White Chocolate Pineapple Balls

Found these treats in a magazine last week, have adapted it somewhat and made them this morning...delicious!

• Ready In: 17 mins
• Yields: 40 coconut balls

Ingredients

• 225  g  glace pineapple (slices)
• 1⁄2 cup icing sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  coconut essence
• 1  teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1  cup white chocolate chips
• 150  g butter
• 1  egg
• 3  cups  Rice Krispies
• 1 1⁄4 cups coconut

Directions

1. Chop pineapple into tiny pieces and mix with the icing sugar and the essences.
2. Melt the white chocolate and butter together, either over low heat or in a microwave, careful it doesnt burn.
3. Once melted beat in the egg.
4. Add the rice bubbles and a half a cup of the coconut to the chocolate mixture.
5. Add pineapple mixture to rice bubble mixture and combine well.
6. Roll into balls about the size of a tablespoon.
7. Place remaining coconut into a small bowl and roll the balls in this.
8. Place on a baking tray in a single layer and refrigerate until set.
9. Store in fridge.