Last updated on September 8th, 2024 at 07:03 pm
Snowballs may remind you of Christmas and I love the peppermint ones I make every year but these were so fun to make for Halloween with my littlest girl today. Why not enjoy delicious snowballs for Halloween too? I love the sweet taste of powdered sugar/icing sugar with the grated coconut flakes. MM loves rolling them in the sprinkles and making various color combinations too.
Baking With Coconut
I have been so in love with grated coconut since I was a little girl. I remember grabbing handful out of the bowl and running out the kitchen with my mother calling after me. It’s sweet taste and fluffy texture is delicious. My littlest is just like her momma. Today, she was stuffing it in her face and I had to laugh at the memories it brought back.
I have been baking with coconut lately and even topping my yogurt snacks with it. I go through phases where I cook everything with coconut oil, I use coconut butter lotions and eat grated coconut with everything. Call me the coconut girl, I clearly can’t get enough of it.
Is Coconut Good For You?
Obviously anything that is mixed with condensed milk and powdered sugar isn’t going to be healthy, but there are some benefits to coconut over other flavourings. Coconut is high in fat and calories, but low in carbohydrate and protein. The fat in coconut is medium-chain triglycerides are they are used by your body to give you energy, and there is also studies in to whether they help you to feel fuller for longer. Coconut also has a high fibre content which is great for bowel health.
Halloween Snowballs
Ingredients
- 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 4 cups grated or desiccated coconut keep some on the side for rolling
- 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- black and orange food coloring
- halloween colored sprinkles
Instructions
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Combine powdered sugar/icing sugar with condensed milk and coconut
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Split mixture evenly into three bowls
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Use food coloring to color one black and the other orange leave one white
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Using a teaspoon make roughly 40 balls with all three colors and roll in extra coconut or sprinkles for the look you desire
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Put on a cookie sheet and place in fridge for 1 hour to firm
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Store in a sealed jar or tupperware container
Recipe Notes
Add a ribbon to the jar lid to create a present for friends and family.
Serving Your Halloween Snowballs
If you’re having a Halloween party then the easiest option is to just place them on a plate along side your other Halloween snacks, like candy corn brownies or a spooky Halloween trail mix, and let people help themselves. Make sure you get your hands on some before they all go though!
They would also make a great gift for someone over the holiday season. If you are invited to a Halloween party then you could take some in a jar and add a ribbon to make a cute gift for the host.
Check out my tips for preparing for the ultimate fun Halloween as a family this year
Halloween Doesn’t Just Have To Be One Night
These were a huge hit with friends we had over. It tied in our great Halloween tablescape that I haven’t had a moment to even share with you. The kids have loved having the dining room all decorated for the month of October. It really has felt like Halloween all month long. We are off to Spain tomorrow to see friends and going to a Halloween Costume party there too. I can’t wait to see how the Spanish celebrate this fun holiday too.
Why not whip up a batch of this coconut snowballs recipe with the kids this weekend and celebrate Halloween with a sweet treat. They are super easy to make, you just whip three ingredients together and roll. They are ready to go! It’s a great thing to do with the little ones as they love rolling things in sprinkles. Don’t have time to make them now, why not pin this for later? I would love to know if you try out my recipe and what you think? You can tag me on instagram, twitter, facebook or pinterest or find me @letstalkmommy on all social media channels.
These look awesome. But, I was told never to eat yellow snow….! x
These are white and orange so you are safe Donna. But you can color them other colors than Halloween colors. I make red ones for Christmas. 🙂
Ha Donna’s comment made me laugh! These look so tasty!! I really want to see you Halloween tablescape too!! x
I know sadly I got sick before we went to Spain and didn’t get my halloween tablescape post up. Not sure if I put it up now it would be any relevance. I must save it for next year sadly. 🙁
I LOVE snowballs – I’m going to give this recipe a try, they look fab! xx
I ate so much so do let me know if you make them and like them or not. You can use any sprinkles or food coloring to make them look how you want. The white ones are just as good.
These look great – my daughter loves coconut, I bet these would go down a treat with her!
Oh yes you can make them whatever color you want too, so she can have fun making them and eating them too. Let me know if you try it.