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You won’t miss this candy bar favorite any longer. With my healthy version of the classic Almond Joy candies, you can indulge without guilt.

Almond Joy candies on a white scallop rimmed plate on top of a yellow polka dot placemat

Chewy Almond Joy Candies – Low Carb, Keto, THM S, Sugar-Free, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free

I love Almond Joys. They are one of the candies I can’t have in the house or I eat them. Unless it’s this version. These are definitely allowed.

With Easter coming I need some special treats in the house so I don’t raid the kids’ baskets. Even though I don’t buy them much candy they always get some from grandparents, friends, school, and daddy.

Even if I’ve said I’m done shopping for a holiday daddy has been known to pick them up a few treats to go along with the rest. My favorite is when he pops into the mall and gets me one of my favorite truffles from Godiva. Those are definitely not on my diet but I like to indulge in a Chocolate Lava Cake Truffle every once in a while.

A hand holding one of the healthy almond joy candies that is cut in half

Some of our other homemade candy favorites:

Cadbury Cream Eggs

Peanut Butter Eggs Recipe

Frozen Cookie Dough Bites Recipe

Caramel Pecan Turtle Bark

A white bowl with finely shredded coconut, sweetener, and vanilla

How to Make Almond Joy Candies?

Making these are easy. Just mix together the coconut, sweetener, coconut milk, and coconut oil. Form balls, logs, or eggs (your choice of shape!) and coat with chocolate.

Mounds of coconut filling on a baking sheet

What type of coconut for almond joy candies?

Make sure you are using finely grated coconut for these. Larger flakes will not hold together. If you have to you could just pulse larger flakes in a food processor to chop them more.

Almonds on top of mounds of coconut filling

What type of chocolate should I use?

You can use any sugar-free or very dark chocolate that you like. I don’t might the slight bitterness of 85% dark chocolate and it tends to be cheaper than the specialty sugar-free chocolates.

Chocolate covered almond joy candies on a waxed paper lined baking sheet

How to coat the almond joys

I love eating chocolate. I do not love coating things in chocolate. It tends to get everywhere.

I did a pretty good job this morning of not wearing the chocolate. I drizzled chocolate on the candies, gently spread it, let that harden, and then dunked them in more melted chocolate. This helped get a smooth outer shell.

Shiny melted chocolate covered almond joy candies

Doesn’t the way the light is hitting the chocolate make you want to just lick the screen? I wish I could share one of these with you. They are that good.

An almond joy candy cut in half on a white plate

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Chewy Almond Joy Candies
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 

You won't miss this candy bar favorite any longer. With my healthy version of the classic Almond Joy candies, you can indulge without guilt.

Course: candy, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: almond joy candies
Servings: 12
Calories: 128 kcal
Author: Taryn
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Melt coconut oil and coconut milk (if its solid) in the microwave. It takes about 30 seconds. Stir in the sweetener, coconut, vanilla, and salt.
  2. Shape into 12 bars and press almonds into the tops.
  3. Melt the chocolate. I do this by breaking the chocolate bar into chunks and microwaving on high for 30 seconds. Stir. Microwave 30 more seconds. Stir. Repeat. Once it is 80% melted stop microwaving and just stir until it completely melted.
  4. Drizzle chocolate on the top and sides of the bars. I used an offset spatula to get the bottom part of the sides. Refrigerate or freeze until the chocolate is hard.
  5. Flip bars over and coat the bottoms. They look prettier if you can manage to cover all the coconut but they are delicious either way. If you want them to look professional do two coats of chocolate and move them to new wax paper before refrigerating.
Recipe Notes

Notes on Sweeteners: 

I use my own blend of xylitol, erythritol, and stevia in my recipes. This is twice as sweet as sugar. It is comparable to Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet and Truvia.


To sub in Swerve use 1.5 to 2 times the amount of sweetener called for.
 
To sub in Pyure or Trim Healthy Mama Super Sweet use half the amount of sweetener called for.
 
Substitutions will work in most recipes. They may not work in candies, such as caramel.
Nutrition Facts
Chewy Almond Joy Candies
Amount Per Serving (1 candy)
Calories 128 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Sodium 5mg 0%
Potassium 131mg 4%
Total Carbohydrates 4g 1%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Protein 2g 4%
Vitamin C 0.3%
Calcium 1.5%
Iron 10.1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Originally published April 28, 2016. Updated and republished March 8, 2018.

 

 

Homemade Almond Joys - Low Carb, Sugar Free, Gluten/Grain/Dairy Free, THM S
These Chewy Almond Joy Candies are perfect for Easter baskets. You can shape them into eggs & they are sugar, dairy, grain, & gluten free, low carb, THM S.

Comments

  2. Mikayla McDonald says

    I'd like to use just Lakanto for the sweetener, but I've had trouble with the erythritol crystallizing in the past. Do you think I'd have to worry about that with these? Otherwise I have some xylitol and liquid stevia on hand to use as well. Thanks!
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  3. Marilyn says

    With only using 3 tbsp of canned coconut milk, what can we do with the remainder of the coconut milk? I'd hate to open up a whole can of coconut milk to only use 3 tablespoons and then end up throwing the rest of it out. Thanks
    Reply

    • Taryn says

      I have a lot of recipes that use coconut milk. You can use it in cake, ice cream, coffee, soup. pudding, curry. Here are some ideas: https://joyfilledeats.com/?s="Coconut+milk"
      Reply

      • Marilyn says

        Thanks Taryn. The link didn't have canned coconut milk in the recipes. However, I entered 'canned coconut milk' in the search bar and brought up some recipes that I will be sure to give a try. Again, thank you so much for all that you do!

  5. Sharon Lacy says

    Did you just use raw or toasted almonds? Almond Joys have been one of my favorite candies. I would love to be able to have them again. Can't wait to make these!

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  6. Amy says

    These are so delicious and easy to make. Made a batch and put them in the freezer. They have just replaced my unhealthy former Love!

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  8. Faith says

    These little candy bites are gorgeous! They'd be perfect for stocking the fridge with on Halloween so I'm not tempted as I hand out candy to trick-or-treaters! :)

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    • Taryn says

      Which packs do you have? You can just sweeten the coconut mixture to taste and then coat it with any sugar free chocolate.
      Reply

  11. Sandy says

    These look wonderful !! I cannot have chocolate, but have been experimenting with carob powder. By any chance, have you tried these with either carob chips or preferably with carob powder instead of chocolate? Any ideas as to the mixture needed for the carob powder. Thanks so much ! --- I am a former chocolate lover <3 & truly miss the stuff :(
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  12. Cathy Tibbles says

    Thank you for sharing this! I included it in the round up! :) https://cathonketo.com/easy-keto-recipes-for-easter-baskets/
    Reply

  16. Anna H. says

    Do you use on the thickened part of the canned coconut milk? Or do you shake the can and use it at room temperature?
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  17. Javene McCabe says

    i made these and they did not come out...they did not stick together at all...I looked at another recipe and there was some coconut flour as well. The above does not have that. What did I do wrong? I did add less sweetner because I thought that would make them too sweet. They were still good.
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    • Taryn says

      Were they too wet? Reducing the sweetener may have done that. You could add a little coconut flour if you want to make up for the lesser amount of sweetener.
      Reply

    • Taryn says

      I added nutrition facts but the calculator assumed it was milk chocolate. Using dark or sugar free should reduce the carbs by a few grams per candy.
      Reply

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