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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.

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

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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.

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

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.

Mounds of coconut filling on a baking sheet

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

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

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

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
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.
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.

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    • Which packs do you have? You can just sweeten the coconut mixture to taste and then coat it with any sugar free chocolate.
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  3. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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    • 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.
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    • 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.
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