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Four-Minute Coconut Macaroons

If you run to your kitchens right now, you can assemble these delicious cookies in 4 minutes flat!

vegan macaroons

On your mark…

Get set…

Go!

vegan macaroons

They’re probably one of the easiest cookies I’ve ever made.

Soft, chewy, amazingness.

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Easiest-Ever Coconut Macaroons

(Can be gluten-free!)

These were inspired by this little cookie.

  • 1 cup shredded, unsweetened coconut
  • 1 tbsp whatever flour you wish (such as ww pastry or even coconut flour)
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp lite canned coconut milk (or full-fat)
  • 3 tbsp agave or maple syrup
  • 1 packet stevia (or 1 more tbsp agave/maple)
  • 1/4 tsp coconut extract (or pure vanilla extract)
  • tiny bit over 1/16 tsp salt

Combine all ingredients in a tall dish and microwave 3 minutes. (Or cook on the stovetop until it’s firm enough to scoop out in ball shapes.) Scoop into balls on a cookie tray (I used a melon baller, but a spoon or ice-cream scoop will work.) Cook at 360 F for 14-16 minutes. (Or maybe even cook the balls in the microwave??) Let cool before removing from tray.

Click if you want a Lower-Calorie Version.

Optional: dip in chocolate, or drizzle chocolate over the tops.

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These are so super-soft, which is exactly how I like my cookies. I can’t stand crunchy cookies. (Am I the only one in the world who doesn’t like Oreos?)

I’d love your input:

What are some fancy desserts you can think of?

A few days ago, I was honored by being asked to make a dessert for a feature on a popular website. (More on this when I don’t have to keep it secret any more!) I want to wow the website’s readers, showing healthy and vegan food in the best-possible light. Cookies are yummy, but they just don’t have that wow factor (even when dipped in chocolate).

And the recipe must be new, which disqualifies the obvious.

Do y’all have any ideas for fabulous, over-the-top desserts that I could try and recreate in a healthier (and vegan) form? Maybe something like a Tiramisu or Crème Brulee??

 

Published on September 26, 2011

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  1. Jordyn Senger says

    These are delicious! I would make these over traditional macaroons any day 🙂
    Although, mine flattened out quite a bit the second time I made them, any ideas about what went wrong?

    • Chocolate Covered Katie says

      Just be sure to microwave until they are almost firm (resembling scoopable cookie dough). Microwave wattages can vary, so some people have found they need to do the microwave step for a longer period of time, but then their cookies always turn out fine 🙂

  2. Phoebe says

    Hey Katie, these look amaaaaazing! I’m kinda wondering if they’d work with honey, we have no more maple syrup in our house, haha.

  3. laura j says

    omg, I mis-read and made these with a cup of flour 🙁 they are not good with a whole cup of flour!! Whoops.

  4. Ash says

    Have you tried freezing these? I’ve done it with some macaroons and it worked great. Not sure with these. Maybe they would thaw out and be too soft?

  5. Angelique says

    Hello Katie,

    I really enjoy making your recipes. Your website is my Go-To for desserts. I appreciate the notes about substitutions and the details about yourself. I’ve made the chocolate chip cookie pie, pumpkin fudge, pecan pie with healthy crust, cookie dough dips, pb no bake pie w the almond date crust and many more! I’m going to make this one next.

    Just an idea for you – I’ve seen a lot of “Magic three layer pudding cake” or “Magic three layer custard cake” recipes and wonder if you can try to make one? It seems the idea is to make one batter and it makes a cake with three layers (thick pudding, pudding and cake).

    If anyone can make this, it’s you!

    Looking forward to seeing your next email in my inbox 🙂

  6. Angela P. says

    Katie, I swear you could be my daughter! We have the same exact taste in desserts and pretty much everything else you’ve created! I’ve been bookmarking recipes for a few hours now. You truly are my hero. ? You asked what desserts we want to see you make in a healthy version. There are so many that come to mind, how about Almond Joy candy bars? I had a couple others in mind, but I searched and noticed that you have already covered them!!

  7. Abbey says

    I’ve always wondered… why do you even need the one Tablespoon of flour if it is only one tablespoon? Such a little amount… does it really even make a difference? What happens if I omit it and use no flour at all?

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