Dessert for 12

Coconut Almond Rum Balls

Name: Coconut Almond Rum Balls
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 2/3 cup dry coconut small flakes; 2 tbsp oats; 2/3 cup almonds; 1/8 tsp fine sea salt; 1 tsp warm coconut oil; 3 tbsp raw sugar; 1 1/2 tbsp agave or maple syrup; 2 1/2 tbsp rum or fruit juice of choice; cocoa powder

$1.47for 475 minServes 12

These no-bake rum balls blend almonds, oats, coconut, syrup, and rum, then chill before a cocoa coating.

Photo: veganricha.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Shredded coconut, 5 oz$0.30/oz typical	5 oz	$1.50Typical price
	Oats, 0.5 oz$0.10/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.04Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 3 oz$0.70/oz typical	3 oz	$2.10Typical price
	Juice, 1.25 oz$0.04/oz typical	1.25 oz	$0.05Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.41

Pantry staples you likely have

Salt and pepperCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilSugar and brown sugarHoney or maple syrupCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

75 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Dairy-free Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.37 per serving$1.47 for 4

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Ingredients

1 2/3 cup dry coconut small flakes
2 tbsp oats
2/3 cup almonds
1/8 tsp fine sea salt
1 tsp warm coconut oil
3 tbsp raw sugar
1 1/2 tbsp agave or maple syrup
2 1/2 tbsp rum or fruit juice of choice
cocoa powder

Steps

Process the almonds, oats, sugar, and salt until finely ground.
Stir in the coconut, warm coconut oil, agave or maple syrup, and rum until a thick mixture forms.
Shape the mixture into 12 balls.
Roll each ball in cocoa powder.
Chill the rum balls for 60 minutes.