Description
Delightful Pineapple Coconut Bliss Bites offer a tropical escape with sweet island flavors dancing across desert palates. Sweet pineapple and creamy coconut combine in perfect harmony, inviting you to savor paradise in one irresistible bite.
Ingredients
Scale
main protein and dairy:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
dry ingredients:
- 2 cups (480 milliliters) unsweetened fine desiccated coconut
- ½ cup (120 milliliters) graham crumbs
- 3 ounces (85 grams) pineapple jello packet
fruit and moisture ingredients:
- 398 milliliters (13.4 fluid ounces) canned crushed pineapple, very well drained
Instructions
- Unwrap cream cheese and transfer to a spacious mixing bowl, then whip with an electric mixer until silky and lump-free, ensuring a creamy consistency.
- Meticulously drain pineapple chunks, pressing out excess moisture to prevent soggy texture. Incorporate pineapple, coconut, graham cracker crumbs, and dry pineapple jello powder into the cream cheese mixture.
- Blend ingredients thoroughly with a spatula, ensuring even distribution of flavors and creating a uniform, cohesive mixture that captures all the tropical essence.
- Chill the combined mixture in the refrigerator for approximately one hour, allowing the ingredients to meld and the texture to become more manageable for shaping.
- Remove chilled mixture from refrigerator and use a tablespoon to portion out consistent amounts. Gently roll each portion between palms to create smooth, round bites.
- Roll each formed bite through the remaining desiccated coconut, creating a delicate, crisp exterior that enhances the overall tropical flavor profile.
- Transfer completed Pineapple Coconut Bliss Bites to a sealed container, positioning them carefully to maintain their shape, and store in the refrigerator until ready to serve and enjoy.
Notes
- Drain pineapple thoroughly to prevent excess moisture that could make the mixture too wet and difficult to shape.
- Use room temperature cream cheese for smoother blending and easier mixing of ingredients.
- Chill the mixture for at least one hour to help the bites hold their shape and develop a firmer texture.
- Keep the bliss bites refrigerated to maintain their consistency and prevent spoiling.
- Toast the coconut coating for an extra layer of nutty flavor and enhanced texture.
- Prepare these bites ahead of time for convenient entertaining or quick dessert options.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Global
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 40 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg