Orange-Coconut Balls

Orange lovers ~ Coconut-Orange Balls are for you!  Because these little bite-sized beauties pack a huge orange punch.

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This one's pretty simple, folks ... If you like orange, you'll love these Orange-Coconut Balls.  Not a fan of orange? ~ Then these aren't for you.  It's as simple as that.  Because these little babies? ... They pack a huge orange punch!

This recipe comes to me by way of my mother-in-law.  Back before The Kitchen is My Playground was even a thought, I put together a family cookbook compiling all our families' favorite recipes ~ from fancy to plain-Jane, celebration food to every-day dinners that grace our tables probably more frequently than they should.

In all, the cookbook is a collection of 534 family favorite recipes.  And I'm slowly-but-surely working my way through cooking each and every one.

When I first created the cookbook in 2010, I had personally made 282 of the recipes.  And now as of April 2016?  I've made 356 of them ... for an increase of 74 made over the past 6 years.  Hmmmm ... at this rate, it's going to take me about 15 more years to finish making them all!

I better pick up the pace.

Anyway, these Orange-Coconut Balls are one of the recipes that grace the pages of our family cookbook.

Orange-Coconut Balls get their sunny orange flavor from frozen orange juice concentrate.  In similar fashion to how I make my Rum Balls with Spiced Rum (another family favorite!), the orange juice concentrate is combined with a mixture of vanilla wafer crumbs, confectioners' sugar, and finely chopped nuts ... which all then gets rolled into little bite-sized balls of orange deliciousness.

Which are then coated in the sweet yumminess of coconut.

Mmmm, the orange and coconut are such a wonderful flavor combination.  It's like a burst of Florida and the tropics, all in one bite!

And orange lovers, what could be better than that? 

Check out these other favorite coconut sweet treat recipes:

• The BEST Coconut Cream Pie
• Coconut Cream Yum Yum
• Grandma's Coconut Pie
• Coconut Macaroons
• 3-Ingredient Creamy Coconut Ice Cream (no machine needed)
• Martha Washington Candy
• Frozen Coconut Caramel Pie
• Strawberry-Coconut Punch Bowl Cake
• Homemade Samoas Cookies
• More dessert recipes

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Yield: about 70-80 balls

Author: Tracey | The Kitchen is My Playground

Orange-Coconut Balls

Orange lovers ~ Coconut-Orange Balls are for you! Because these little bite-sized beauties pack a huge orange punch.

prep time: 30 Mcook time: total time: 30 M

ingredients:

• 3 c. vanilla wafer crumbs {a 12 oz. box, crushed ... a food processor makes quick work of the crushing!}
• 1 1/2 c. finely chopped pecans or walnuts
• 3/4 c. (6 oz.) frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
• 4 c. confectioners sugar {1 lb.}
• 2 T. butter, melted
• red & yellow food coloring {optional}
• Approximately 2 c. shredded coconut

instructions:

How to cook Orange-Coconut Balls

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine vanilla wafer crumbs, nuts, confectioners sugar, orange juice concentrate, and melted butter. Mix until well combined.*
2. Roll into small balls, approximately 1-inch in diameter. Immediately roll each ball in coconut. 
3. Place in an airtight container and chill.

TRACEY'S NOTES

1. *If using food coloring, add about 3 drops red food coloring and 5 drops yellow food coloring to the mixture ... or, the amount needed to reach your desired color of orange.

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