Description
Delightfully sweet and chewy Orange Coconut Snowballs combine the zesty brightness of orange juice concentrate with the crunchy texture of vanilla wafers, pecans, and coconut flakes. These no-bake treats are perfect for quick holiday snacks or anytime you crave a citrusy coconut dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
Base Ingredients
- 1 12oz box vanilla wafer cookies (see notes)
- 1 1/4 cup pecans
- 2 cups coconut flakes (sweetened or unsweetened depending on your preference)
Wet & Sweet Ingredients
- 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: In a food processor, pulse the vanilla wafers into a very fine crumb, then transfer to a mixing bowl. Next, pulse the pecans into a fine crumb and add them into the same bowl with the wafers. Finally, pulse the coconut flakes until coarsely chopped and transfer them to a separate shallow dish for rolling later.
- Mix Ingredients: Add the powdered sugar, orange juice concentrate, vanilla extract, and softened butter to the bowl containing the pecan and wafer crumbs. Using a hand mixer, blend everything together until the mixture is well combined and forms a dough-like consistency.
- Form Snowballs: Using a small cookie scoop, portion out the dough. With your hands, carefully roll each portion into a ball shape.
- Coat with Coconut: Roll each dough ball in the coarsely chopped coconut flakes until evenly coated. Place the coated snowballs onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment or wax paper.
- Chill and Store: Place the cookie sheet in the refrigerator and chill the snowballs until firm, about 30 minutes. Once set, transfer them to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Notes
- If you can only find 11oz boxes of vanilla wafers, you can add 2-3 sheets of graham crackers to make up the difference.
- Alternatively, use an extra 1/3 cup of powdered sugar, but this will increase the sweetness.
- You could also buy two boxes of 11oz vanilla wafers to get the extra ounce and use the remaining wafers for banana pudding.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 95
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 25mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
