Comments on: Spiced Macaroons (Dairy, Refined Sugar, and Grain Free)

By: The Healthy Apple

The Healthy Apple — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:18:36 +0000

My mouth is watering; these look delicious…I’m a huge fan of macaroons.

Happy Holidays!

By: johnrecipe

johnrecipe — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:10:25 +0000

This is really treat for ever demanding taste buds and it gives me another excuse for a treat, i have to take out some time and sit for this recipe, thank you very much for sharing this delicious macaroons.

By: KimiHarris

KimiHarris — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:00:22 +0000

Hey Angela,

Sorry you had trouble with the recipe. It is two cups of coconut flakes. Though I can’t say for sure, my best guess at what happened was that you over beat the egg whites and made them too dry. That would prevent it from sticking together well. You want the egg whites to be stiff, but still moist and shiny looking. Hope that helps!

By: angela

angela — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:02:08 +0000

I tried making these. But can you confirm whether it’s 2 C coconut flakes? They don’t seem to hold together enough, too dry. Have I done something wrong?!

By: Rachelle

Rachelle — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:22:11 +0000

I would suggest not upping the sugar, actually, from my experience. I didn’t have any stevia so I added probably 1 or 1 1/2 tablespoons of rapadura. The extra sugar kind of pooled down to the bottom of the cookies and made a sticky, hard crust-like edge that almost burned and made it difficult to remove from the pan. I think they would have been sweet enough without it, for my taste anyway.

By: DeAnn

DeAnn — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:01:11 +0000

These look delicious. If you are not using stevia, how much would you, “up the sugar?” Thanks.

By: Cris Melo

Cris Melo — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:53:41 +0000

Oh, sorry! I misunderstood, obviously.

By: KimiHarris

KimiHarris — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:13:01 +0000

Hey Cris,

Thanks for the clarifying comment. What I meant was that you could use either palm sugar OR rapadura, not that they were the same thing!

By: Cris Melo

Cris Melo — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:27:36 +0000

Hi, I believe the “evaporated palm (coconut) sugar or rapadura” is incorrect. It’s not from coconut but from sugar cane. I’m Brazilian; I grew up eating rapadura and my elders made it. It’s delicious and we use it in so many ways.

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By: Marillyn @ just-making-noise

Marillyn @ just-making-noise — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:12:24 +0000

Thank you Kimi & Linda! I found a recipe in Nourishing Traditions and will be combining the two recipes to make something a little different. Will let you know how it comes out )