Description
Delightful no-bake coconut treats perfect for Easter celebrations, combining fun colors and textures that enchant anyone who tastes them.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 cups unsweetened coconut (medium shred)
- 2 cups unsweetened coconut (fine shred)
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tbsp butter, melted & cooled
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup confectioner’s sugar
- Liquid food coloring (for pastel magic)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk condensed milk, melted butter, and vanilla.
- Stir in medium-shred coconut and confectioner’s sugar. Chill for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, color the fine-shred coconut: Mix ½ cup with 3-4 drops of food coloring and blend until evenly colored. Repeat for each color.
- Scoop chilled mixture into 1½ teaspoon portions, roll into balls, then coat in colored coconut.
- Place on a baking sheet and chill for 1 hour to set.
- Keep refrigerated until serving. Enjoy these sweet little bites!
Notes
Use gloves while rolling for less mess. Experiment with food coloring and additional ingredients like mini chocolate chips for variation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ball
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: Easter treats, coconut bites, no-bake dessert, colorful desserts, sweet snacks