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Snowballs are small round coconut covered chocolate balls, they are usually made at Christmas time in most Newfoundland homes. These chocolate delights are so good it’s hard to only have one, most people like them frozen to eat because of…

By Bonita Hussey

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Prep
30 min
Cook
5 min
Makes
5 dozen
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Family
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Traditional Newfoundland snowballs

About this recipe

Snowballs are small round coconut covered chocolate balls, they are usually made at Christmas time in most Newfoundland homes. These chocolate delights are so good it’s hard to only have one, most people like them frozen to eat because of its texture.

This recipe I have been making for years and they make a delightful Christmas gifts for your family or friends if you are looking for a gift ideas.

Snowballs
This is the boiled mixture, sugar white or brown, evaporate milk, butter and vanilla, boil then add all the dry ingredients.
Dry ingredients oats, coconut and cocoa mixed together then added to the wet ingredients.
Dry ingredients oats, coconut and cocoa mixed together then added to the wet ingredients.
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The liquid mixture poured in with the dry ingredients.

Mix all the ingredients together then put in the fridge, until ready to roll.

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This is the stage after all the ingredients are mixed together then put in the fridge to set.

I love this stage because this next step is to roll them in coconut and then freeze them until you are ready to eat them. Mmmm

The rolling of the mixture stage, into coconut.
The rolling of the mixture stage, into coconut.

This is it only a few simple steps to a batch of delicious old fashion Traditional Newfoundland Snowballs. I hope that this is enough to convince you to start your snowballs today. I will share with you my New Cookbook that was released in February 2017, this is the link. https://www.bonitaskitchen.com/cookbook

Cookbook
Bonita’s Kitchen Cookbook

Please continue on to the recipe for Traditional Newfoundland Snowballs. Enjoy Bonita

Traditional Newfoundland snowballs
Traditional Newfoundland Snowballs are full of oatmeal and coconut with Cocoa filling.

This is a fun recipe to make with your kids because they can make little snowman from the cookie dough.

Also you can wrap the dough around a marshmallow and cut them in half and they also makes a delicious cookie. But this recipe is our favourite cookie and Christmas time, I love them frozen.

I hope you have enjoyed this recipe for snowballs, I will share with you a couple more recipes we enjoy making over the Christmas season.

Snowballs
Snowballs rolled in coconut, ready to enjoy with your family or freeze them for another day.

Traditional Newfoundland Date Squares

Date Crumbles
Delicious Traditional Newfoundland Date Squares.

I have another delicious recipe for Christmas Fruit Bread.

Traditional Newfoundland Christmas Fruit Bread

Christmas Fruit Bread
Delicious Christmas Fruit Bread made with mixed dried fruit and braided into a wreath.

Now if you are interested i will share a recipe for Dark Fruit Cake, this recipe is loved by many people from all over the world but was make by our elders in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Traditional Newfoundland Dark Rum Fruit Cake

Traditional Newfoundland Dark Rum Fruit Cake
This delicious dark rum fruit cake is packed full of fruit and very moist.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my website and to read my blog, I love sharing my recipes with you because anything thats good enough for my family will be good enough for yours. These recipes was made by many generations of Newfoundlanders and Labordorians so enjoy and start your snowballs today. I have over 110 videos and recipes posted to this website and youtube with a step by step tutorial for you to make these recipes with no problems. SO! FROM MY KITCHEN TO YOURS! Please leave me a message before you go and thank you once again.

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Thank You and Enjoy Bonita 🙂

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  1. Extra 1 1/2 cups of unsweetened coconut to roll snowballs in when made.

  2. In a large saucepan, combine sugar, butter and evaporated milk.

  3. Start the boiling on these ingredients on medium heat for 5 minutes until all the mixture reaches 230°f on a candy thermometer or until bubbling.

  4. Turn off heat then start mixing the dry ingredients in with the wet mixture, oat, 1 cup coconut, and Cocoa continue mixing until all ingredients are combined then let cool for at less 2 hours.

  1. Then roll your mixture in 1 inch balls, then roll the snowballs into your 1 1/2 cups of extra coconut until all your mixture are completed.

  2. Makes about 5 dozen snowballs, store your snowballs in the fridge or freezer.

  3. The amount of time to make the snowballs including cooling time will be about 2 1/2 hours.

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    1. Jen

      Hi Bonita,

      Do these need to kept cold while serving or will they hold up on a tray at room temperature? I saw another recipe that said they were to soft and squishy at room temp. How do you recommend serving them for a party?

      Thanks!

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Jen: Thank you for your question and for stopping by….You can serve them at room temperature and they will be lovely. But for storing them freeze them or keep in the fridge. This will keep them firm and then remove them when ready to serve them. Freeze them if you are making them for a special occasion or if you are lovely have a few each time. This will keep them longer. Enjoy 🙂 Bonita

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    2. Twila

      Hi Bonita,do you use salted or unsalted butter? And can you use regular milk instead of the evaporated milk? Thank you

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Twila, Thank you for your message and for stopping by, you can use salted or unsalted and yes you can use regular whole milk or cream. This is a nice Christmas recipe and enjoy to the fullest.
        Bonita

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    3. renee lavers

      My first time making snowballs? I accidentally got sweetened coconut but removed 1/2 of sugar and added a bit more oats so far the warm mixture tastes good lol

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      1. Bonita

        Nice! That was great that you removed some of the sugar because you had sweetened coconut. Thank you for letting me know and making our recipe. 🙂 Have a wonderful week…Bonita

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    4. Laura

      Hi Mrs. Bonita,

      Thank you for your recipe.

