I think these are TNT friendly. I'm still new to TNT so please correct me if I am wrong. This didn't really start out as "candy", that is just what my kids call them.
Peanut Butter Coconut Candies
1/2 cup Peanut Butter
1/2 cup Coconut Oil (room temp)
1 Tablespoon Dark Cocoa Powder
1 Tablespoon Splenda
2/3 cup Large Unsweentened Coconut Flakes
1/3 cup Slice Almonds
1/3 cup Hemp Seeds
Mix all together and spread into a small (7 X10ish, but any size should work) pyrex dish that has been buttered or sprayed with Pam.
Place in freezer until hardened and cut into blocks.
Notes:
- First, they didn't come out of the pan in blocks. Of course I will admit to not letting them fully set up! A layer of parchment paper in the bottom would probably solve that problem.
- Next time I will used a finer coconut. I really like the large flakes but they don't cut very pretty.
- I will probably try spooning these into silicon muffin cups or silicone ice cube trays next time. Should be perfect for portion control and hopefully will release better.
- I will either cut down on the cocoa powder or increase the Splenda. I didn't really want this to be a super sweet candy but the cocoa is a bit too bitter. I may leave the cocoa powder out entirely. Also a little vanilla might be nice.
- If you keep your nuts in the freezer like I do, you will find that the coconut oil hardens up before you can finish mixing things up. So I popped it in the microwave for 10 seconds. It was perfect to soften the oil.
- One last thought I had is that with the addition of a little bit of heavy cream these my be a bit fudge like. I haven't tested that theory though.
Peanut Butter Coconut "Candies"
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