Copycat Chocolate Mounds Candy
Ginny McMeans
Published:
February 15, 2024
Last Modified:
February 18, 2026
Copycat Chocolate Mounds Candy is based on the Mounds Bar. Four ingredients are all it takes to make the candy bar classic. It’s not exactly a copycat in looks, but definitely in taste. Easy and perfect!
Chocolate Mounds Candy is inspired by the one and only original Mounds Bar. It’s so simple, and you don’t have to cook to any specified temperature either. How easy is that!
We love them so much, but I’m afraid they won’t make it to the freezer. I’d better make more and get them in the freezer before they’re all gone.
The old smoke and mirrors trick. That should work.
How Do I Coat Copycat Chocolate Mounds Candy with Chocolate?
- The easiest way I’ve found is to use two forks.
- I don’t use any oil in my chocolate to make it thinner because it still works great without it.
- So, I melt the chocolate in a bowl and place one ball at a time.
- Start to roll it around with a fork until it’s coated.
- Take another fork and lift it from underneath. This will also give you a chance to wipe, one swipe, across the bowl rim to remove the extra chocolate from the bottom of the ball.
- Place on a clean cooling rack and remove the forks.
- You can see in the photos that there are a few spikes and swirls in the chocolate. That comes from manipulating the chocolate candy with forks. Pretty!
Watch Me Make This Chocolate Mounds Candy Recipe
When I was young, the Mounds Bar was one of my favorite candy bars at the movie theater.
While waiting for the movie to start, I read the wrapper – a lot. No cell phones back then.
So, at an early age, I knew that Peter Paul Company was the manufacturer. I even knew they were in Connecticut. I mean, I’m about eight years old!
I don’t know if I was an odd kid, but I read the credits at the end of shows. At home, too. Oh, yeah. Harveytoons produced Casper cartoons. I knew you’d want to know that.
Oh! You know what else is odd?
We used to go to the Lido Theater in Newport Beach. Maybe one reason I kept my head down reading the wrapper was that they had a mural over all the walls, and it was painted as if you were under the sea.
Do you know what was in that mural? Sharks! I would imagine the walls could come to life, and the water and sharks would come crashing down on us. I loved that theater.
So, back to reality. While rolling up these sweet little balls, I wondered if Peter Paul was still the producer of Mounds bars and what their story is nowadays.
As soon as I could, I checked out Wikipedia. To make a long story short, they started in 1929, and Hershey’s bought them in 1978. Boy! I bet they made lots of moolah!
What Do You Think?
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Keep them in a container in the refrigerator and place them out to serve.
Copycat Chocolate Mounds Candy
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup dairy-free butter melted
- 2 cups powdered sugar organic
- 3 cups shredded coconut unsweetened
- 16 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Place a piece of wax paper in a cookie sheet (baking sheet). Set aside.
- Melt the dairy free butter in the microwave. It only takes seconds.
- Mix the melted butter, powdered sugar and shredded coconut in a Large Mixing Bowl.
- Roll into about 36 balls.
- Place back into the large bowl and refrigerate for about an hour. Until firm for rolling in chocolate.
- Melt the chocolate. You can use a microwave or over a hot water bath.
- Roll each ball in the chocolate, quickly, and lift with two forks. Place on the waxed paper that is on the cookie sheet.
- Fill up the pan. You may need more than one. Try not to let them touch.
- Place in the refrigerator when all done so that the chocolate can harden.
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Notes
- Store in an airtight container in a fridge, for up to 2 weeks. If you want to freeze the chocolate mounds, place them in a freezer-friendly container and freeze them for a month.
- The key to nice coating is to have your chocolate melt perfectly. I melt mine in a microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring well after each addition, until the chocolate is melted all the way through.
- Add prepared balls/mounds into the chocolate and lift it with a fork, leaving it to drip excess chocolate. Place the mound on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper. If your chocolate becomes thick and not runny through the process, heat it again.
- Do not freeze chocolate mounds with chocolate on them, but put them in a refrigerator. The freezing will cause chocolate to “sweat” once removed from the freezer.
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93 responses to “Copycat Chocolate Mounds Candy”
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Enjoy cooking and like new recipes
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So glad you are here 🙂
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I love you recipies!!!
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Thank you so much! I am so glad you are here 🙂
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These have butter as a main ingredient – how are they vegan?
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Oh my gosh! I left off the word vegan . Of course it is vegan butter! I will get that changed on the recipe. Thanks for the heads up.
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These are really good treats. Keep them coming.
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Can’t wait ti try them. Thank you for sharing.
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My pleasure Marilyn!
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Yay Ginny! So glad you linked these freaking amazing treats at Saturday Night Fever! I love everything about chocolate and coconut! Your sweets are SERIOUS! Totally trying these.
