Christmas Coconut Macaroons
A fun coconut macaroon shaped like angels that are perfect for Christmas
Yield: 12
Calories: 437cal
Cost: $10
Equipment
- parchment paper lined baking sheet
Materials
- ½ cup sugar
- 1&1/2 tbsp. flour
- ⅛ tsp. salt
- 2 large egg whites
- 1&1/2 tsp. honey
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- 2&1/2 cups sweetened coconut flakes
- 12 soft peppermint round candy
- 24+1/4 cup white chocolate melts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees
- In a large bowl combine the sugar, flour, salt, egg whites, honey and extract
- Whisk until well mixed
- Gradually add the coconut while whisking some more, making sure the coconut is completely coated with wet mixture
- Grab your baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and divide the coconut mixture evenly into 12 mounds
- Wet your hands or food prep gloves on your hands, and push the mounds up into cone shapes
- Bake the macaroons for about 15-20 minutes
- Allow the macaroons to cool slightly
- While macaroons are still warm, gently push the chocolate rounds into the sides as wings
- The heat from the inside of the macaroons should melt a portion of the melts gluing them to the sides
- Melt 1/4 cup of chocolate melts in a microwave-proof bowl, stopping every 30 seconds to stir the chocolate
- Dip soft peppermint candies into the melted chocolate and set them, chocolate side down, on top of the coconut mounds to set up
Notes
nutrition facts are only an estimate
Nutrition
Calories: 437cal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 0.4mg | Sodium: 243mg | Potassium: 292mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg