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Friday, February 24, 2012

Easy Coconut Macarons

Macarons are a type of light baked confection described as small cakes or meringue like cookies.Originally the macaroons were made of ground almonds.Most macaron recipes call for egg whites and are mixed with ground nuts or coconut.Coconut macarons are generally a type of popular meringue like cookies which has an egg white base and features dried coconut flakes.I usually buy the sweetened coconut flakes for baking and this time I just happened to look over the cover and found this recipe.It was a very simple one and so gave it a try.These macaroons when baked were a little crisp outside and soft inside; of melt in mouth consistency and kids just loved them :)






Ingredients
coconut flakes 1 1/2 cup
sugar granulated 1 cup
vanilla essence 1/2 tsp
egg white 2
salt a pinch



Method
-Take the egg whites,salt and vanilla essence in a bowl.Whisk the egg white mix  till fluffy.(stiff peaks)
-Add in the granulated sugar and whisk again till its becomes silvery white and glossy.
-Fold in the coconut flakes .Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and line a tray with parchment paper.
-Drop a spoonful of mix and slightly shape them into round with the back of the spoon .Leave a space of 2'' in between cookies.
-Place it in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
-Cool on wire rack and cookies are ready to serve!!



Servings ~15 macaroons

NOTES
* You can add 1/4 cup all purpose flour to make it a bit dense.
* The consistency of egg whites should be fluffy till it forms peaks when whisked.
* Nuts can also be added to the ingredients to make it more tastier.




Sending this to The Kerala Kitchen ,Just 4 fun, Holi haiSpotlight :Colorful Holi , ABC Series- Egg Recipes , Bon Vivant-Sweet Recipes

56 comments:

  1. Very easy n delicious one...love coconut n this sounds superb...thanks for sharing!!

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  2. These are really tasty right.. have done these too..quick & easy!

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  3. ohhh..yeah...this looks soooooooooooo good & tempting..;)

    Tasty Appetite

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  4. Julie macaroons look fabulous
    thank you for the wishes :)

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  5. yummy.......looking nice..perfectly done........

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  6. As Tasty As Simple...
    :)
    Thanks for linking to Holi Hai. :)

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  7. Looks yummy :-)

    Aparna from Square Meals

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  8. Fantastic Julie, very very tempting, bookmarked..

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  9. hi julie, i love these macaroons with coconut added. it becomes very flavorful
    have a nice day

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  10. I was in the grocery store and they had a table full of coconut macaroons sitting in the middle of the store. I was so tempted to buy some and said not now and walked away. I am so surprised that you have blogged about it. The recipe looks simple.

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  11. They have a nice colour mine always get little darker.

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  12. Easy and delightful...Have a good weekend

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  13. lovely macaroons...never tried making them...thanks for linking with my event

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  14. delicious and tempting macaroons

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  15. Love Macaroons! Actually made some recently...yours look great!

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  16. Fabulous Recipe.Luv the perfect baked colour. One of my fav Dear.

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  17. Looks yummy... I' ve been waiting to try coconut macaroons for a while now...

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  18. wow Julie, didn't know coconut macaroons were so easy to make.. Will give it a try soon. Would love to have this linked up to my event.

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  19. wow! vey delicious.thanks for sharing.

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  20. nice ...i normally use castor sugar....now this is even easier!

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  21. Perfect looking macarons julie!! Loved them :)

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  22. wow beautiful crunchy macroons...love it!!

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  23. i have not tried this yet.....u have done it perfectly ....superb

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  24. I had these only once and fell in love with these. They are amazingly delicious. Thanks for sharing..

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  25. Looks sooo yummy dear!!!!love it

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  26. Perfect crunchy outside gooey inside macaroons.my favorite!

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  27. I dont know why but I think making macaroons is difficult. Now reading your recipe I ma tempted to try it out. Thanks

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  28. Cookies looks crunchy and yummy.
    Thanks for linking my event.
    Cuisine Delights
    My First Event - "COLOURFUL HOLI".

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  29. Lovely macaroons...the coconut must have added so much flavour and crunch :-)

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  30. yummmmoooooo.... wow, only if I cud take it out of the screen....

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  31. Mine next post is this. But eggless version :) Looks Yum

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  32. We used to get these in Mangalore. My aunt would add a couple of drops of lime juice - perhaps to prevent crystallisation of sugar, or maybe to keep the white colour. I made it long long ago. Should attempt it once again. They are so delicious.

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  33. Hey Julie your Macaroons looks so YUMMY :)

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  34. very easy and yummy..love the soft and chewy texture..just noticed your cashew cookies recipe..will give it a try

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  35. so simple n delicious..loved it :-)

    http://onlyfishrecipes.blogspot.com/

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  36. absolutely in love with this - bookmarking this one for sure!!

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  37. Flavorful and such a great delight to bite into!

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  38. mmmmmmmm..........soooo yummy!!! i love macaroons! never tried making them tho....thanks julie....

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  39. Your macaroons look gr8... Yummy :)

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  40. Coconut macaroons are my fav. Cute and crunchy at the same time. Perfect for the evenings.

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  41. Julie back here again pls accept this on my behalf ..do collect it Versatile Blogger Award

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  42. easy to follow recipe. I love macarons dipped in chocolate.\

    from Spice up the Curry

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  43. lovely idea and they look super yummy..Thanx a lot for linking it to my event :)

    Join the Just "4" Fun event :)

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  44. wow...love those macaroons...it's a must try...following your blog...

    Binitha
    yourstatstefully.blogspot.com

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