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Thank you for telling me about it. Great page and links. Sweets crazy – you and me.
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I love Mounds bars, and I love the short list of ingredients in this recipe! Thanks so much for sharing these tasty candies at Saturday Night Fever!
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That is great Andi, Thanks for having me!
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i will be fixing these for xmas eve for my family and guest thanks so much for sharing god bless.
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God Bless you too Anita! have a wonderful Christmas!
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Why vegan butter?? What not just real butter??
I never heard of vegan butter.
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Dianna Fortuna-
You can use regular butter. This is a vegan site so those are the ingredients I use. I think Earth Balance is sold in regular grocery stores now too. Thanks for your interest.
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Why do you need Vegan Butter?? I never heard of it..
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We use vegan butter because this is a vegan recipe. It is Earth Balance in the regular grocery stores. You can use any margarine or butter that you like.
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Made these the other day, I made a mistake though when reading the recipe and added too much sugar, than had to thin it down with a bit of coconut milk. Still came out great, just had more filling than chocolate and had to melt more chocolate. Oh well, operator error. I am not vegan, but a co-worker is and I wanted to make something she could enjoy at the potluck and these were a hit with everyone! (except the coconut haters, boo!)
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Oh, I have done that sort of thing before too. I am so glad you could save them. I just don’t get people who don’t like coconut. ??? Ha!
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These look like fun to make and eat.
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Thanks Peter! You are right!
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I love nuts also wonder if a few nuts would be ok? I think I will use them and see what happens
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I think that would work just fine! 🙂
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Can you freeze these after you make them?
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Yes, no problem at all.
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I am a coconut LOVER and can’t wait to try these!!
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That is great Susan. You will love them! 🙂
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these look great. I made a raw version of this recently, and another suggestion, which I did, is to roll each ball (or set of balls) in something different. As someone suggested already, I rolled some in chopped nuts, another set in coconut, some in chocolate ‘chips’ (broken off bits of a dark chocolate bar), and because I used almond meal (almonds ground down – you can buy in health food stores) – I rolled some in those. I don’t use sugar, but can roll a few in powdered sugar, as the recipe calls for using that. Mine looked really great! And people loved them. (sorry- usually don’t boast). It is fun, and people are shocked – in a good way – that vegan food can be beautiful and very tasty.
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Not boasting at all! I love all your ideas and input. Thank you so much and yes it is so much fun introducing people to wonderful vegan food (even if it isn’t always healthy). Ha! We are only human 🙂
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Do you do this after you dip them in chocolate or do you omit the chocolate coating?
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Can Coconut oil be substituted for the vegan ‘butter’? I have both Earth Balance ‘butter’ sticks and Spectrum organic coconut oil. Would the coconut oil add to the coconut flavor? The chemistry might be different… Just wondering. Thanks for this delightful source of creative and delicious vegan food ideas.
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I think I would stick to Earth Balance. The ‘butter’ hardens up at a higher temperature and the oil might keep it too wet. I don’t think the flavor would matter at all especially since there is so much coconut in there anyway. If your house is coolish or if you keep the candy in the fridge then you could try the coconut oil. If you try it let me know what you think. 🙂
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Can you use butter, not vegan butter for this?
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Yes, you can use margarine also.
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I usually make these the traditional way using sweetened condensed milk because the texture was yummy, im not familiar with vegan butter, is the texture goimg to be the same or dryer?
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It is just like the original. Love it. Earth Balance vegan butter is in lots of grocery stores now. I buy mine at Safeway. They don’t advertise it as vegan – it just is. 🙂 Oreo’s are vegan too! Yahoo!
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Love the recipe Do you have a recipe for chocolate rolls. Would you send it to me please.
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Thank you so much Judy. I am sorry but I do not have that recipe – yet 🙂 When I get one created I will send you the recipe.
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Years ago I delivered mail to an older couple who made this for Christmas every year. The only difference was they put a Marachino Cherry in the center. They were the best, but they would not give out the recipe to anyone. I will follow your recipe as is except for 1 or 2. Many thanks for the recipe, I’m heading for the store.
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I am so glad you found my recipe. The Marachino Cherry in the center sounds very Christmasy and delicious! You are welcome and thanks for letting me know.
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This is that very old Christmas recipe that many added the Marachino cherry in the center. JUST REMEMBER when adding the cherry make sure you let them drain well on a paper towel or cloth to get all the juice out or they will be soggy.
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melt 1/2 stick parafin wax with chocolate before dipping will help chocolate set quickly and make them shine like purchased does not affect taste
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What a wonderful recipie. Christmas visitors will include 1 Vegan and 2 Vegetarians so they can all share these chocolate mounds.
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They will love them Deirdre!
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Do you have a cookbook with all these recipes in it. Would love to buy one.
