I’ve been wondering what I should make since I’ve pretty much been M.I.A for the past two weeks. I was looking for something easy and budget-friendly, but was at loss. Went through scones and eclairs but thought they would take too much time. Then I thought about coconuts and was inspired. Coconut treats are inexpensive and taste oh-so-good. So this is coconut macaroons. No, not macarons. Macaroooons. Macarons are not so friendly to your purse strings. Something to keep you busy while I dive in again for another week of studying :)

Happy Saturday!

Coconut Macaroons:

Makes 2 dozens.

*I halved the recipe since the domestic population are not so keen on sweets, myself included.

[120gr egg whites + 200gr granulated white sugar + 1/4 tsp salt + 1 tsp vanilla extract + 60gr flour + 300gr fresh coconut]

So you’re probably wondering.120gr eggwhites? Yes. 120gr eggwhites. You’ll find that some measuring jugs put measurements in grams as well as cc’s (or ml).So use that. Or I could just tell you that for my measurements (60gr), I used the eggwhites of 3 small eggs, so you can sort of wing it.

Separate the yolks from the whites.

Add the sugar and salt

Whisk until egg whites become stiff and glossy

Sift in the flour

Mix well. Make sure there are no air or flour pockets.

Add in the coconut

Fold in the coconut until completely combined

Grease a baking tray and drop a spoonfull of batter per macaroon. You can probably squeeze in a dozen in one baking tray

Bake for 15-20 mins at 170 degrees celsius (make sure to preheat your oven before hand!), until the bottom and edges are brown and the top golden

Cool on a wire rack. While you wait, you can go ahead and melt some (semisweet or dark) chocolate to spread on the underside of the macaroons;

When cool, spread the melted chocolate

Leave to set on a wire rack

Enjoy! :)