Gluten Free Almond Joys (no chemicals)

CORN SYRUP; SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE ( CHOCOLATE; SUGAR; COCOA; MILK FAT; COCOA BUTTER; SOY LECITHIN; PGPR, EMULSIFIER) ; COCONUT; SUGAR; SALT; NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR; HYDROLYZED MILK PROTEIN; SODIUM METABISULFITE, TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS; SULFUR DIOXIDE, TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS; CARAMEL COLOR; MILK   That's what is in a Mounds Candy Bar you buy at the store.  This is all you need for the home made Mounds: 6 ounces of coconut flakes (about 1 1/2 packages) 1 can of sweetened condensed milk  (4.9 oz) 2-3 teaspoons of coconut oil as needed 1 bag of dark chocolate chips (7.5 oz) 1/2 bag of semi sweet chips (3.5 oz) sea salt if desired To start put your coconut in a medium bowl and add the sweetened condensed milk.  Combine.  Using two teaspoons place coconut on a cookie sheet.  These will not be bite sized - they are honestly enough for a person to have one as a complete "pick up and walk around dessert".  Make them smaller if you want.  Once these are put on the cookie sheet, freeze for about 1 hour.  No need to cover.    Place your chocolates in a double boiler along with the coconut oil a teaspoon at a time to keep it shiny and smooth as you use it to cover y our coconut bites.  As your chocolate melts, take the coconut out of the freezer (and with moist/clean hands) roll the coconut into balls.  Roll in chocolate and top with an almond.  I did not buy salted almonds.  But feel free to sprinkle a little sea salt on top if you so choose, it will give a little extra flavor.

This recipe will make about 30 good sized "bars", not bites.  When they begin to harden feel free to put them in the freezer and keep them there until ready to serve.  These were even great days later and they will not freeze completely.  I'm not certain how long you can keep them in the freezer because they don't last more than a weekend in THIS HOUSE!
 

Now, you are bound to have some chocolate left over and (let me school you a little) it is a sin to let it go to waste.  I just scrape it out on some wax paper, toss some almonds on top, sprinkle with sea salt and enjoy! 
I'm not certain there are even calories in this little extra....just sayin