I Want Bonbons
Posted on 13 August 2008 by joy
Sometimes I wish I had a life that allows me to sit at home all afternoon watching TiVo and eating bonbons. I could probably enjoy that for a solid week, and then I would absolutely drive myself crazy with inactivity. That doesn’t mean that I can’t enjoy some super simple, and delicious homemade bonbons any time I please. With only six ingredients, these perfect summer treats are all too easy to just grab from the freezer and pop in your mouth as you do the dishes or straighten the living room. These simple summer desserts instantly make you feel like you’re living the good life.
Coconut Bonbons
recipe and photo from Martha Stewart
- 12 chocolate wafer cookies
- 1/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
- 2 pints coconut sorbet
- 12 whole almonds
- 26 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
- Set a wire rack over a baking pan. Arrange the wafers, top sides down, on rack, spaced evenly apart. Place 2 teaspoons shredded coconut in the center of each wafer. Using a 2-inch ice-cream scoop, scoop a ball of coconut sorbet onto each wafer. Place an almond on top of each scoop of sorbet. Transfer pan to freezer for 20 minutes.
- In a double boiler, or a heat-proof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Melt chocolate and shortening, stirring occasionally. Remove bowl from heat. Let cool slightly.
- Remove baking pan from freezer. Generously ladle melted chocolate over the bonbons, covering entirely. Return the baking pan to the freezer for 30 minutes more or overnight. Serve.
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