dessert recipes

Coconut Snowball Cocoa


beverages, ice cream

1 pint vanilla ice cream
1 cup coconut, flaked
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 quart milk
1/2 cup dark rum (optional)
1 cup cream of coconut
1 teaspoon coconut extract
1/2 cup chocolate ice cream suace
8 marachino cherries

Scoop ice cream into 8 small balls, immedaitely roll in coconut. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets; freeze until ready to use. Whisk cocoa into milk in a large suacepan. stir in rum, if desired, cream of coconut and coconut extract.Bring to simmer over medium-high heat. Pour into 8 large heatproof mugs. Float ice cream balls in cocoa. If desired, drizzle ice cream ball with chocolate sauce and top with a cherry.Makes 8.