Sweet snowballs

Sweet snowballs

An alternative to truffles, these chocolatey bitesize treats contain Maltesers, coconut, marshmallow, cranberries and rich tea biscuits - perfect for making with kids

Difficulty and servings

Easy

MAKES 16

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 mins

plus chilling

Method

  1. Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Meanwhile, crush the biscuits and Maltesers in a large bowl with a rolling pin.
  2. Add mini marshmallows, dried cranberries and cake crumbs, then the chocolate and golden syrup. Mix well. Tip desiccated coconut onto a plate. Drop large spoonfuls of mixture onto the plate, then roll them around, coating in coconut and shaping into balls. Place on a baking tray and chill for 30 mins before serving. Sprinkle with edible glitter if you like.

PER SERVING

257 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 30g, fat 14 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 1g, sugar 25g, salt 0.2 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2012.

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  • 23 December 2011

    jodyloynes rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made these last night for work nibbles and they're really tasty! Really easy to make too.

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  • 03 January 2012

    Crat rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These are very easy and really good! There were quite a few ingredients to buy in, but I'm now about to make my third batch! I love chocolate truffles and these make a nice festive alternative.

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  • 02 December 2012

    SazzaD commented on this recipe

    How long will these keep for? Thanks.

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  • 21 January 2013

    tiggy commented on this recipe

    I made these for xmas sweet boxes, they were lovely, everyone loved them. will deffinately make again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

MAKES 16

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 mins

plus chilling

Ingredients

  • 400g white chocolate , broken into pieces
  • 100g rich tea biscuits
  • 50g white Maltesers
  • 50g mini marshmallows
  • 50g dried cranberries
  • 50g cakes crumbs (we used shop-bought Madeira cake)
  • 3 tbsp golden syrup
  • 100g desiccated coconut
  • edible glitter (optional)
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PER SERVING

257 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 30g, fat 14 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 1g, sugar 25g, salt 0.2 g

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