Description
Delightfully chewy and citrusy, these Orange Coconut Snowballs combine the crunchy goodness of vanilla wafer crumbs and pecans with the tropical sweetness of coconut and a burst of orange flavor. Perfect as a no-bake treat, these snowballs are rolled in toasted coconut for an irresistible finish.
Ingredients
Scale
Base Ingredients
- 1 12oz box vanilla wafer cookies
- 1 1/4 cup pecans
- 2 cups coconut flakes (sweetened or unsweetened depending on your preference)
Mix-ins & Flavorings
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup orange juice concentrate, mostly thawed (about 6 oz)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
Instructions
- Prepare Crumbs: Using a food processor, pulse the vanilla wafers until they become very fine crumbs and transfer them to a large mixing bowl. Next, pulse the pecans until finely ground and add them to the bowl with the wafer crumbs. Finally, pulse the coconut flakes just until coarsely chopped and transfer the chopped coconut to a separate shallow dish for rolling later.
- Mix Ingredients: To the pecan and wafer crumb mixture, add the powdered sugar, mostly thawed orange juice concentrate, vanilla extract, and softened butter. Using a hand mixer, combine all ingredients thoroughly until a cohesive dough forms.
- Form the Snowballs: Using a small cookie scoop, portion out the dough and use your hands to roll each portion into a ball. Then, roll each ball in the chopped coconut to coat completely. Arrange the coated balls on a cookie sheet.
- Chill and Store: Place the cookie sheet with the coated balls into the refrigerator and chill until the snowballs are firm, about 1 hour. Once chilled, transfer them to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator. Enjoy chilled.
Notes
- If only 11oz boxes of vanilla wafers are available, add 2-3 sheets of graham crackers ground into crumbs to compensate for the difference.
- Alternatively, add an extra 1/3 cup of powdered sugar instead, keeping in mind this will increase the overall sweetness.
- You can also buy two boxes of vanilla wafers and use the extra for another recipe, such as banana pudding.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 85
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