      I have made it twice and both times it is very crumbly. I must be doing something wrong. Please help. I want to serve them at Christmas. Glad I am starting early.

      Reply
      1. Bonita

        Hi Laura, Thank you for your message and for stopping by, I’m thinking I replied to your message in another message. I hope you made the snowballs again and I do appreciate you following up. The mixture should me moist and then let it set in the fridge to thicken. It should be ok then.
        Thank you and have a lovely week. 🙂 Bonita

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    5. Sharon Osmond

      My sister made these for our Christmas dinner this year, our first Christmas in Alberta. She did an awesome job, they were delish!! I’ve tried making them several times over the years, never a success! So now that my baby sister has done them, I’ll brave it to make your recipe. My baking will be gifts to my family next year…looks like, it’ll be your Newfoundland recipes I should depend on. Thank you!

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Sharon: Thank you for leaving a message, welcome and It is very hard living away and not having access to our traditional recipes. I remember my first Christmas leaving away in the NWT in 1987 it was so hard. Over those years I had to learn to bake and cook for our family and try to make our traditional recipes to stay close to home. That is one of the reasons we started our channel so our kids and grandkids and everyone else will always have a place to go if they need some home cooked recipes and baking. So enjoy to the fullest and if you are looking for a recipe and its not on my channel I will try and find it for you. Thank you once again and have a Happy New Year and stop by any time. 🙂 Enjoy Bonita

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    6. Penny Doherty

      Thank you Bonita for this great recipe. This is my first time making snowballs, I promised some to our pastor for Christmas as he is from Newfoundland. Am a few days late…so they will be an early New Year’s gift!!!

      Your instructions are very clear and I am certain they will be a big hit.

      Many thanks and I look forward to making other treats from your website. Thank you for sharing your culinary gifts…greatly appreciated. Penny Doherty

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Penny: You are very welcome and thank you for your lovely message and for making our recipe for SNOWBALLS, this is a easy recipe. Have a Happy New Year and thank you for stopping by. 🙂 Bonita

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    7. Lillian Simms

      Made these today, Bonita. Really, like really deadly delicious. Thank you for the recipe.

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      1. Bonita

        Oh my that is so lovely I’m glad you enjoyed them and thank you for leaving a message. Merry Christmas 🙂 Bonita

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    8. Gilbert Greene

      Hi Bonita. I am from Nfld but live in Ontario. I have tried making snowballs many times and many ways. I tried your recipe and they are the best. I will sure to pass your name on to my family and friends. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Gilbert and thank you so much for leaving your lovely message, i’m so glad to help and please do share our channel and recipes with all your family and friends. Snowballs is the best at Christmas time and enjoy to the fullest, have a Merry Christmas to you and all your family as well. Bonita

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    9. Madie Belisle

      Can I use sweetened coconut???? Love all your great comments Good work!!!!

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Madie: Sorry I just got your message, when making these snowballs its best to use unsweetened because they will be to sweet. Thank you for your message and have a merry christmas. Enjoy Bonita

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    10. Madie

      n I use sweetened coconut????

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Madie: Sorry I just got your message, when making these snowballs its best to use unsweetened because they will be to sweet. Thank you for your message and have a merry christmas. Enjoy Bonita

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    11. Sean Fowlow

      You warm my heart. Thank-you 🙂

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Sean: Thank you so much for your message and for visiting my website, I’m glad you are enjoying my channel. Bonita

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    12. Betty raymond

      Love your recipes

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      1. Bonita

        Thank you so much. 🙂

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    13. Wanda

      Can i use condensed milk instead of evaporated?

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Wanda: Thank you for message and for visiting my website, when you use the condensed milk do you use less sugar. That sounds delicious. Bonita

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    14. i. alariaq

      so, the coconut all together is 4 cups? or divdie 2 1/2 coconut into two, to roll with and to add to the batter.
      Thanks,

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Thank you for your message for visiting my website, the recipe for the snowballs are posted with the video, but the recipe calls for 1 cup in mixture and 1 1/2 more if needed to roll the snowballs in. I hope this helps you and if you like to double the mixture that is ok. Thank Bonita

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        1. Jodi

          Do you use large oats or quick oats?

          Thank you! ?

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          1. Bonita

            Hi Jodi: Thank you for your message and for stopping by…I’ve used both. I always say use what you got! Snowballs is so lovely at Christmas time it brings you back to your childhood days.
            Enjoy and Merry Christmas
            Bonita

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    15. Donna Calloway

      Hi Bonita,
      So excited to received your new cookbook today It’s wonderful.Great Recipes !!!

      Love from Alberta your Aunt Donna

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Aunt Donna I’m so excited to hear you have received my cookbook and I can’t thank you enough for supporting me on this beautiful journey I’m on, I love bringing these old and new Traditional Newfoundland recipes to everyone all over the world. Enjoy this cookbook to the fullest and follow each recipe with a live video of me cooking each one. Have a wonderful day and I look forward to seeing you on your next visit to Newfoundland. ? Bonita

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    16. Bev Chipman

      Making these today, thanks Bonita! Every recipe you need to do your Christmas baking is on this site – awesome!

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      1. Bonita

        Thank you Bev I’m so glad you are using this site for your Christmas and New Years baking. I’m just getting a chance to visit my site and check my messages today. Happy New Years and Happy Birthday to Wayne. Cheers! Bonita

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