Mango Coconut Balls
July 31, 2011
These mango coconut balls are raw, vegan, gluten-free, and paleo-friendly, and super easy to throw together in your food processor.
Mango Coconut Balls
These mango coconut balls are raw, vegan, gluten-free, and paleo-friendly, and super easy to throw together in your food processor.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 40 balls
Ingredients
- 2 cups unsweetened dried mango (soft kind)
- 3 1/3 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup melted virgin coconut oil
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup, plus more to taste
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
- Pinch of Celtic sea salt
Instructions
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Throw the mango into a food processor fitted with the s blade, and add 3 cups of the dried coconut, the coconut oil, maple syrup, lemon zest, and salt. Pulse until well combined. Tweak maple syrup to taste.
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Using a tablespoon measurer, scoop out the mixture, and roll it into balls.
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Place the remaining 1/3 cup dried coconut on a plate or cutting board, and roll the balls in the coconut until evenly coated.
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Line a baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone liner, and place the coated balls on top. Freeze for about 30 minutes until the coconut oil solidifies.
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Store in a sealed container in the fridge or freezer. *Note: these balls will melt if left at room temperature.
Recipe Notes
Photo by Trent Lanz and styling by Alicia Buszczak
Comments 37
I could not get enough of these delicious treats…so yum!
LOL! Yes, they are hard to quit eating!
These mango coconut balls were absolutely scrumptious!! Yes, I was part of the process of “creating” them (not really, but added my two cents!) But seriously, I am not a big fan of coconut and devoured as many of these that night as I could. I would have eaten more but was already filled up by the Raw Lasagna!! These balls would go over at any dinner party, school event or church gathering:-) Thanks Tess, for “cooking” up the idea!!!
Beautiful Tara! I just LOVE you!!!!
These balls would NOT have tasted this good without your creative input.
How much fun was that Pride and Prejudice night?! SO wonderful! xxx
Mango and Cocount is the Brangelina of the food world! They are just so good together! These delicious treats will not let you put them down! I too had the pleasure of being there that glorious night of culinary creativity. Can’t wait to do it again! Yum!
HA! What a fun night that was!
Stop it!!! these were heavenly….I can’t bear it!
Ha! You are SO funny Liz!
This mango coconut balls are to die for! I will be making them to take to summer pool party this Sunday and I know I will be very popular thanks to this recipe 🙂
Awesome!
I made these for a dear, paleo-eating friend’s birthday and even our non-paleo friends loved them. I halved the batch and also made some rolled in chopped roasted cashews and coconut, then toasted them and they were so awesome they were gone first! Thanks for the tasty and easy recipe!
Hey Piggy Christina
Thanks for sharing that wonderful idea. I bet they were YUMMY! Oink Oink 🙂
Mango and coconut rolled into one? This would surely create a distinct flavor. Can’t wait to whip my own batch.
Awesome!
Great recipe Blender girl! They look delicious. Just a quick question though- where would I get dried unsulphured mango from? thanks.
Hey Cathy,
If you live in America, you can purchase unsulphured dried mango from Trader Joes.
You can also make your own by slicing fresh mango and dehydrating it.
Alternatively, this recipe works really well with dried apricots! YUMMO!
OMG MY FLIPPIN BATMAN!!! These are unbelievably DELICIOUS!!!!!!! 5 stars Tess!!!!!
Thrilled that you loved Mr Darcy’s balls! LOL!
Before I converted to health food, I was a massive fan of traditional chocolate rum balls. Now, I’m estatic to find a healthy, delicious alternative. Thanks Blender Girl :))
Yes! I LOVE chocolate balls too! These are a great alternative.
FRESH fresh FRESH! These are lovely little bites of tropical heaven!
FRESH!
I still dream of our Pride & Prejudice evening… the food was sooo very yummy I’m counting the minutes until we convene for our next viewing party! These mango coconut balls were beyond delish – I asked Tess just yesterday if she could make me more. She’s my hero!
Gina!
I know! We need to have another party. Mr Darcy’s balls ROCK! I will make some more for you soon xxx
Oh so delish! Love it!
SO deeeelish!
I love mango, and I know that the mango makes this recipe, but what would be a great alternative to mango if I have none on hand? 🙂
Hey Kristina,
Dried apricots work beautifully in this recipe.
You could really adapt this with lots of different dried fruits, but you may have to adjust the quantities in order to get the right consistency. Enjoy 🙂
what could i replace the agave sirup with?
You could use coconut nectar. I use agave very rarely now. So have used coconut nectar in this recipe and it is great.
What can you substitute for agave
You can use coconut nectar in place of the agave.
What about blended dates to sub agave?
Yes, you could use those too!
So glad you enjoyed them. Thankyou for the lovely comments about the site.
Can you use fresh mango instead of soaking dried mango?
Sally, fresh mango makes these too mushy, and they don’t keep very long.