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.
Healthy Coconut Bites Balls recipe

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”

Linnea

March 26, 2014

I notice the recipe calls for UN sweetened coconut. I’ve never seen anything but sweetened. Anyone know what store carries unsweetened? Thanks

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1. Katie – Wellness Mama
  
  March 27, 2014
  
  There should be a link in the post above, but I order in bulk from https://wellnessmama.com/go/tropical-traditions/
  
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  1. Linnea
    
    March 27, 2014
    
    Thanks for your reply. I did not see a link above. I did check out Tropical Traditions, but could not use that kind of quantity. I’ll check Whole Foods, or just make it wth sweetened and hope it’s not too sweet.
    
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Tina

March 14, 2014

I just made these today and they are great. However, after eating one I felt like I drank two cups of coffee ( I was hyper and jittery). I’m sure if it’s from the chocolate -I used the brand you suggested. Do you have any suggestions on other chocolate brands or toppings that would work good for this recepie? I would appriciate any tips. Thank you so much!!!

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Carole

March 10, 2014

I didn’t see the calorie, fat, carb, etc. counts for the chocolate coconut clusters. Can you provide?

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Andrea Foote

February 16, 2014

I ended up loving them, as did my husband, but I had a few problems with the directions. I got my oil a little too hot during the melting process and I couldn’t get my mixture to hold together enough to make balls. I ended up refrigerating it for a few minutes and that worked a little better. I also should have greased my plates or lined them with plastic or something because they stuck after being in the freezer and again after chilling, although my husband got to scrap off the plate. I should have read all the comments before trying it, I guess. I’ll definitely make it again!

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Janet Brown

February 14, 2014

Yes, Yes, Yes!!!!!!! Made these today. Added a spoonful of supergreens and a scoop of cococeps (idea taken from Linda Wagner’s website) in the chocolate mixture. Can we all say…
decadent and healthy 🙂

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Karin

February 10, 2014

I chose to use the coconut oil at room temperature when I mixed these up rather than melting it. Worked like a charm! I had no problems rolling it into balls. I didn’t have any chocolate chips so I made my own dipping chocolate with 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder + 4 tsp coconut oil + stevia to taste. They are unbelievably fantastic! It’s all I can do not to eat the whole plate myself.

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Shelley

February 10, 2014

Just discovered your site today and already tried this recipe. I agree with the other comments, placing the coconut mixture in the refrigerator for 10 minutes made it easy to roll into balls. They are more delicious than I imagined. My 7-year old is already hooked wants me to make them for her class for a healthy Valentine’s party treat. 🙂

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Tamara

February 9, 2014

OMG! Thanks to you Mama, I was able to put my friends in to a orgasmic trance with these delicious and scrumptious coconut clusters!! And make no mistake…they are THAT good! In making them however, I used only 1/2 cup coconut oil, and my mixture was good to roll in to balls. Thank you for this amazing recipe!!!

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amelia

February 6, 2014

I LOVE these. So tasty. I make them really small and put them in little paper truffle cases, they look so cute!
Thanks for the great recipe 🙂

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Elizabeth

January 29, 2014

Do you have the nutritional info for these? Calories, carbs, sugar, etc? I made these last night and they are amazing!

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Fox

January 24, 2014

Can you make these omitting the chocolate (due to allergies)?

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Jennifer C

January 19, 2014

I just made these and they came out perfect. If you are measuring the shredded coconut, it is 1 1/3 cups. They are Really yummy!!!!

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Kathy Newby Porter

January 11, 2014

I have a question, when I cook with coconut oil I get a coconut flavor. How do you get rid of that flavor?

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1. Alicia
  
  April 18, 2014
  
  Use refined coconut oil, not unrefined. Refined coconut oil doesn’t have the coconut scent.
  
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Bunny DuBois

January 5, 2014

Anyone from UK knows what almond butter is? Is it like peanut butter? And do you have the recipe in our measurements, i.e ounces or grams please? Thanks!

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laurael

November 4, 2013

All the dark chocolate I find has sugar as a main ingredient… is this bad?

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1. Krista Lynn
  
  November 25, 2013
  
  Any chocolate that is less than 51% pure cacao (ALL baking bars have the percent marked on the package.) will have sugar as the main ingredient. The higher the cacao percentage, the more bitter the chocolate. something like this would taste perfect with a 70% dark chocolate.
  
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Soni

October 8, 2013

I have to say I just made these over the weekend and my friends (and myself) could not stop eating them-so easy and soooo delicious! I will definitely will make them again.

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Stacy Romillah

August 15, 2013

I’d love recipes made with fresh coconuts and raw chocolate powder, cocoa butter… I live where fresh is in abundance and dried, processed and packaged is not. Got anything for me?

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Madie Merelli

June 13, 2013

I am allergic to nuts and peanuts is there anything I can supplement the almond butter with?

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1. Wellness Mama
  
  June 13, 2013
  
  you can omit it
  
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Lila B. Purple

May 16, 2013

Could I use white chocolate for these? Or will something go wrong if I do?

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1. Wellness Mama
  
  May 16, 2013
  
  I haven’t tried it but it will probably work…
  
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Jessica

May 7, 2013

I’ve made these a few times now (have been keeping them in my fridge and taking them to share with family when I see them) and I have to say – It is TOTALLY worth it to make the chocolate yourself… The first batch I made I did the chocolate chips way with 1 TB of coconut oil, and it was good, but my sister gave me a recipe to make homemade chocolate using coconut oil so the next batch I tried with sugar to sweeten the chocolate. Still PRETTY good but the sugar didn’t dissolve (my mistake) so it gave it a gritty texture. This time I used honey to sweeten the chocolate and it is oh so delicious. Smooth melt in your mouth texture, just the right amount of chocolate taste and sweetness. It’s just unsweetened cocoa powder, coconut oil, a little vanilla and sweetener, I like that it uses more coconut oil (1/4 cup, I think, but I had to make 2 batches of chocolate so 1/2 cup) that way so that’s just a little more I’m getting into our diet. My 2 year old cannot get enough of them I keep having to tell her no more. All the kids in my family have loved them even the picky ones!! Love that I found this recipe!

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