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Looking for a fun and easy recipe for something sweet? Make 3-Ingredient Mounds Bar Recipe! A sweet coconut filling dipped in dark chocolate and ready for snacking in just about 30 minutes–you’ll love this make-at-home version of Mounds Bars.

3 Ingredient Coconut Mounds Bars

3-Ingredient Mounds Bar Recipe

When we want a sweet snack, Mounds Bars are always a favorite! Making them at home was really a fun little project and could be an enjoyable rainy day activity, a homemade gift, or for any reason at all!

While you’re here reading about this 3 Ingredient Coconut Mounds Bars recipe, be sure to check out these equally delicious desserts: White Chocolate Lemon Truffles | Baileys Irish Cream Truffles | Salted Caramel Rice Krispies Treats

The Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need to make the 3 Ingredient Coconut Mounds Bars (the exact measurements and full recipe instructions are below in the printable recipe card):

  • Unsweetened flaked coconut
  • Sweetened condensed milk
  • Chocolate – we used Ghirardelli dark chocolate melting wafers. They melt very nicely and have great flavor. The bags are 10 ounces, so we needed one and a half bags for this recipe. But you can use any dark or semi-sweet chocolate that you like.
ingredients to make 3 Ingredient Coconut Mounds Bars

How to Make 3 Ingredient Coconut Mounds Bars

  • In a medium mixing bowl, combine the coconut with the sweetened condensed milk.
a mint green bowl filled with shredded coconut and sweetened condensed milk
  • Form the coconut mixture into 12 logs. This will be a sticky job, so it works best if you wet your hands with water. You’ll probably need to rinse your hands a couple of times during the process of making all 12 logs.
forming coconut bars
  • Place the coconut logs on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and freeze for at least 20 minutes.
coconut bars on parchment paper on a cookie sheet
  • Melt about 10 ounces of the chocolate in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir well, then continue to microwave in 15 second increments until completely melted, stirring well between each cooking interval.
  • Add the remaining 5 ounces of chocolate and stir until melted and the chocolate is smooth. The reason for this way of melting the chocolate is that adding the solid chocolate to the melted and then letting them melt together helps temper the chocolate.
melting dark chocolate in a clear bowl
  • Use forks to dip each coconut bar into the chocolate until completely covered. Allow some of the excess chocolate to drip off the chocolate bars.
dipping coconut bars into melted dark chocolate
  • Place the chocolate bars back on the parchment paper and allow them to rest until the chocolate is set.
3 Ingredient Coconut Mounds Bars on waxed paper

How to Store the Mounds Bars

Keep the homemade Mounds Bars in an airtight container. They will stay fresh at room temperature for up to five days.

a stack of 3 Ingredient Coconut Mounds Bars

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4.99 from 77 votes

3 Ingredient Mounds Bar Recipe

Looking for a fun and easy recipe for something sweet? Make 3 Ingredient Coconut Mounds Bars! A sweet coconut filling dipped in dark chocolate and ready for snacking in just about 30 minutes–you'll love this make-at-home version of Mounds Bars.
Prep: 1 hour
Total: 1 hour
Servings: 12
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Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • In a medium mixing bowl, combine the coconut and sweetened condensed milk.
  • With clean and wet hands, shape the coconut mixture into 12 logs, placing each on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Freeze for about 20 minutes.
  • In a microwave-safe bowl, melt about 10 ounces of the chocolate by microwaving on high for 30 seconds then in 15 second intervals until completely melted. Stir well between each interval.
  • Add the remaining 5 ounces of chocolate to the melted chocolate and stir until it is melted.
  • Use forks to dip each of the coconut bars into the chocolate, then transfer back to the parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Allow the chocolate on the bars to set. Because the bars were chilled in the freezer, the chocolate should set quickly.

Nutrition

Calories: 472kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 7gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 24gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 58mgPotassium: 502mgFiber: 8gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 102IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 126mgIron: 5mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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89 Comments

  1. Janice Coleman says:

    5 stars
    Very easy and everyone loves them

    1. Jill says:

      Thank you Janice!

  2. Jen says:

    May I use sweetened coconut flakes instead?

    1. Jill says:

      Hi Jen. Yes, the sweetened flakes will work as well but you may find the bars overly sweet.

  3. Joy says:

    5 stars
    They won’t last long! Family and friends will make them disappear. They are simply and delicious!

    1. Jill says:

      Thanks Joy!

  4. Lucia says:

    5 stars
    These taste better than actual Mounds! The perfect chocolate to coconut ratio in my opinion

    1. Jill says:

      Thanks Lucia!

  5. Tam Raynor says:

    5 stars
    Have not tried this yet, but I fully intend to do so. Have to adjust for a diabetic and I believe a can of unsweetened full-fat coconut milk with 1 tbsp brown sugar + 1 tbsp Truvia Cane Sugar Blend will work!!!! I’m excited!

    1. Jill says:

      Thanks Tam! Let us know how that substitution work.

  6. Tetrss Gonterman says:

    5 stars
    Yes they are good

    1. Jill Mills says:

      So glad you loved them!

  7. Susan Annunziata says:

    4 stars
    Easy recipes. Taste is pretty good but personally I prefer a more coconut flavor. Next time I will find coconut extract. I will also try other chocolate than the 60% dark chips.

  8. Tena Lynn says:

    5 stars
    So easy, and tasted like a store bought almond joy, but it’s creamier.

    1. Jill says:

      Thank you Tena!

  9. Debbie Wallace says:

    5 stars
    Love this recipe!!! I make them every Easter, my family Love them too!!

    1. Jill says:

      Thanks Debbie!

  10. Dee says:

    I dipped these in tempered dark couverture chocolate, hoping they would “keep” a little longer out of the fridge. However, the condensed milk started seeping out of the chocolate as it hardened, even though I completely covered them in the chocolate. In my second batch, I tried drying out the mixture more, but they still found a way to ooze a bit. So they now have to be refrigerated after-all. Taste was great, though. I just wish I could keep them at room temperature a bit longer.

    1. Pamela Hutzell says:

      I thought of putting more coconut less sweetener milk? And make not as sweet some how. It sounds really good and easy but want them a little less sweet