These Homemade Almond Joy are a family favorite! They are so delicious and easy to make! My husband likes these better than the actual candy bar.
Homemade Almond Joy
If you are a fan of the rich chocolate, sweet coconut and crunchy nut of an Almond Joy candy bar, you are about to get a real treat. These Homemade Almond Joy are so incredibly addicting. By far my favorite homemade chocolates. The coconut filling is spot on with the real thing. You could easily use the same filling to make a mounds bar, just use dark instead of milk chocolate and leave out the almond.
Has anyone noticed how much candy bars have gone up in price lately!? I remember being able to get candy bars for a quarter; and it wasn’t that long ago. These are a great solution and you get a lot for your buck. Not to mention they are delicious and easy to make!
Keep the Candy Coming
Now that we’ve got you thinking about candy in all its homemade goodness, check out some of these other candy-inspired dishes.
- Homemade Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are to die for, and they totally taste like the real thing!
- Snickers Apple Salad. Yes, you read that right. Snickers candy bars in a fruit salad. You have to try it to understand just how perfect this is.
- Cadbury Cream Egg Stuffed Cookies are the perfect place to hide your Cadbury Egg stash… inside another tasty sweet.
- Dipped Ritz Cookies with Caramel taste like a homemade Twix, while the peanut butter filled remind you of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
How to Make Homemade Almond Joy Candy Bars
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. white Karo corn syrup
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 10 large marshmallows exactly 10 or the consistency is off
- 2 c. coconut - its better if you chop it more finely
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- roasted almonds
- 1 bag Ghiradelli milk chocolate chips they are worth the extra money
Instructions
- In a heavy sauce pan (over medium on the stove) heat syrup, marshmallows, and salt until marshmallows are melted.
- Continue to stir over heat for an additional minute. Remove from stove and add coconut and vanilla.
- Stir well and transfer to a bowl to cool in the fridge. The mixture needs to get cool enough that it can be rolled into balls.
- In the meantime, melt the chocolate chips. I like to do this by putting them in a metal bowl and placing the bowl over a pot of boiling water.
- Stir until chocolate is melted and smooth. Roll the coconut mixture into small balls and press an almond into the top.
- Dip each one in chocolate then let cool on a chilled marble slap or on wax paper over a chilled cookie sheet.
- For Homemade Mounds: omit the almond and use dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Jen says
These look like the perfect way to satisfy my sweet tooth. Love it!
Ashley F says
Such a delicious candy! Love the flavors of coconut and chocolate together! These are perfect!