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COCONUT MACAROONS | easy, almost healthy, coconut cookies!
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COCONUT MACAROONS | easy, almost healthy, coconut cookies!



Coconut macaroons are bite sized treats (like a coconut cookie!) with a crispy coating and chewy interior. But when dipped in chocolate, they make for one indulgent dessert.

Classic coconut macaroons are little dollops that contain sweetened condensed milk (which is dairy and extra sugar). But we’re ditching that today to keep these lighter, fluffier, and less sugary. They’re also gluten-free and dairy-free!

This version is easy, almost healthy (*wink*) and utterly delicious. I think they’re the best, and one of my personal favorite sweet treats. Hope you love them too!

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► TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
01:12 Add the egg whites, honey, vanilla, and salt to a bowl
02:12 Mix over a double boiler
02:36 Stir in shredded coconut
03:15 Dollop the macaroons on a baking sheet
03:50 Bake the coconut macaroons
04:24 Macaroons versus macarons
05:00 Melt the chocolate
05:07 Dip the coconut macaroons in melted chocolate
06:03 Taste test

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26 Comments

  1. Downshiftology

    Who loves that coconut + chocolate combo as much as I do?! 🙋‍♀️ These are great to make as a holiday treat with the family…or all by yourself! Let me know what other sweet treats or dessert recipes you'd like to see me make next! xo – Lisa

  7. Pamela BROWN

    Coconut macaroons with a glace cherry on top were my favourite cake shop treat when I was a kid but I don’t like them made with condensed milk so I am looking forward to this version XX

  10. Scott Kempton

    Hi Lisa. I made this recipe, and I have two questions:
    1) I used a 1/4 cup measuring cup to form my cookies, packing the coconut into it with my fingers, but ever after baking, they were so loosely formed that I can barely pick them up without them falling apart. Are yours that way, or did I miss something?
    2) I used Hershey's semi-sweet morsels for my chocolate, and of course the macaroons wouldn't hold up well enough to dip them into the melted chocolate, so I ended up spooning it on top – like frosting. What do you do with them after you've coated the bottoms, but before the chocolate firms enough to be able to sit them on their bottom again?

  15. Anne Scheer

    This may be the first time I was able to follow along, write down the instructions and had all my questions answered. Good job!

  19. Daniela Garcia

    Just made these and they are already half gone! Easy to make and tastes like an inverted almond joy candy 😋

  20. R R

    Excellent recipe without sugar and without condensed milk thank u so much 🌷🌷

  22. Gerard Jones

    macaron is the french word for macaroon, look in the dictionary.
    Coconut macaroons in france are called macaron a noix de coco.
    macronage is a word invented by americans , it doesn't exist in France.

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