This chocolate coconut haystacks recipe is such a fun and easy healthy dessert! With only 2 ingredients that are keto, paleo and vegan, it's quick to whip up and sure to please friends and family.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Keto, Paleo, Vegan
Keyword easy chocolate cookies, vegan chocolate cookies
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler until smooth, then turn off the heat. Be careful not to over heat the chocolate chips.
Put the shredded coconut in a bowl and add the melted chocolate and mix.
Form into stacks on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. When wet, the mixture will not hold together, it will feel loose, but it will harden in the refrigerator.
Refrigerate for about 1-2 hours or until hardened.
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Notes
For the chocolate chips, I use this brand of sugar free stevia-sweetened chocolate chips that are keto-friendly. If you don't mind the sugar, you can also use regular chocolate chips instead. Be careful not to over heat the chocolate chips after they are already melted--this can cause them to burn which will bring an acrid flavor to the recipe.
For the shredded coconut, be sure to get unsweetened shredded coconut. It should be the finely shredded kind and not the thick coconut flakes.
When you go to place the mixture onto the cookie sheet it will be loose and will not stick together. Don't worry, it's supposed to be like that, but it will stick together and harden in the fridge. Just do your best to place clumps of the mixture on the sheet (watch the video below the recipe to see how I did it).
Be sure to store these haystacks in the refrigerator or freezer. They generally will be ok out in room temperature for a bit, but they can be a bit melty if they are out in the heat for too long.
Since this recipe only has 2 simple ingredients there's really no room for substitutions apart from different types of chocolate chips. Any other substitutions would really just make this an entirely different recipe!
Nutrition facts below are for haystacks made with sugar free Lily's stevia chocolate chips. There are 2.4 grams of sugar alcohols per serving. There are 0.2 net carbs per serving.