Mounds Morsels

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 90
• 2 lbs brownie mix
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 (15 ounce) can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 (14 ounce) package flaked coconut
• 1/4 lb butter, melted
• 24 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 ounces paraffin wax or 2 ounces shortening
• 45 -90 almonds, toasted (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 prepare 17.25 x13 1/2 inch cookie sheet pan by placing parchment paper on it.
• 3 mix brownie according to directions. be sure not to over mix.
• 4 pour onto prepared pan.
• 5 bake 40-45 minutes. remove brownie with parchment sliding it on a rack to cool. when cool slice into bite size pieces. about 90 pieces.
• 6 mounds filling:.
• 7 melt butter add vanilla and milk and stir.
• 8 in a large bowl toss cocount flakes and sugar to blend, pour butter mixture over and stir till combines. cover with plastic wrap and chill.
• 9 glaze:.
• 10 melt chocolate and wax or shortening together.
• 11 assemble:.
• 12 mound a good amount on each brownie piece using all the coconut mixture. pack it with your hands to smooth. place on almond piece on each if using. i made 1/2 with and 1/2 without.
• 13 quickly dip each mound coconut down into melted chocolate. or spoon the melted chocolate over the coconut mounds. chill let harden then pack in a sealed container with plastic wrap in between each layer. it was so cold outdoors that i just put them outside to firm up.
• 14 enjoy.