Make This Weekend Sweeter with Coconut-Chocolate Balls

Make this Weekend Sweeter with Coconut- Chocolate balls
Two easy and sweet recipes which will make your weekend special.

You need
16 ounces or 2 packages of confectioner's sugar
14 ounces or or 1 cup can sweetened condensed milk
Half cut butter, softened
2 cups chopped pecans
Half block paraffin
2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
2 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels

Method
Line baking sheets with wax paper.
Take sugar, butter and milk together and beat. Add coconut and pecans in it. Mix well.
Shape this mixture into 1 inch ball. Place these balls on baking sheets and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Take a double boiler. Place chocolate morsels and paraffin on the top of the boiler over simmering water.
Take the balls you have refrigerated and insert one toothpick in each ball.
Dip these balls one by one into the molten chocolate.
Place them on the lined baking sheet and let them set.
Store in air tight containers and keep refrigerated.

The Chunky oat bars

These bars are the chunky, chewy and a little icky. But they are as nutritious as a bowl of granola. These are good for children as well as for adults. So go ahead.

You need
One and a half cup of old fashioned rolled oats
Vegetable oil cooking spray
Three-fourth cup chopped nuts. You can have almonds, walnuts, brazil nuts, pecan etc
Half cup wheat germ
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

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