These Chocolate Coconut Haystacks are vegan and full of chocolate decadence. Only needing 3 ingredients, they are super quick and easy to make.

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Why you will love this recipe
- Excellent treat: Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate! With coconut and vanilla all molded up into a haystack. These Chocolate Coconut Haystacks are one of those treats or desserts youโll want more than just one of.
- Perfect taste: Fills your tastebuds with indulgent chocolate thatโs sweet and delicious alone but with shredded coconut added giving these haystacks the perfect amount of chewiness.
- Quick and Easy:ย You only need 3 ingredients for this homemade Chocolate Coconut Haystack recipe. There are 2 additional optional ingredients but they are just that optional, I would say if you have the main 3 ingredients on hand I wouldn't make a special trip to the store for the other 2 you'll be just fine with the main 3 ingredients. You'll also need 1 bowl, few utensils and baking pan, super easyย to prepare and also gives you a quick and fastย clean up.ย
- Vegan:ย It's the perfect dessert for all occasions and itโs one of my favorites, quick easy to make, fast clean up and you got yourself vegan chocolate coconut haystacks that tastes great.ย
If you love no bake desserts try my other vegan no bake recipes like these Chocolate Peanut Clusters, Vegan Peanut Butter Cups, Coconut Cookie Bites, and Caramel Coconut Donut Holes.
Ingredients
Check the recipe card below for full quantities and instructions to make these Chocolate Coconut Haystacks.

- Vegan Chocolate: I like Enjoy Life or Tollhouse plant based vegan chocolate.
- Unsweetened Shredded Coconut: Make sure to use unsweetened, if you can only find flakes just pop them into a food processor and pulse until broken up super tiny.
- Coconut Oil: Helps to give a nice shine and smooth texture to the chocolate.
- Vanilla: Optional but does help enhance the flavor.
- Sea Salt: Optional but does take the flavor to the next level.
Variations
- Chopped nuts: Rich chocolate and coconut are perfect together but if you like nuts you can add some chopped nuts to give a little crunch to these haystacks like pecans, almonds, walnuts or others nuts you like. Be sure to chop them very finely.
- Haystacks white chocolate: If you prefer white chocolate you can use vegan white chocolate in place of the vegan chocolate chips. If your able to find vegan butterscotch chips those create a completely different and unique taste.
- Size: You can definitely adjust the size, if youโd like smaller haystacks use a smaller scoop/spoon if youโd like larger us a larger scoop/spoon easily adjust to the size youโd like.
How to make these Chocolate Coconut Haystacks
Prep: Preheat oven to 350ยบF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Toast the coconut for 5 minutes until golden.

Step 1: In microwave safe bowl, add your vegan chocolate chips,ย coconut oil and vanilla extract and melt in 10-20 second intervals stirring in between until smooth and creamy melted chocolate. (Optionalย reserve 2 tablespoons to drizzle on top after it hardens/sets for extra fancy appearance)

Toasted coconut from the oven!

Step 2: Add your toasted coconut and stir really well!

Chocolate and coconut mixed up!

Step 3: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and use a medium cookie scoopย or large spoon to scoop out piles of chocolate coconut. (optional sprinkle with sea salt)

Step 4: Freeze coconut haystacks for 20 minutes to harden and then remove them to enjoy! If drizzling with extra chocolate then do that now and return to freezer another 5 minutes to set. Store in the freezer up to 1 month or fridge1 week.
Expert Tips
- Keep Extras: These are the best Chocolate Coconut Haystacks I like to keep some on hand for a quick tasty afternoon snack or treat like an evening after dinner desert. They stay good in the freezer for 1 month (sometimes longer if stored properly and they don't get freezer burnt).
- Customization: You can easily adjust some of these 3 ingredients in this recipe, yes any change you make will affect the flavor and texture of these haystacks but adding chopped nuts, changing the size or even changing the vegan chocolate chips for vegan white chocolate chips should work out well.
- Stays fresh for days: These chocolate coconut haystacks stay delicious for 1 week in the fridge in a container and 1 month in the freezer in a sealed container.ย
- Freeze Haystacks: Freeze the Chocolate Coconut for at least 20 minutes to let the form of them set and firm up so they donโt fall apart when you pick them up.
Recipe FAQs
Generally itโs a few ingredients mixed together depending on the recipe youโve choose. These ingredients are mixed together and made into the shape of a haystack which combines all ingredients together for a quick easy grab of a treat.ย
One reason this recipe is called a haystack is because you mold it into a haystack thatโs easy to grab as a treat.ย

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Chocolate Coconut Haystacks
Ingredients
- 10 ounce vegan chocolate chips (1 full 10 ounce bag)
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1 ยพ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ยฝ teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
- sea salt (optional for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ยบF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Toast the coconut for 5 minutes until golden.
- In microwave safe bowl, add your vegan chocolate chips,ย coconut oil, vanilla extract and melt in 10-20 second intervals stirring in between until it's a smooth and creamy melted chocolate. (Optional reserve 2 tablespoons to drizzle on top after it hardens/sets for extra fancy appearance and taste)
- Add your toasted coconutย and stirย really well!
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and use a medium cookie scoopย or large spoon to scoop out piles of the chocolate coconut mixture. (optional sprinkle with sea salt)
- Freeze coconut haystacksย for 20 minutes to harden and then remove them to enjoy!
- If drizzling with extra chocolate then do that now and return to freezer another 5 minutes to set.
- Store in the freezer up to 1 month or fridge 1 week.
Mir
I'm obsessed with almond and very fond of all things gooey, so these look great!
tworaspberries
mee tooo!! thanks Mir ๐
Linda @ Veganosity
Almond Joy is one of my favorite candy bars, at least they used to be. These look so good Michele, I can't wait to try them.
I'm obsessed with the baby birds that are hatching around our house. We have a cardinal's nest right outside my kitchen window and I can't stop checking on them. ๐
tworaspberries
they were so YUM! the more coconut the better! ๐ and I know, baby birdies are SO cute, it was almost sad to see it go off on it's own... the other 3 already left the nest too! ๐ thanks Linda!
Elle @ Only Taste Matters
I just want to bite into them now! Especially since they are sticky. It makes them seem all the more decadent!
tworaspberries
oh girl, they were SO YUM! thanks Elle ๐
Lily Lau
Aww, I wish they became true in my kitchen right now!