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    Home » Dessert Recipes » Candies » Almond Joy Candies

    Almond Joy Candies

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    Published: Mar 8, 2018 by Taryn

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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. This easy recipe is low carb, keto, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, and Trim Healthy Mama friendly.

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

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    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.

    hand holding homemade almond joy candy cut in half

    Some of our other homemade candy favorites:

    Cadbury Cream Eggs

    Keto Peanut Butter Eggs

    Sugar Free Cookie Dough Eggs

    Caramel Pecan Turtle Bark

    ingredients for homemade almond joy candies in a mixing bowl before being combined

    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.

    homemade almond joy candy dough lined on sheet pan

    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.

    dough for homemade almond joy candies topped with almonds lined on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper

    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.

    close up on homemade almond joy candies on parchment paper

    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.

    homemade almond joy candies lined on parchment paper coated in chocolate

    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.

    After you make these try more homemade keto candies:

    Salted Caramel Cups

    Toasted Coconut Toffee Pecan Turtles Candy

    Keto Bark aka Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bark

    Keto Copycat Twix Bars

    two halves of homemade almond joy candies leaning on each other placed on a white plate

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    Keto Almond Joy Candies

    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.
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    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes
    Course: candy, Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 12
    Calories: 128
    Author: Taryn

    Ingredients

    • ⅓ cup Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 cup finely shredded coconut
    • 2 tablespoon coconut oil
    • 3 tablespoon canned coconut milk
    • Pinch salt
    • 3.5 oz 85% dark chocolate or sugar free chocolate
    • 24 whole almonds or more if you make smaller bars
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    Instructions

    • 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.
    • Shape into 12 bars and press almonds into the tops.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.

    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 or Lakanto Monk Fruit use 1.5 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

    Serving: 1candy | Calories: 128 | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 131mg | Fiber: 2g | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1.8mg
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    Originally published April 28, 2016. Updated and republished March 8, 2018.

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    Comments

    1. Anna says

      February 28, 2022 at 5:45 pm

      Do you think, I could.make them now, individually wrap them and keep them in the fridge until Easter? Because now, I have a whole can of coconut milk open !

      Reply
      • Taryn says

        February 28, 2022 at 9:23 pm

        Yes, they do last for weeks. The only problem might be is chocolate can discolor with time. They'd taste fine though.

        Reply
    2. Mary Manello says

      January 06, 2022 at 6:45 pm

      Could I use Heavy Whipping Cream, instead of coconut milk? Thanks so much!

      Reply
      • Taryn says

        January 07, 2022 at 7:35 pm

        Yes

        Reply
    3. JANELL YOUNG says

      March 27, 2021 at 5:37 pm

      My daughter made these into "Mounds" bars...no almonds, and used Aldi's 85% chocolate. The sweetness of the filling nicely balanced the bitterness of the very dark chocolate. Yum!!!5 stars

      Reply
    4. Kathleen says

      March 16, 2021 at 11:20 pm

      I followed the recipe using Swerve confectioners sugar. The consistency of the mixture was too thin to mold into any sort of shape. I tried adding more coconut but to no avail. Any suggestions on what could have gone wrong?

      Reply
      • Taryn says

        March 17, 2021 at 10:15 am

        If you chill the filling it will firm up. 5 tablespoons of liquid to 1 cup of finely shredded coconut shouldn't be that runny. Did your coconut say 'fine' on it? That does make a difference too. The fine coconut will absorb some liquid whereas the large flakes do not.

        Reply
    5. Ciara says

      November 24, 2020 at 10:20 pm

      When doing the carbohydrates, 4 would be total carbs , not net carbs, since there are 2 grams of fiber... correct? Just want to make sure since it did not say if it was total or net carbs .

      Reply
      • Taryn says

        November 25, 2020 at 10:41 am

        Yes, that is correct.

        Reply
    6. Tabitha Pyper says

      July 05, 2020 at 6:12 pm

      Just made these with the Swerve granular sugar substitute and they were delicious! Have you ever tried using the Swerve confectioners sugar with this recipe? The granular kind was a little too “grainy” for my taste if that makes sense. Thank you again for your yummy recipes, you’re my go to blogger! 🙂5 stars

      Reply
      • Taryn says

        July 06, 2020 at 9:30 am

        Yes, a powdered sweetener works well! And thank you 🙂

        Reply
    7. Ann says

      April 23, 2020 at 9:58 pm

      What do you think if I sub hwc for the coconut cream?

      Reply
      • Taryn says

        April 23, 2020 at 10:14 pm

        Sure!

        Reply
    8. Donna says

      April 22, 2020 at 12:38 pm

      I have coconut cream. Can I substitute that for the coconut milk?

      Reply
      • Taryn says

        April 22, 2020 at 2:13 pm

        Yes, just warm it up if it's solid.

        Reply
    9. Magdalena says

      February 27, 2020 at 10:48 am

      Awesome thanks4 stars

      Reply
    10. Natalie says

      February 17, 2020 at 4:35 pm

      I made these with monk fruit and they were delish. I entered the recipe into carb manager after I made and they were calculated at 8 net carbs per piece of candy, yikes!

      Reply
      • Taryn says

        February 17, 2020 at 9:13 pm

        Most calorie calculators don't subtract the sugar alcohols. You need to do that manually.

        Reply
    11. Sobi says

      February 03, 2020 at 6:48 am

      these were absolutely delicious! thanks for the receipe. Also I only used 1 almond per candy, how does that change the macros? Thanks!5 stars

      Reply
      • Taryn says

        February 03, 2020 at 1:58 pm

        It would change them very minimally. I don't have the exact numbers, sorry. Glad you liked them!

        Reply
    12. Ruth Turner says

      June 30, 2019 at 1:56 pm

      My husband made these for me as a sweet surprise. He used Lily's dark chocolate chips and had to use more of the chocolate. It was delicious. This is a hit in our family.5 stars

      Reply
    13. Beth says

      April 28, 2019 at 7:49 pm

      That's what I use. Works perfectly! Sugar free only tho..lol5 stars

      Reply
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