Add coconut oil to a large mixing bowl. Microwave for 20 seconds to melt. Add stevia and coconut milk to the warm coconut oil. Mix to combine.
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With wet and cold hands, roll balls of mixture into the size of a small walnut. Place them on the parchment or wax paper. Break-up the chocolate bark and place the pieces in the bowl of the double boiler. When the chocolate is melted, use a skewer to pick up the coconut bonbons one by one.
These Low Carb Almond Joy Bonbons will go quickly at any party – and no-one will even know that they are sugar free and low carb! I love to melt Lily’s Stevia Sweetened Chocolate Chips for the coating. However, if you do not have those (or they are not in your budget), you should be able to use chopped 85% dark chocolate in the same amounts.
The coconut milk lends an extra layer of coconut flavor to these Low Carb Almond Joy Bonbons. When you see the ingredient list, you may think it looks a lot like my Almond Joy Cookie recipe!
You may be wondering if coconut is on the keto diet. The answer is yes, coconuts are friendly to the keto, as well as the low carb, diet. One cup of shredded coconut flakes nets out at around 3.5 carbs (depending on who you ask of course.) Please make sure that your shredded coconut flakes are also unsweetened.