These Vegan Coconut & Rum Snowballs are the easiest, no-bake Christmas desserts! They are made with wholesome ingredients and are gluten-free.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
When I say these snowballs are fluffy heaven, I MEAN IT. They are sweet, coconut-y and if you use rum extract (which I highly recommend you do), super festive too!
In my family, these treats don’t even last an afternoon. And I have to make them like every two weeks. They are THAT good.
It’s completely refined sugar-, gluten-, dairy-, and egg-free. There is also no alcohol in it. 😉 I just used rum extract (instant Christmas vibes!)
Ingredients
When you make the “dough”, make sure to use canned, full fat coconut milk and to use the creamy part that is on top usually.
I counted the almonds that I chopped up and there were exactly 50 of them (in case you wanted a very precise amount 🙂 ).
- coconut flour
- oat flour
- canned full-fat coconut milk (the creamy part)
- maple syrup
- orange zest
- vanilla extract
- rum extract
- chopped almonds
- shredded coconut (for rolling)
How to Make
STEP 1:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Make sure that there are no clumps!
STEP 2:
Put the dough in the fridge for 1-2 hour(s) to chill.
STEP 3:
Make the balls (around 11), then roll them into shredded coconut.
STEP 4:
Put the balls in the fridge for another hour before eating (optional, but ideal).
Storage
Keep the snowballs in the fridge and they will last up to 3 days (or an afternoon if there are coconut fans around).
I think these treats make a great DIY Christmas present as well. Find a big enough jar or a decorative container and you’re good to go!
More heavenly vegan Christmas treats:
Eggnog Bread
Christmas Fruit Salad Cups
Gingerbread Cookies
Gingerbread Candied Nuts
Related vegan recipe roundups:
Christmas, Christmas desserts, Christmas breakfast, DIY vegan Christmas gifts
Vegan Coconut Rum Snowballs
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut flour
- ½ cup oat flour
- 5-6 tbsp canned full-fat coconut milk (the creamy part)
- 5-6 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1,5 tsp rum extract
- ⅓ cup chopped almonds
- ½ cup shredded coconut (for rolling)
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Make sure that there are no clumps!
- Put the dough in the fridge for 1-2 hour(s) to chill.
- Make the balls (around 11), then roll them into shredded coconut.
- Put the balls in the fridge for another hour before eating (optional, but ideal).
- Keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Hi,
I was just wondering if these could be frozen? As I like to make big batches of things I like xx
Hi Louise!
Unfortunately I haven’t tried freezing these, so I can’t say for sure. Although, I’m sure they won’t keep their fluffy texture after thawing. 🙁
Hi! I was wondering if any other alcohol would work with these or if rum is really the ideal alcohol?
Hi Frances!
I think the rum EXTRACT (aroma) is definitely ideal, but maybe you can try Baileys or some other sweet liquors?
Can you use chopped pecans or walnuts?
Absolutely!
Hi – just made these last night – and had a hard time getting the dough to stick to make the balls. It was refrigerated for just over 2 hours but didn’t harden. I was finally able to by adding a little applesauce & water and then spraying coconut oil for the shredded coconut to stick. I followed the recipe – Any tips for me to make this easier ?
Any tips on a less niche ingredient I can substitute for the oat flour?
Oat flour can be made by putting oats in a blender. Oats are cheap and widely available everywhere.