Cherry Blossom Snowballs -Gluten Free
Recipe: #11456
December 10, 2013
Categories: Desserts, Cookies, Shaped, Oats, Fathers Day, Mothers Day, Potluck, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, more
"This is a recipe I saw floating around on Facebook and thought they looked deelish. My friend Sarah made them for me and I loved them."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (268.1 g)
- Calories 216.2
- Total Fat - 7.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.2 g
- Cholesterol - 11.1 mg
- Sodium - 79.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 38.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.7 g
- Sugars - 32.3 g
- Protein - 3 g
- Calcium - 40.9 mg
- Iron - 4.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 6.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a large bowl, combine roll oats, 1 cup of coconut, cocoa, walnuts and salt – mix well and set aside.
Step 2
In a large saucepan, med-low heat, combine milk, vanilla, sugar and butter. Stir until all ingredients are totally dissolved.
Step 3
Increase to med-high heat and bring to a gently boil (at this time do not stir mixture).
Step 4
Continue cooking for 10 minutes or until temperature reaches 230F on a candy thermometer or at the soft-ball stage.
Step 5
Remove from heat and let mixture settle (approx 1 minute).
Step 6
Add mixture to dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Step 7
Allow mixture to cool enough to handle.
Step 8
Shape into round balls, insert a hole in center with finger, place a cherry in each and close.
Step 9
Coat by rolling in coconut.
Tips
No special items needed.