Okay, so you want to impress somebody for Valentine’s Day, but you DON’T want to give them something that’s “store bought”? Try these homemade candies… Try them anyway, even if you DON’T want to impress somebody! YUM!

Coconut Bon Bons

15 oz. Sweetened condensed milk
½ cup Butter
2 cups Confectioners’ sugar
12 oz. Coconut, grated dried
24 oz. Semi-sweet chocolate
4 Tb. Shortening

Mix together condensed milk, butter, sugar and coconut.

Cover with wax paper and chill for 24 hours.

Melt chocolate with shortening.

Roll coconut mixture into balls and, using a fork, dip the balls into the chocolate.

Drop onto wax paper to cool and dry.


Let me know how YOUR Valentine liked these!

Xoxoxoxo,