Description
Delightfully sweet and zesty, these Orange Coconut Snowballs combine the crisp texture of vanilla wafers and pecans with the tropical flavor of coconut and fresh orange juice. Perfect for holiday gatherings or anytime you crave a refreshing, no-bake treat, these bite-sized snowballs are easy to make and pack a flavorful punch.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients
- 1 12oz box vanilla wafer cookies
- 1 1/4 cups pecans
- 2 cups coconut flakes (sweetened or unsweetened)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Wet Ingredients
- 3/4 cup orange juice concentrate, mostly thawed (about 6 oz)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened (about 1/2 cup)
Instructions
- Crush dry ingredients: Place the vanilla wafers in a food processor and pulse until they become a very fine crumb. Transfer these crumbs to a large mixing bowl. Next, pulse the pecans in the food processor until finely ground and add them to the bowl with the wafer crumbs.
- Chop coconut: Pulse the coconut flakes in the food processor just until coarsely chopped. Transfer the chopped coconut to a separate shallow dish for rolling the dough later.
- Mix wet and dry ingredients: To the bowl with wafer and pecan crumbs, add the powdered sugar, thawed orange juice concentrate, vanilla extract, and softened butter. Use a hand mixer to blend all ingredients thoroughly until a dough-like consistency forms.
- Form snowballs: Using a small cookie scoop, portion out the dough and then shape each portion into a ball with your hands. Roll each ball in the chopped coconut flakes until fully coated.
- Chill and store: Place the coconut-coated balls on a cookie sheet and chill in the refrigerator until firm, about 1 hour. Transfer the chilled snowballs to an airtight container and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
Notes
- If only 11oz boxes of vanilla wafers are available, you can add 2-3 sheets of crushed graham crackers to compensate for the missing ounce.
- Alternatively, increase powdered sugar by about 1/3 cup to make up for the reduced wafer amount, but this will make the recipe sweeter.
- Buying two boxes will give you more wafers; any surplus can be used to make banana pudding.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 25mg
- Fat: 3.5g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
