I LOVE food that tastes ‘naughty’ but is actually good for you/not that ‘naughty’ at all and these healthy coconut macaroons are just that!

These macaroons are not only totally delicious but are super easy to make too and require just four ingredients; you simply mix, shape and bake, that’s it!

The main ingredient is (unsweetened) desiccated coconut which provides fibre as well as MCT (medium chain triglyceride) fats, which are easily digested by the body and more readily used for energy than other types of fats. I love adding desiccated coconut to yoghurt and porridge for added taste and texture too!

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Coconut Macaroons

Ingredients

2/3 cup (70g) unsweetened desiccated coconut
1.5 tbsp (10g) ground almonds or PPB*
1 egg white
2 tbsp honey/agave nectar (30ml)
Optional: 1 tsp vanilla/cocoa/stevia

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 160 degrees C and mix together the desiccated coconut and ground almonds/PPB before adding the egg white and honey
Mix well before dividing between 6 silicone muffin cases**. Press down the mixture so it's tightly compact
Bake for 17 minutes and allow to cool completely before popping them out and enjoying!

Notes

*Read more about Powdered Peanut Butter (PPB) [here] and search for it on Amazon [here] – I prefer the stevia blend.

**You can get silicone muffin trays from Amazon!

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving
Calories 109
% Daily Value
Total Fat 8 g		12%
Total Carbohydrates 7 g		2%
Protein 2 g		4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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26 Comments

Victoria
April 13, 2014 / 7:30 am

They look great – will give them a go!

- Nics Nutrition
  Author
  April 13, 2014 / 4:42 pm
  
  Thanks! Happy baking 🙂 x
  
Charlotte (@makupbcandlelit)
April 13, 2014 / 8:36 am

Sounds yummy – I love coconut so this sounds perfect for me :o) Xx

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- Nics Nutrition
  Author
  April 13, 2014 / 4:42 pm
  
  Let me know if you make it 🙂 x
  
Amy
April 13, 2014 / 11:37 am

So easy to make this! Swapped the nuts for flaxseed as have a but allergy and taste great! Maybe on a naughty day would put a little dollop of jam 😉

- Nics Nutrition
  Author
  April 13, 2014 / 4:42 pm
  
  Love that thought! Thanks so much Amy!!
  
Kelly
April 14, 2014 / 5:49 pm

These look amazing, i’m allergic to nuts and not keen on Flaxseed, any other substitutes I could use?
Thank you!!

- Nics Nutrition
  Author
  April 14, 2014 / 6:33 pm
  
  You could just use more coconut 🙂 x
  
Emma
April 16, 2014 / 9:56 pm

I have just made these, they are amazing! So yummy and moreish!

- Nics Nutrition
  Author
  April 22, 2014 / 12:05 pm
  
  Hurray! So glad you liked them, thanks for your comment!
  
Katy
May 31, 2014 / 1:21 pm

These taste incredible! I can’t believe they are so good for you 🙂 Will try adding some chocolate next time I think!

- Nics Nutrition
  Author
  June 1, 2014 / 8:25 am
  
  Hehe yay! Ooh yes chocolate chips or cocoa powder would be amazing! xx
  
Lilyrose
June 10, 2014 / 3:45 pm

These look yum, definitely want to try making them!
Is there anything I can use in place of the egg white?

Thanks

- Nics Nutrition
  Author
  June 10, 2014 / 6:45 pm
  
  Hello! You could use a ‘flaxseed egg replacement’ .. this blog is quite good for that.. http://www.veganbaking.net/recipes/egg-replacers/flax-seed-egg-replacer
  
Charlotte
July 19, 2014 / 6:03 am

These are delicious. Even my extremely pick-y sister loved them.

- Nics Nutrition
  Author
  July 19, 2014 / 7:48 am
  
  Aw that’s so great to hear! Thank you!!
  
Janet
July 20, 2014 / 3:22 pm

Hi Nic, I don’t know how I came across your website but I am so glad I did. Lots of great advice for healthy living and some lovely recipes. Yesterday I had a Nic baking day. One of the items I made was these items was these coconut macaroons. They taste so delicious. My Mum loves coconut so I doubled the recipe and plan to give her some when I visit her later.

- Nics Nutrition
  Author
  July 20, 2014 / 5:18 pm
  
  Aw thank you so much! That’s great to hear!
  
esther chew
August 8, 2014 / 3:50 am

Can I not use the silicon cups? Can I just do it the cookie way, like just dropped it on parchment paper?

- Nics Nutrition
  Author
  August 8, 2014 / 5:57 am
  
  Hey, I suppose you could, but make sure to really pack the mixture together.. otherwise it could fall apart in the oven – let me know how it goes! Nic x
  
Kath Dellaway
May 15, 2015 / 6:49 pm

I have just made these and they are really tasty!! Thanks for the recipe 😀

- Nics Nutrition
  Author
  May 19, 2015 / 6:45 pm
  
  Aw thank you Kath! xx
  
Lou
June 6, 2015 / 2:31 pm

We love these in our house. They taste amazing and leave the kitchen smelling all coconutty. I melt and drizzle a little dark choc on our macaroons . Thank you for the awesome recipe.

- Nics Nutrition
  Author
  June 7, 2015 / 6:08 pm
  
  Ooh delicious, thanks Lou!! xx
  
Charlotte
November 29, 2015 / 1:48 am

Hi Nic! I’ve been waiting ages to try these and finally did so this morning. I also added MyProtein’s mocha drops to give a coffee flavour to it! It tasted lovely, but unfortunately they were incredibly dry! 🙁 even my ‘batter’ was so dry I had to add extra whites and some soy milk, thinking it would moisten up.
Is yours really dry too? My macaroons turned out too dry to eat that I crumbled them up into my homemade granola (yay, no waste!).
Any idea why they could have been so dry…or is there anything else I could add to it to ‘break’ the dry coconutiness? I’m thinking mashed bananas….what do you think?
Thank you for the lovely recipe though 🙂

- Nics Nutrition
  Author
  December 1, 2015 / 8:43 pm
  
  Hello! How funny.. no they are always super moist thanks to the honey…. did you follow the recipe exactly? x