Easy Homemade Coconut Drops

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: self-rising flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat option.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: aquafaba

Flaxseed meal provides a vegan binding option.

Introduce the recipe for coconut drops, mentioning it's a West Indian dish.

Measure out 2.5 cups of all-purpose flour and add nutmeg and cinnamon.

Add baking powder and baking soda to the flour mixture and mix.

Sift the flour mixture after combining the dry ingredients.

Incorporate chilled butter into the flour mixture until it becomes crumbly.

Add freshly shredded coconut to the mixture and combine.

Add brown sugar, adjusting the amount based on desired sweetness (0.5 to 1 cup).

Separate the mixture into two bowls, keeping one traditional and adding raisins and mixed cherries to the other.

Add 1 cup of coconut milk to the mixture, creating a well to mix it in.

Adjust the consistency with water if necessary, aiming for a tacky texture.

Scoop out the dough onto a silicone mat or greased baking sheet, measuring about a cup for each scoop.

Preheat the oven and bake the drops, leaving space between them on the baking sheet.

Glaze the drops with simple syrup just before finishing baking.

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