Chop the coconut flakes and add them to a mixing bowl. Add sweetened condensed milk and vanilla to the coconut, mix well until all incorporated. (I recommend using your hands here!)

Add the toasted, chopped almonds and mix until combined.

Form balls with the coconut mixture, pressing them together, hard.

Place each bite on parchment paper (waxy side up) and chill for an hour.

Melt the chocolate chips and butter in the microwave at half power for about a minute, stirring every 15-20 seconds.

Drizzle chilled Almond Joy Bites with chocolate.