Coconut Candy

A coconut candy ball is a sweet, chewy, coconut snack. Made of chopped or grated coconut, this 4-ingredient treat is loved by adults and children across West Africa. Nigerians call it “Shuku Shuku” whilst the Ghanaians call it “Kube cake”.

Made from creamy coconut flesh, good quality coconut chips - like the ones from Ceres Organics – are baked and hand-cut. The result is crispy coconut chips (AKA coconut flakes), which make a tasty, wholefood snack that you can eat straight up, similar to desiccated coconut, but with much more crunch.

Apart from naturally enhancing the flavour of whatever you’re eating, coconut chips are:

• A rich source of dietary fibre, which keeps you fuller for longer and helps stabilise your blood sugar - so you don’t get an energy dip 20 minutes after eating. Fibre also supports gut health by helping to keep you regular. Fun fact: Coconut is actually a fruit, which explains its high fibre content.
• A good source of beneficial medium-chain-fatty-acids (MCFAs), a good type of saturated fat that tends to be used up as energy, rather than stored as fat. And remember that fat fills you up, delaying stomach emptying and leaving a well-rounded coating in the mouth, so you feel satisfied for hours afterwards.
• Coconut chips are also super portable, for healthy snacking made easy.