Name: Chocolate Coconut Clusters Recipe
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: 5 oz unsweetened shredded 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

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.

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.

Cook Time 20

Total Time 1 30

Calories 212kcal

Author Katie Wells

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Equipment

Ingredients

5 oz unsweetened shredded coconut
⅓ 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!

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Chocolate Coconut Clusters Recipe

Amount Per Serving (2 clusters)

Calories 212 Calories from Fat 174

% Daily Value*

Fat 19.3g30%

Saturated Fat 16.2g101%

Sodium 4mg0%

Carbohydrates 8.6g3%

Fiber 3.3g14%

Sugar 4.3g5%

Protein 1.8g4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Notes

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

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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder of Wellness Mama and Co-founder of Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a 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.

Comments

163 responses to “Chocolate Coconut Clusters Recipe”

Shvet Maharaj

April 30, 2013

Guys how many clusters come out in a batch? I’m doing an oral for school and I am also making peanut clusters. Please help!

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1. Wellness Mama
  
  April 30, 2013
  
  Depends on how big you make them but usually around 18
  
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Jennifer Ann Ballester Palacio

April 28, 2013

I made the clusters and the only twist I put on it was added some cinnamon & nut, meg and a touch of almond extract. The way to combat the runny mixture due to over mixing is simply pop bowl in fridge for 10 minutes, freezing will seize it up to much, love them enjoy a Happy Mommy

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Shvet Maharaj

April 26, 2013

Guys how many clusters come out in a batch? I’m doing an oral for school and I am also making peanut clusters. Please help!

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Tara Arnesen

April 22, 2013

Like many others, my coconut/almond mixture also came out too runny. Part of my problem was undoubtedly that I put the extra 1Tbs of coconut oil into the filling. However, it was much too runny for that to be the only factor. I’m wondering if it has to do with measuring methods. I used liquid measuring cups to measure both the coconut oil and the almond butter. Also, I measured the coconut oil AFTER melting it. My questions are:

1. Liquid or dry measuring cups?

AND

2. Do you measure the coconut oil before or after melting?

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1. Wellness Mama
  
  April 23, 2013
  
  Dry and before…
  
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Jessica

April 17, 2013

I made these today, I planned on doing them like the clusters (and putting them in the freezer to cool down first because of the consistency) but I got a call to go out so I leveled it out into a 8×8 baking dish, put it in the freezer and when I came back home a few hours later it was frozen. I cut it into squares then coated it in the chocolate. I only tried one that wasn’t coated yet it was pretty good I can’t wait till they are set with the chocolate!

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1. Jessica
  
  April 17, 2013
  
  Oh yes, they are delicious! I believe my daughter will approve of these if she gets a chance to eat any 😉
  
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Nicole P

April 6, 2013

Just made these yesterday for the first time using your homemade chocolate recipe as well, fabulous, kids love them! Mine turned out slightly runny as well so I had some mini cupcake liners that I poured a little chocolate in, then the coconut mixture, let harden a few minutes and topped with more chocolate. I ended up with with mini “reese” cups, they were quite a hit! Love your site, thanks for all you do.

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deb

February 11, 2013

Do you know how many calories are in these?

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Nicole C

February 11, 2013

Made these with my non primal husband. Not only is it fun quality time but these are AMAZING. We both love almond joy so we made small ovals and put a raw almond in top of each one. He likes it better than the crap-in-a-package you buy at the store, which is saying something since he loves the bad for you foods, especially junk foods.

I’m slowly weaning him… 🙂

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Kymberly Lynch

January 18, 2013

Can I use frozen cooconut?

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1. Wellness Mama
  
  January 18, 2013
  
  I’ve never tried… if there isn’t any extra moisture when it defrosts that I don’t see why you couldn’t…
  
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laura

December 24, 2012

Mine wouldn’t hold together so I just popped the mixture in the freezer for 10 minutes and then they rolled together fine. I’ve just got my balls in the freezer (wow that didn’t sound right ha ha) and am very exited to get the chodolate in them and give them a try.
Thanks for all the recipies I’m very exited to try the hollandaise sauce tonight.

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Julian Brazier

August 29, 2012

Made these with my kids just now and wow, they are amazing, however I only had sweetned coconut on hand (im sure it makes it LESS healthy and I wont be as guilt free eating these with my kids) I also used cashew butter as that was all I had. SO YUM!

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Loewen

August 13, 2012

Just made my second batch of these. They are perfect for a special little yummy treat! Delicious! Although don’t eat too many before you go to bed, I was lying WIDE awake for a couple of hours after over-indulging!

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Kate

August 10, 2012

I have a tree nut intolerance but I really want to make these! Do you have any suggestions for almond butter substitutions?

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1. Wellness Mama
  
  August 10, 2012
  
  You can use peanut butter if you eat it, or just omit.
  
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2. Danielle Kizziar
  
  February 21, 2013
  
  coconut manna might also work.
  
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3. Laura
  
  February 28, 2013
  
  I made these with sunflower seed butter and they came out delicious! Super addicting!
  
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Kath

August 3, 2012

After reading through the comments I see that I’m not the only one who ended up with a runny goop. I think there needs to be less coconut oil and much more coconut. I am surprised that a lot of people seemed to have success, yet mine was so runny. I’m curious to whether they had to add extra coconut. Once I got the mixture thickened it was definitely delicious. Cocoa powder was one ingredient I used to thicken it and then I had to use ground flax seed as I had no more coconut.

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1. Erin
  
  August 16, 2012
  
  I have made these twice. The first time they were a little runny but I could get them into balls, but the second time was horrible…they would not stay together. The only difference I can think of is that the first time my almond butter and shredded coconut were both stored in the fridge before I made them. The second time everything was room temperature. I am going to make them again but might just put the mixture in a 8X8 pan and pour the chocolate on top to save time.
  
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  1. Lisa McGillicuddy
    
    February 6, 2015
    
    No extra anything on my part. I simply cover and chill the mixture, stirring occasionally, then I can actually roll them into perfect balls for freezing. It adds about 1\2 to 1 hour of time but its WELL worth it. This recipe is amazingly delish especially if you sprinkle the tops with sea salt after dipping and before chilling. I eat one every day with my coffee. The tricks are (1) chilling the mixture, (2) using parchment paper lined chopping blocks or pans and (3) adding a little pizazz with sea salt.
    
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Roediaz

July 17, 2012

Mine came out way too runny and didnt have any more coconut 🙁 I had to add oats and sesame seeds lets hope they turn out okay!

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ALYSSA

June 24, 2012

Soooooooooo gooooooood!!!!!!! Thanks Mama! I love your site 🙂

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Jeni clark

May 1, 2012

HOLY SMOKES! This is AMAZING! SO simple, SO delicious! THANK YOU WELLNESS MAMA for ALL YOU DO!

Have a great day!
Jeni Clark~

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Laura Oliva

May 1, 2012

Looking forward to having a healthy chocolate option for when the chocolate demon cometh!

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Louise Baker

February 23, 2012

I didn’t like the coconut oil flavour particularly (I’ve bought 4 or 5 different brands but can’t find one that I actually like), so the 2nd time I made this I used almond butter instead, with just a little coconut oil. It was DIVINE!!

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1. Brooke
  
  August 31, 2014
  
  Thanks for this because I don’t really like the flavor of coconut oil either but I really wanted to try to make these!
  
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Marn

January 3, 2012

could I make these with peanut butter instead of almond butter?

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1. Wellness Mama
  
  January 3, 2012
  
  Yep… we just don’t use peanut butter personally (it’s a bean not a nut) but it does work in the same ratios…
  
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