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Wellness Mama » Blog » Recipes » Chocolate Coconut Clusters Recipe

Chocolate Coconut Clusters Recipe

February 1, 2011 (Updated: July 30, 2019)   —  by Katie Wells

Chocolate Coconut Clusters Recipe

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This recipe is almost too good to be healthy, and amazingly, it is one of my family’s most delicious and healthy dessert recipes!

Chocolate Coconut Clusters

These chocolate coconut clusters also have only 5 ingredients, are simple to make, and kids love them! My kids eat these like candy…. in fact, they prefer these to candy! They taste like a mixture of almond joy bars and raw coconut macaroons, and are a dessert you can feel good about letting your kids have because they are packed with healthy fats.
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Nutrient Rich Ingredients

The simple but nutrient dense ingredients are what make these so delicious, filling, and nourishing. They contain:

  • Coconut flakes: A great source of protein, fiber, and beneficial fats.
  • Coconut Oil: Has hundreds of uses and benefits. A great source of medium chain triglycerides and beneficial lauric acid. It is also filling and anti-fungal, making it effective at fighting overgrowth in the digestive track. I wrote another post about 7 ways to eat more coconut oil if you’re interested in incorporating more coconut oil into your diet.
  • Almond Butter: Another source of quality fats and protein and it provides great flavor to this recipe. Sub or leave out if you have an allergy.
  • Dark Chocolate: Good source of magnesium and antioxidants. Some studies even suggest it might lower the risk of heart disease.
Who doesn't love chocolate? These chocolate coconut clusters are delicious and healthy. Only 5 ingredients and the kids can help make them!
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Chocolate Coconut Clusters Recipe

A simple and rich nutrient-packed dessert with coconut, coconut oil, almond butter, and vanilla wrapped in a dark chocolate shell.
Course Dessert
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 24
Calories 212kcal
Author Katie Wells
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Ingredients

  • 1 5 oz bag flaked or shredded unsweetened coconut
  • 1/3 cup  + 1 TBSP coconut oil melted
  • ½ cup almond butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup dark chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  • In medium bowl, mix coconut flakes, the 1/3 cup melted coconut oil, almond butter, and vanilla until well mixed.
  • Refrigerate 30 minutes.
  • Using hands, form into 1 inch balls and put on a plate lined with parchment paper.
  • Put the plate in the freezer until the clusters harden completely.
  • Once the clusters have hardened, melt the chocolate in a double boiler with 1 TBSP coconut oil, stirring occasionally until smooth.
  • Dip the clusters into the chocolate and put back on a plate or in a small baking dish
  • Put them into refrigerator and eat once they get cold.
  • Enjoy the awesome mixture of crunchy chocolate shell and chewy coconut center!

Notes

Keep in the refrigerator up to two weeks (if they last that long!)

Nutrition

Serving: 2clusters | Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 8.6g | Protein: 1.8g | Fat: 19.3g | Saturated Fat: 16.2g | Sodium: 4mg | Fiber: 3.3g | Sugar: 4.3g

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Who doesn't love chocolate? These chocolate coconut clusters are delicious and healthy. Only 5 ingredients and the kids can help make them!

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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder and CEO of Wellness Mama and Co-Founder of Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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Discussion (156 Comments)

  1. Karrie

    December 7, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    I’m going to make these for a Paleo Happy Hour that I’m attending on Friday. I’ll let you know how it goes! Love your site 🙂

    Reply
  2. Tristan

    October 18, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    These have become our family favorite, but I add lots more coconut otherwise it was too runny and I just put it in a 8×8 pan… Delicious!! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      October 18, 2011 at 6:33 PM

      Glad you are enjoying!

      Reply
  3. Clan

    September 22, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    Just discovered you through Marks daily apple. So nice to meet you ;0)

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      September 22, 2011 at 10:36 AM

      Welcome! Nice to “meet” you too!

      Reply
  4. Angela

    August 12, 2011 at 1:28 AM

    Made my second batch of these tonight!  Love them!  I have been passing them out to all my friends and clients.  Every time I eat one I feel like I am getting a great does of coconut oil.  This time I added some almonds :), can’t wait to try them.  Thanks so much Wellness Mama!

    Reply
  5. Sherry England

    July 16, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    I had a question about the Chocolate Coconut Clusters below.Thanks so much!!

    Reply
  6. Sherry England

    July 5, 2011 at 4:36 AM

    I have Rapunzel Organic Cocoa. How much would I need to use? Also, to sweeten the cocoa I have coconut palm sugar, agave and raw honey.(I have stevia but my son doesn’t like it)Which is best and how much? Last, how much coconut oil and do i need to use the double boiler? Thanks so much.It would probably be so much easier to buy the chocolate.:)

    Reply
    • Glori

      February 28, 2014 at 11:44 AM

      My kids also dislike stevia. I will often pair it with another sweetener now to amp up the sweet taste. For example, just a teaspoon of honey or agave in tea, plus 4 or 5 drops of stevia. Now they all tolerate it fine.

      Reply
  7. Amelia

    June 29, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    These were a big hit with my husband. He’s not into anything that is not the “real” thing and detests subsitutes. The great thing about these is just that: they are the real deal.

    Reply
  8. Dotty

    June 17, 2011 at 1:55 AM

    I got the baker’s chocolate 8 oz bar and would like to know how many squares I’d use for one recipe.  Also, would you weigh the 5 oz of coconut if you have it in bulk?  If I make my own almond butter, would the Eat Fat, Lose Fat recipe by Sallon Fallon and Mary Enig work?  It already has coconut oil and honey in it.  

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      June 17, 2011 at 1:58 AM

      Probably about 1 bar, though if you wanted to make it go farther,
      just add more coconut oil when melting it… you’ll still get the
      great chocolate flavor and crunch but with less actual chocolate and
      more coconut oil. The almond butter recipe you have should work. If
      anything, just have a little extra coconut to add if it is to thin,
      but I doubt it would be. I’d probably just weigh out the coconut, but
      if I remember, it works out to about 2 cups last time I made this.

      Reply
  9. Elizabelle

    May 22, 2011 at 10:19 PM

    These are AMAZING! My aunt made them for our Easter dinner and I had to have the recipe. 

    Reply
  10. Violet

    April 15, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    about how many will this make?

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      April 15, 2011 at 6:23 PM

      Depends on how big you shape the clusters, but it makes about two
      platefuls at my house, which is over 20.

      Reply
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