Dark Chocolate Cococans
From annieamie 16 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 30
Cococans are a candy made with a dense "Mounds-Like" coconut center, with a whole pecan on top, all dipped in chocolate. Here is my recipe for your pleasure and chocoholic nature! Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 14 ounce bag of sweetened shredded coconut shopping list
- 1 bag of dark chocolate chips-you can use semi-sweet shopping list
- 6 ounces of sweetened condensed milk shopping list
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract shopping list
- 1/2 tsp almond extract shopping list
- 2 cups of powdered sugar shopping list
- 1 pound of large pecan halves shopping list
- 1/4 cup of honey shopping list
- 1/4 tsp. salt shopping list
- (butter for your hands!) shopping list
How to make it
- Mix the condensed milk with the sugar
- Add extracts and salt and mix well.
- Press this mixture evenly into a 13x9 pan covered in Release aluminum foil with extra foil on sides for easy removal.
- Place in the freezer for one hour.
- Remove the pan from the freezer and remove the candy from the pan using the foil.
- Cut into small 2 inch squares
- Using buttered hands, roll the candy into small log-shaped pieces, rounding off the edges slightly.
- Dip only the bottom of one pecan half lightly into the honey and press on top of each coconut log or piece. (Honey is the glue!)
- Place all of the candy on wax paper or a silicon mat (or use the foil!)
- Melt the dark chocolate in a glass bowl or large glass measuring cup.
- Using 2 forks, quickly dip each candy and pecan into the chocolate and allow excess to drip off.
- Place dipped candy back on foil or waxed paper to dry and set.
- *You can use milk or bittersweet chocolate, too. The picture above shows the candy made in milk chocolate (Stahmann's Cococans!).
The Rating
Reviewed by 3 people-
This would be perfect for my homemade Christmas gifts! Hmmm, wonder how it would be with a little caramel between the coconut and the pecan...kind of like a Girl Scout cookie Samoa? Thank I'll try both! Thanks!
crabhappychick
in Pittsburgh loved it
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I agree with crabhappy, be great gifts. Sound awesome!
bluewaterandsand
in GAFFNEY loved it
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