Swedish chocolate balls

Serves:

Makes about 20 balls

Ingredients

• 100g butter
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 3 tbsp caster sugar
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp water or coffee
• 1 cup (85g) desiccated coconut + extra for rolling

Method

Melt the butter then place in a large bowl. Add all the remaining ingredients except the coconut and mix well.

Roll this mixture into small balls, about the size of a walnut, then roll each one in the coconut.

Store in the fridge for up to a week.

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Serving Suggestions

Note

• You can swap half a cup of the oats with finely chopped dried fruit if you prefer.
• A few finely chopped hazelnuts is another good addition to this beautifully simple recipe.
• This recipe was created by Sophie Hansen for Kidspot, New Zealand’s best recipe finder. You can follow Sophie on Local is Lovely, Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest.