This must be close (see link) -- it sounds like what you're describing except they dip the balls into the chocolate instead of putting it into an indentation. Good luck -- sounds yummy! Here is a link that might be useful: Coconut bon-bons

"Do you think either or both are addicting or harmful? Have you had any success in giving them up?" I think both are harmful. I've never had artificial sweetener in my life, so I can't say anything about whether the stuff is addicting. However, I've read recaps of recent research, apparently peer-reviewed, on the dangers of sugar. Whether it's organic or not is probably irrelevant. The point is that the research has concluded that sugar may be harmful to the body in numerous ways, including to the brain and its functions, with the latter including intelligence/learning/memory. Have I had any success in giving up sugar? Yes!!! Two years ago, I decided to adopt a particular way of eating, one that included, among other things, the giving up of sugar and of processed foods that contained sugar. I had been a VERY long-time and MAJOR chocoholic, so success was a long and hard-fought battle. In truth, I still lose minor skirmishes from time to time, but now, two plus years later, I eat so little sugar that I can say I've basically won the war. It was very difficult at first, but from experience, I can tell you that, if you can stick it out, you get to the point where foods containing added sugar usually seem disgustingly sweet. One example: Former favorite way to have hot cereal was with lots of maple syrup. Now, I have mine with berries (defrosted, if fresh not available, and always organic), often with chopped up cooked carrot in it, and with cinnamon. Other than walnuts and some seeds (hemp, flax, and/or chia), that's it - and I think it tastes great. Second example: I LOVED milk chocolate and HATED dark chocolate. Yesterday, I had a bite of a dark chocolate bar with an 82% cacao content. I usually shop for 85% plus. The bite was delicious. I simply cannot eat milk chocolate any more. It's cloying sweet, and the texture seems weirdly thick and gooey. Actually, I've conquered my sugar addiction to such an extent that I sometimes add a kale leaf to the cereal. Or sometimes have dinner leftovers for breakfast. Result of all this? Whether it's the way of eating in general or because it's sugar-free, but I can go all the way to dinner, very active, with no hunger and no loss of energy. Yesterday, I was cleaning a house and doing yardwork (preparation for it to be on the market), and all I had all day was a couple of bites of cereal/fruit/cinnamon. No sugar = no blood sugar spikes = no headaches, no hunger pangs?

I have been known to mix sweetened condensed milk with unsweetened cocoa powder to make my own spread, like Nutella. (Well, no actually, I haven't been known to do that, as I did it secretly and then ate it off a spoon) I've made Dolce de Leche in the can, in a pressure cooker. I put a few inches of water in the pressure cooker to make sure it won't boil away, and then put whole unopened cans of sweetened condensed milk in, and cook for an hour or two. Be careful to let the whole pressure cooker cool down for quite a while before opening, because you don't want the cans suddenly contacting ambient air while they are still above normal heat / pressure inside. The first time I made it, I think I did it for over an hour, and it came out brown and delicious and caramelly, but the second time i must have skimped on the time or the pressure, because it didn't get brown or caramelly at all, just thicker around the edges of the can. I made three cans at a time, thinking it was a waste to run the stove that long for one little can. But the one that sat on the shelf for a month or two before opening had crystals throughout, not the nice smooth texture. An Indian friend of mine was told how to fake Indian sweets by her mother. Mix as much dried shredded coconut into sweetened condensed milk as you can, form it into balls, and roll in powdered sugar.

Bbstx, I make a similar recipe to the Jam Bars and it uses oatmeal, which is why I suggested substituting oats for the coconut. Here's the original recipe: Fruit Filled Oatmeal Bars 2 C. flour 2 C. Oats 1.5 C. Brown Sugar (I use less sugar) 1/2 t. soda 1 C. Butter (I use less than 1 cup--probably 3/4 cup) 1 jar of jam (I like to use a less sugar alternative or Polander's All Fruit) 1 c. chopped Walnuts (always omit) (The reason for using less sugar is because I don't like super sweet desserts...less sugar & fat/ fewer calories...) Mix flours, oats, sugar, baking soda, & nuts. Cut in softened butter. Grease 9 x 13 pan & press about about 1/2-2/3 of mixture in bottom of pan. Spread jam over crust; crumble remaining mixture on top. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes until lightly brown. This is a family favorite. I love these made with raspberry Polanders. Someday, I'm going to try them with a date filling which I 'think' ought to be awesome.