Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons - Food Wishes

sweetened condensed milk

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Coconut cream is lower in sugar, while evaporated milk is often less expensive.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener, while brown sugar can be more economical.

Add 1 can of sweetened condensed milk to a mixing bowl.

Add a few drops of almond extract to the bowl.

Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the bowl.

Add a pinch of salt to the bowl.

Add 1 egg white to the bowl.

Whisk the mixture until thoroughly combined.

Add unsweetened shredded coconut to the mixture and mix with a spatula until a sticky, moldable mass forms.

Use a sorbet scoop to shape the mixture into cookies.

Roll each cookie in plain shredded coconut before transferring to a baking sheet.

Transfer the cookies onto a Silpat lined baking sheet, spacing them evenly.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Let the cookies cool completely before serving.

Dip the bottoms of the cooled cookies in melted chocolate and let them sit until the chocolate hardens.

Optionally, stick a roasted almond in the center of each cookie before baking for added flavor.

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