Easiest and most delicious Coconut Raffaello Balls recipe in the world. I promise!
I liked many chocolate bars as a kid, but one of my absolute favorites were little Raffaello balls.
You know the kind: small, coconut-y, they come in a package of threes. They have a little crunch when you bite in, this is a little wafer covered with shredded coconut. But the best part is the middle. Smooth, soft, creamy, sweet, hiding inside itself an almond.
Well I've discovered the recipe for Raffaello balls that go straight to that middle part. And it's perfect. And now we'll make it together.
These are great for when you have guests the same evening, and you're wondering what to do for dessert. As long as you have a few of these ingredients you're good to go. They're also fun to do for a holiday, keeping up to a week in the fridge. Great to bring to a picnic, or a school event.
And most importantly, you are sure to impress your family with these.
As the recipe is short, I won't keep you waiting. One thing I'll recommend is to get blanched almonds, also known as almonds without skin. Or you can make them yourself.
P.S. Other truffle like desserts on the site include the fig rum and the chocolate-hazelnut truffles. I am also impartial to the chocolate cake rolls.
Coconut Raffaello Balls
Ingredients
- 2 and ¼ cups milk
- 15 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 bags vanilla pudding mix about 2.5 ounces total
- 7-8 ounces butter
- 11 ounces shredded coconut flour flakes
- 1 cup almonds without skin approximately
Instructions
- Put 10 tablespoon of milk in a bowl. Add the pudding mix and sugar. Mix well until integrated.
- Pour the remaining milk into a pot and bring to boil on medium. As it starts to boil, bring the temperature down to the lowest setting, and add in the pudding mixture. Mix thoroughly and frequently until pudding forms (about 10 minutes). Turn heat off and let cool.
- When pudding is lukewarm, cut the butter up and add in. Follow this up with 7 ounces of shredded coconut flour (flakes). Continue stirring everything until you get one smooth, thick, sticky mass. Transfer to fridge and cool down completely (30 minutes).
- Pour 4 ounces of shredded coconut in a bowl. Take Raffaello mass out of the fridge and form balls the size of a golf ball or smaller (smaller are better). Put an almond into each ball, and then dip each in shredded coconut.
- Keep in fridge for up to a week.
Maren says
These look like little bunny tails! I'll have to try and make these next Easter 🙂
Aida says
They kind of do, don't they?
Thanks for stopping by Maren 🙂
Lera says
Hello! What's shredded coconut flour is? Can I use usual coconut flour? Also I want to use cornstarch instead of pudding mix, how much should I use? Thanks!
Aida says
Shredded coconut flakes. Look for it in the international aisle at your grocery store. Not sure about cornstarch, never used it. Good luck Lera.
Alexis says
Is this sweetened or unsweetened coconut flakes?
Aida says
Unsweetened.
Karen says
Yummy! Does it matter whether or not I use instant pudding mix or the cooked version?
Aida says
Thanks Karen. You'll have to use the instant pudding mix. However if you experiment with the other kind let us know how it turns out.
Remy udehn says
It states coconut flour, but i don't see any coconut flour in the other recipe?
Aida says
What other recipe?
Tatjana Ilich says
Mine came out very liquidy still. It did not thicken up into that dough ball and I’m not sure why. What can I do to make it thicken up
Aida says
Tatjana,
Not sure why that happened. If anything the mass is supposed to be on the thick side.
How much butter did you use? (For batch of this size it's about 4/5 of a cup, or 7-8 ounces).
Adelisa says
Can we use instant pudding ?
Aida says
It should work! We haven't tried, but let us know how it turns out.
Mia says
Sounds delish! What is coconut flour flakes? I've heard of coconut flour and of course I know coconut flakes (flaked cicony) so is this a combination of the two together?
Aida says
Mia,
It's shredded coconuts. See here: https://www.amazon.com/Anthonys-Organic-Shredded-Unsweetened-Friendly/dp/B00LNURL94/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1PTR2EARYSYKA&keywords=coconut+flakes&qid=1679042646&sprefix=coconut+flak%2Caps%2C440&sr=8-5