Chockladbollar

Well hello, festive treats from Sweden!

You may have seen a version of these lurking around your local IKEA. They are a traditional Swedish treat, and they taste great! I like to think of these as little Scandinavian balls of love. I associate them with Christmas, because that’s when my Swedish boyfriend and I ALWAYS head to IKEA to get all sorts of Swedish food and Christmas decorations.

If you’re not a coffee fan (I don’t like coffee, but I like coffee and chocolate!) then feel free to substitute the coffee for a dash of mint flavouring, or fresh orange juice, or even a sprinkling of cinnamon. The possibilities are endless! But coffee is the traditional flavour, and it really compliments the whole “ball of chocolate.”

Ingredients

• ¼ cup cocoa
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 heaped cups of oats
• 175g butter, melted
• 2 tbsp coffee, cooled
• ½ cup desiccated coconut

Method

Mix all of the dry ingredients (apart from the coconut) together in a large bowl.

In a separate bowl, place the desiccated coconut.

Melt the butter, and pour this over the oaty mixture. Add in the coffee. Mix well until all combined.

Place the mixture in the fridge for about an hour.

Form into little golfball-sized balls and then roll this around in the bowl of coconut.

Set aside while you roll the rest around in coconut.

Serve! These will go in seconds!