Frozen Chocolate Raspberries

Homemade easy frozen chocolate raspberries, filled with peanut butter, are the perfect sweet treat! This chocolate-coconut delight is an healthy snack that might become your favourite homemade candy recipe.

This summer, you don’t want to miss this ultimate refreshing recipe ! Frozen fruit bites coated in coconut, with a crunchy layer of chocolate and a delicious filling of smooth peanut butter. Are you ready to taste this insanely good and easy dessert?

The fruit-chocolate duo is, for me, the best combo when I am looking for a healthy and nourishing goodie. And if you add nuts to it, it’s a even bigger yes! Each time I try these chocolate peanut butter truffles, it feels like discovering  their delicious pink sweet heart for the first time. Additionally, if you are seeking a quick and no-bake recipe to share a special moment with the little ones, this is your game changer.

Today, the fruit and nut snack I’m presenting involves some really basic steps that anyone can follow. You won’t need special cooking skills, other than melting chocolate, so you have no excuse. The filling part is probably the only time you need to focus a little more. I try not to make a mess, but let’s be honest, I always end up with more peanut butter on my fingers than in the raspberries. But even so, the taste is quite impressive, and after trying one, you won’t be able to stop. I can assure you that one leads to another.

Ingredients for Frozen Chocolate Raspberries

• Raspberries: They play a key role in this recipe, not only because of their vibrant colour. The raspberries, with their juiciness and freshness, perfectly complement the other textures in this frozen dessert.

• Dark chocolate chips: With all this sweetness in the raspberry recipe, the only thing missing is a hard and crusty chocolate coating. Additionally, the result is even more visually tempting.

• Peanut butter: This frozen dessert is naturally sweet, so a nutty note inside the fruit creates an interesting flavor contrast. The result is a balanced taste combining the firmness of the fruit, the crispiness of the chocolate layer, and a creamy, rich core.

• Shredded coconut: As a healthy snack, you want this recipe to include all the necessary nutrients. Coconut provides many benefits, such as fiber and minerals, which convert this treat into you best health booster.

• Olive oil: A small amount of it will help make chocolate smoother. Thanks to its fluid consistency, you won’t have any particular issues coating the raspberries.

Find the complete recipe with measurements below

How to prepare the raspberry chocolate truffles

Wash the raspberries and stuff them with some peanut butter. You will find it easier if you use a teaspoon and pay attention to the fruit’s texture. Raspberries are usually very delicate and you don’t want to break them while stuffing them with nut butter.

Proceed with melting the chocolate and for this you have two options:

– water bath : Fill a pot with some water and bring it to a boil. Then add the chocolate chips to a heatproof bowl and place it over the pot ( the bowl should not touch the water). Now stir the chocolate while it is melting, but be careful that the water is not boiling too vigorously.

-microwave : Fill a bowl with the chocolate chips and heat in 15-20 second intervals. Between every interval, stir the chocolate with a spoon or spatula. Repeat until the chocolate is completely melted.

Cover the raspberries with melted chocolate and grated coconut.

Let the raspberries cool down in the freezer for at least 1 or 2 hours.

My tips for the frozen raspberries chocolate bites recipe

• It is preferable to use dark chocolate because raspberries are already sweet.

• Peanut butter can be substituted with almond butter, the result will be just as delicious.

• You can store the raspberries in the fridge, instead of the freezer, but in this case their shelf life will decrease so you want to be sure that all the raspberries are eaten within 5 days approximately.

• You can replace raspberries with blackberries or also dates cut in half. The only requirement is to have a fruit that can be filled. 

• Covering raspberries with chocolate and coconut without making a mess is not that easy, believe me. For this, I suggest doing this step on a temporary plate, not the one you will put in the freezer. Then, once fruits are coated, use a toothpick to transfer them to another tray and let them cool down.

• Filling raspberries with peanut butter that is too runny can be difficult, especially in the summer heat. This can complicate the next steps of covering. To make the recipe easier, try refrigerating the nut butter for about 10 minutes.

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Chocolate raspberries with peanut butter and coconut

Course: SweetsCuisine: Vegetarian

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

15

minutes

Resting time

1

hour

This delicious, healthy snack is your next treat. These easy frozen raspberries are crispy on the outside and smooth on the inside

Ingredients

• Raspberries (as needed)

• Shredded coconut (as needed to cover the raspberries)

• 150 gr ( ⅔ cup) dark chocolate chips

• Peanut Butter (as needed to fill the raspberries)

• 10 gr ( 2 teaspoons) Olive Oil

Directions

• Wash and stuff the raspberries with some peanut butter
• Proceed with melting the chocolate and for this you have two options:water bath : Fill a pot with some water and bring it to a boil. Then add the chocolate chips to a heatproof bowl and place it over the pot ( the bowl should not touch the water). Now stir the chocolate while it is melting, but be careful that the water is not boiling too vigorously.
  -microwave : Fill a bowl with the chocolate chips and heat in 15-20 second intervals. Between every interval, stir the chocolate with a spoon or spatula. Repeat until the chocolate is completely melted.
• Cover the raspberries with melted chocolate and grated coconut
• Let the raspberries cool down in the freezer for at least 1 hour

Notes

• Before filling with peanut butter, chill the raspberries in the freezer for about 15 minutes. This makes them firmer and easier to handle.
• If your peanut butter is too thick, you can slightly warm it to make it more pliable
• To prevent the chocolate from melting too much, work quickly when coating and freeze the raspberries promptly
• Experiment with different types of nuts or nut butters, or try using different types of chocolate for a unique flavor