Swedish Chocolate Balls

Chocolate balls from Sweden – a savoury chocolate temptation.

“Chokladbollar” in Sweden

Chokladbollar are absolute classics of the Swedish bakery. Chocolate balls are standard in most Swedish cafés and it is hard to imagine the confectioners’ refrigerated display cases without them. These chocolate balls from Sweden are not only very delicious and savoury, but they are also very easy to prepare.

Almost every Swede has eaten or prepared chokladbollar at some time or another. For many Swedish parents it is customary to introduce children to baking and kneading the dough together, and rolling it into balls. A quick sense of achievement, and above all tasty.

Swedish chocolate balls, chokladbollar recipe

Duration: about 20 min

Ingredients

• 150 gr butter (room temperature) • 2 dl sugar • 1.5 teaspoon vanilla sugar • 4-5 teaspoons cocoa (unsweetened) • 3.5 dl oat flakes • 1 dl grated coconut • 2-3 tablespoons strong coffee (cold) • or water • or orange juice

Garnishing

• Coconut flakes • Alternative: granulated sugar

Preparation

Mix the soft butter, sugar and vanilla sugar. Add cocoa, oat flakes and cold coffee and mix well. Roll the finished tough dough into small balls. If the dough is too soft, you can let it cool down a little in the fridge before rolling it. Then roll the balls into plates filled with granulated sugar or coconut flakes so that the garnish remains evenly distributed on the ball.

Then keep them in the refrigerator for about 1 hour before eating them.

Shelf life: in the refrigerator at least 3 weeks, in the freezer at least 3 months.