Chocolate Almond Recipe
This chocolate almond recipe, Almond Chocolate Balls, is a delicious combination of chocolate, nuts and coconut! The recipe takes a little work but is well worth the effort.
Almond Chocolate Balls
Ingredients:2 (16-ounce) boxes confectioners' sugar 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 1 teaspoon pure almond extract 1 (14-ounce) package shredded coconut 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts 1 (12-ounce) package chocolate chips Directions:
1. Cream together sugar and butter in a bowl. Add milk. 2. Stir in almond extract, coconut, and nuts and mix well. 3. Form candy into 1-inch balls. Place on waxed paper and refrigerate at least 3 hours. 4. Melt chocolate in top of double boiler, stirring well. Remove from heat but allow chocolate to remain over hot water. (If chocolate becomes too thick, return to heat for a minute or so to thin). With a toothpick, dip each ball in chocolate and place on waxed paper until set.
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