Newfoundland Snowballs

By AroundtheBaywithDD

Soft, chewy, chocolatey, oatmealy, coconutty, fudgey goodness! These “Snowballs” are a Newfoundland ICON!
FAMILY FAVORITE!!

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cup milk (I used Evaporated Milk)
• 3 cups Quick Oats (Large Oats)
• 1 cup unsweetened fine coconut
• 12 TBSP unsweetened cocoa
• 1 1/2 cup coconut (for rolling the balls)

Details

Servings 30
Adapted from aroundthebaywithdd.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, mix together the rolled oats, 1 cup coconut and cocoa. Set aside.

Melt butter in large saucepan, add milk, and sugar and bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil gently for 5 minutes. DO NOT STIR!!! Remove from heat. (if you have a candy thermometer, you want to reach 230 degrees)

Add dry ingredients to the hot sugar mixture and stir well to combine. It will be soupy. Put saucepan in the refrigerator to set up. Leave for a couple of hours to overnight. The mixture needs to be really well chilled. Remove from refrigerator and take a heaping tablespoon full of mixture and roll into balls. Roll balls in coconut.

Store in the refrigerator. Enjoy! ?

NOTES: Boil for 5 minutes on medium heat – DO NOT STIR once it starts to boil!!!! Also, if you have time, let them cool in the refrigerator overnight and then roll into balls ~ this makes it easier to roll. These also freeze really well so make another batch and keep them in the freezer ~ they are amazing eaten frozen:)
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