coconut snowball cocoa

Name: Coconut Snowball Cocoa
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pint(s) vanilla ice cream; 1 cup(s) coconut, flaked; 1/2 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa; 1 quart(s) milk; 1/2 cup(s) dark rum, optional; 3/4 cup(s) cream of coconut; 1 teaspoon(s) coconut extract; 1/2 cup(s) chocolate sauce; 8 - maraschino cherries

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Vicki Butts (lazyme)

Grapeview, WA

Updated on Feb 4, 2015

For coconut lovers only! A triple dose of this tropical treat plus a floating ice cream snowball makes ordinary hot chocolate extraordinary. From Holiday Food Fun, Oct. 1995.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Refrigerate/Freeze

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 pint vanilla ice cream
1 cup coconut, flaked
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 quart milk
1/2 cup dark rum, optional
3/4 cup cream of coconut
1 teaspoon coconut extract
1/2 cup chocolate sauce
8 - maraschino cherries

How To Make coconut snowball cocoa

Step 1

Scoop ice cream into 8 small balls; immediately roll in coconut.

Step 2

Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheet; freeze until ready to use.
Step 3

Whisk cocoa into milk in large saucepan.
Step 4

Stir in rum, if desired, cream of coconut (up to 1 cup), and coconut extract.
Step 5

Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
Step 6

Pour into 8 large heatproof mugs.
Step 7

Float ice cream balls in cocoa.
Step 8

If desired, drizzle each ice cream ball with chocolate sauce and top with a cherry.
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