Enjoy!