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Julia! You made my day. I am working on one right now. It is a long process and my first draft is due Feb. 15th. Then they have to edit etc. but, believe me, you are on my list to contact when it comes out. Thank you so much!
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I love the mounds recipe and look forward to making them this Christmas. Can I make these a little ahead and freeze them? Thanks again.
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You can but he chocolate won’t be as gleaming. You can also freeze the balls without the chocolate and then dunk them in chocolate up to a week before serving.
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This suggests that they will keep in the fridge for about a week, then?
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Yes, that’s right Dianne. Becasue of the organic ingredients that is safe. If you don’t use organic then the preservatives would keep them even longer. Not sure how long on that though.
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Thank you. Will the chocolate lose its gloss in the fridge, too, as it will in the freezer?
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Unfortunately, they loose their glisten in the fridge too.
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OK. Thanks for your prompt replies to my questions! I plan to make these candies soon.
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If you don’t want to use the butter you can use leftover mashed potatoes. Real good. I also add a little bit of almond extract.
This looks great. I’m going to give this recipe a whirl. I need something for the upcoming Christmas day that will work for me being vegan.
Yes, I’m a vegan man that cooks too.
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Thanks Patrick! These will work great for your Christmas day. Love a man that cooks and … vegan!
Sounds delicious, but am curious why does the butter have to be dairy free?
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sorry for the silly question.. computer did not show all of the comments and replys .. now I see these are VEGAN!! totally scored and will be making them tonight for my daughter and her martial arts instructors who all happen to be vegan!
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I totally understand Tessa. I had just commented on your first question and then saw this. That is great you are going to make them. The kids and instructors will love them. 🙂
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Could I substitute the butter with coconut oil?
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Yes, you can Yassira. No problem at all.
Hi. You forgot the r. It’s Harveytoons. I loved watching those growing up! Casper, Wendy, Richie Rich….Awesome cartoon shows and comics! Great sounding recipe…Can’t wait to try it!
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hahaha! Thanks Blaez.
I love copy cat recipes. These look amazing. I could eat them all.
I have loved mounds bars since I was a child. Have to give these a try
OMG. I would never have tried this at home – but I LOVE Mounds AND Almond Joy. Pinning – and MAKING!
Every Christmas I say I am going to make my own chocolate and I never do. I’m going to have to give these a try.
I LOVE coconut and chocolate, which is why I have to stay away from Almond Joys:) I love this, gonna make this with my daughter. Thanks so much!
this is amazing and super duper fast recipe… but only if you don’t eat all of the ‘coconut balls’ before getting the chocolate on them! I made an additional recipe in the hopes they will last in the freezer until Christmas.
I haven’t made these yet but loved seeing you talk about Peter Paul. As a kid in Grammer school, we took a field trip there and I can still smell the chocolate! We came out with goodie bags of candy! Love the trip down memory lane, thank you!
I have a 10 yo that loves Almond Joy! I think I will make these and roll them in chopped almonds before I dip them in the chocolate. Seems like the best of both worlds! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Sounds delicious. I definitely will try these at Christmas. Thanks for sharing.
Could you use real butter
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Yes, you can Rhonda.
If using regular butter, would you recommend salted or unsalted? Thank!
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Unsalted Jodie.
Perfect mounds candy! I could eat a lot at once and really had to work on my self control. 🙂
Do you have to use dairy free butter in this candy? I don’t have any. I love mounds. I want to make these. Please let me know. Thank you for your time. Teeresa
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No you don’t Teresa. We use it because it’s vegan but any butter will work the same.
I’ve made this for the past 50years. I use a egg dipper from dying Easter eggs. You can bend it to fit the size of candy ball. Works really good.
They sound really DELICIOUS 😋 my hubby loves I’m enjoy so I’m going to roll this and crushed almonds I might use crushed cashews in another batch and maybe try white chocolate 🤔 hope it turns out good… I hope everyone has a very merry Christmas and a very blessed 2022 🙌🎄🙌
Perfect. I don’t like sweetened condensed milk and was having trouble finding any recipe that didn’t use it. This recipe is great. I added some chopped maraschino cherries and a tiny bit of the juice as well as cashews to mine and they are amazing. Thanks for this recipe.
this candy. sounds so easy to make and I like mounds so I’m going to try and make it myself this weekend
thank you for a simple recipe.
haven’t made them yet but I’m sure they’ll be great.
merry Christmas dear
can you use my reg. butter in this recipe.
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The recipe would be fine with regular butter, it just would not be vegan. If being vegan doesn’t matter to you then go for it.
I was wondering. does it have to be dairy free ?
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It doesn’t have to be, just use regular butter if you’d like. Some chocolate chips are naturally vegan, but if your choice option is not and you aren’t concerned with it being vegan, use whichever you prefer.
These were great! Thanks for the recipe.
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