I was in dire need of comfort food this week. And not just any sort of comfort food – I was after the kind of comfort tthat only chocolate and condensed milk can give! It was definitely time to make Chocolate Coconut Truffles!
These little babies are a stalwart of the school fete or bake sale because they are not only delicious but have only four ingredients and are incredibly easy to make! Now that’s a win – win – win! It really is a marvel how anything with just four very simple ingredients can taste this good! Mind you, they are a pretty good four ingredients.
The love of condensed milk runs deep in my family. I have been known to eat it off a spoon directly out of the tin. The biggest lover of condensed milk in my family was my grandfather. When he passed his bar exam, his parents were, of course delighted and said that he could have anything he wanted as a present. They were thinking trip abroad, motorbike or some other big-ticket item. Papa thought long and hard and then asked if he could have a can condensed milk all to himself.
Isn’t that just the sweetest (no pun intended) thing you have ever heard? All that sugar didn’t hurt him either. He went on to be a Supreme court Judge in Sri Lanka and in his spare time discovered a species of fish.
Sweet Treats For a Sh*tty Week
Why I was in need of chocolately, coconutty comfort food this week? At the moment, we are allowed outside of our houses for one hour each day for exercise. One measly hour. So, during one of these hours, I was walking through the local park with the fussiest eater in the world and the dogs. All of a sudden I felt the most terrible pain in my head. I was being attacked by a wasp!!!! The worst thing, apart from the blinding pain, was that it got all tangled up in my hair so the FEITW couldn’t even get it away from me for AGES during which it just kept stinging me!!!
Then, on top of that I had an episode where I couldn’t breathe – might have been the mask I was wearing, might have been a panic attack, might have been a result of the sting as I have had allergic reactions to bee stings before.
All up, it was an incredibly painful and terrifying experience. I had to go straight to the doctor and I am still taking medication to bring the swelling down and have had raging headaches, bouts of sleeplessnes, and dizziness.
I told one of my friends this tale and after the requisite sympathy she said “There you are minding your own biz and something comes out of the blue and totally f*cks everything up. If that isn’t a perfect metaphor for this year, I don’t know what is. It would only be better if it stung you in the arse” I think she has a point.
The point of both of these stories is that sometimes, the simple things are all we need to bring us joy.
And wasps are arseholes.
Here’s the recipe!
PrintChocolate Coconut Truffles
A tasty treat that is simple to make and delicious to eat! Perfect for a bad day or an emergency bake sale!
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 20 1x
Ingredients
- 250g plain biscuits. I used Morning Coffee but any plain biscuit will do.
- 395g can of condensed milk
- 1 cup dessicated coconut
- 2 tbsp cocoa
- Extra coconut for rolling
Instructions
- Crush the biscuits into crumbs
- Combine all ingredients except the additional coconut into a bowl and mix together.
- Roll mixture into walnut-sized balls.
- Roll balls in extra coconut.
- Place in fridge for half an hour to firm.
- Enjoy!
Notes
The mixture will not stick to your hands if they are damp when you are rolling the truffles into balls.
Have a great week friends and bee safe!!!!
PS. This probably comes close to what I looked like in the park as I was being stung!
