Coconut Pecan Chocolate Balls
Comments: If desired, use butterscotch or any other chips instead of chocolate chips.
  • 2 pounds [1 kg] icing sugar
  • 227 g [1/2 pound] butter
  • 1 cup [250 mL] angel flake coconut
  • 1 cup [250 mL] finely chopped pecans
  • 90 mL [6 tablespoons] cream or half-and-half
Chocolate Coating
  • 12 ounces [340 g] chocolate chips
  • 85 g [3 ounces] paraffine wax
  • Well mix then beat together all ingredients, at high speed of an electric mixer.
  • Shape mixture into small balls; refrigerate until cold.
  • Then, into the top part of a double boiler over hot hot boiling water, melt together chocolate chips and paraffine wax.
  • Using toothpicks, dip cold coconut pecan balls into melted chocolate mixture, until well coated.
  • Arrange onto waxed paper and refrigerate until hardened.