This Chewy Coconut Macaroons Recipe is deliciously easy and perfect for spring. These coconut macaroons are sure to be an instant hit with all the coconut lovers in your life. They’re gluten-free and need only 5 ingredients.
Hey, Friends! Who else is experiencing spring break in shifts right now? Like, your friends or their kids had spring break last week and yours isn’t until next week. Or vice versa. Nobody can really book vacations together, because everyone’s on a different schedule. On the bright side, all the local parks, theaters, and museums aren’t overly congested due to the staggered spring breaks, so that’s a win.
Speaking of theaters, have you seen the movie Black Panther yet? We went to go see it during the rainy afternoon yesterday and we were all fully mesmerized. It was such a gorgeously done movie in terms of culture and costumes, it was totally action packed, and a load of fun to watch.
Back to the theme of shifts, we’re shifting away from winter doldrums into the balmy arena of upper 30’s/low 40’s this week…sounds crazy to all my So. Cal. peeps, but it’s considered happy skies here in Minnesota. The boys rounded up the neighborhood and shot hoops for a couple of hours in our cozy 40F driveway, wearing short sleeves. When I asked my guys to please add on at least a sweatshirt, they were all OMG, Mom, it’s sooo hot outside.
On the food front, the sooo hot situation here has me shifting away from Slow Cooker Beef Vegetable Barley Stew to these Chewy Coconut Macaroons. This coconut macaroon recipe uses only 5 ingredients and is gluten-free.
If there’s even one coconut fanatic in your troop, please save this recipe for them…
How do you make Chewy Coconut Macaroons?
There are quite a few variations of coconut macaroons out there; some use white sugar. Some use a combination of white and brown sugars. We found the best results using sweetened condensed milk, which is essentially sugar and milk. It yields such a wonderfully chewy texture and caramel-like flavor to the cookies.
Only 5 ingredients are necessary for making awesome coconut macaroons: sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, egg whites, salt, and all the coconut. No flours are needed at all, which make coconut macaroons an ultimate gluten-free treat.
I said 5 ingredients because not everyone chooses to use a drizzle of dark chocolate in their coconut macaroons recipe. In my world, there really isn’t any other way. These cookies are ultra yummy with a generous dose of good quality chocolate and a sprinkle of kosher salt. Optional, but highly recommended.
Go drive your people coconuts 🥥 😊
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This Chewy Coconut Macaroons Recipe is deliciously easy and perfect for spring. These coconut macaroons are sure to be an instant hit with all the coconut lovers in your life. They’re gluten-free and need only 5 ingredients.
Ingredients
- 14 oz sweetened flaked coconut
- 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 TB pure vanilla extract
- 2 large egg whites
- 1/8 tsp table salt
- Optional: 1/4 cup good quality, melted dark chocolate and kosher salt (or other coarse sea salt)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F with rack on lower middle position. Line baking sheets with silicone liners or parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, stir together the coconut flakes, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla extract. in a medium bowl, add the egg whites and salt. Using an electric mixer, beat on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. Transfer egg mixture into the large bowl with coconut mixture; use rubber spatula to fold together until well combined. Don’t over-mix.
- Form heaping 1-tablespoon size rounds of coconut mixture onto lined baking sheet (spaced 2 inches apart). Bake 12-18 minutes or until tops are golden brown, depending on your oven; be sure to watch carefully with your first batch to test the correct bake time for future batches. Let cookies cool fully on baking sheets before transferring to serving plate.
- If desired, once cookies are fully cooled, drizzle melted dark chocolate over cookies on serving plate and sprinkle lightly/evenly with kosher salt. Cookies keep well in airtight container at moderate room temp.
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Gluten free, chewy, chocolatey… could these get any better?! I want to try this out asap!
Thanks, Megan! Hope you love ’em 🙂
I kind of love macaroons & i’m currently obsesssssed with coconut too so this is perfect… and perfect timing because i’m hosting Easter & this will be perfect!
Yay, Hal… I think maybe you will love these 🙂 🙂
Oh my gosh, these look totally swoon-worthy! I love macaroons, and the chocolate drizzle you’ve got on these… man, oh man!!
These are so beautiful and I love the chocolate drizzle on top. I’ve never made my own coconut macaroons before, but I think all that’s about to change!
These look so delicious. I’ve never tried to make macaroons before, these looks really simple to make so I’ll have to do this soon.
These look incredible. I love how easy and quick they look to made and is there anything better than lovely chocolately macaroons!?
I love coconut macaroons! They’re my favorite after-school snack when I was a kid. 🙂
I’ve got 2 out of 3 kiddos who love coconut too 🙂
I love how simple this recipe is! I’m a sucker for coconut so I’ll have to give it a try!
Love this! My kids would love these, i will be making these over easter for sure!
I love macaroons. I saw some of your other cookie recipes and they look delicious!!!
Oh my those look tasty! I’ll have to pin this one for future get togethers!
These chewy coconut macaroons looks really delightful. I will definitely share this recipe with my cousin who really loves baking.
My sweet tooth has been on 10 for a few days and this post spiked it even more. I love coconut so this looks so delicious to me. And yes the chocolate drizzle why not!!
Chewy Coconut Macaroons are perfect. They are always yummy for me and actually your post made me crave for it.
I am going to try out this recipe over the weekend and love the chewy coconut texture.
Oooo thank you! As a big allergy sufferer, I’m always looking for new recipes…only I’m going to have to use an egg replacer (since it’s one of my allergies)
Fabulous pictures and thanks for the recipe! These look edible right off the blog!
These look so good. I saw this recipe the other day and I shared it on facebook. I have so many friends that are gluten free.
We just finished Girl Scout cookie season, so I see these yummy macaroons and think instantly of the Caramel Delites we adore. I love all things coconut!!
I looove coconut macaroons! They are delicious and your recipe looks heavenly. I will make them!
OK now I’m suddenly starving! How do you even come up with this deliciousness?! Definitely saving this one!
These are so simple! And I adore the texture of them. And everything is better with chocolate drizzle on top, right?
Looks so yummy! The recipe is great.. I wanna try it out and made my own macaroons..
Yum yum yum… I’m gonna try that! It doesn’t need any baking powder or soda?
Gluten free and beautiful! I’m sure they taste amazing too:D I’m adding your site to my favorites!
Super kind of you, thank you, Moni! 🙂
these look great. i’m sure they would go quick in my house.
This reminds me so much of the Girl Scout cookie. I bet it tastes similar and it looks even better.
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Thanks, Ashley! 🙂
I’m so happy this recipe is Gluten-free. It makes a big difference to me. They are so beautiful! I can imagine teh taste too.
Glad you like them, Myrah!
These look so beautiful to look at and I am sure they would taste amazing as well, can’t wait to make these
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Those look so good that I might need to bake some this weekend for our upcoming party. Yummy
They’re perfect party treats! 🙂
These look amazing. I never thought of trying to make macaroons at home. It always seemed to intimidate me as a recipe. But I would love to try this out.
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It’s way easier than it looks 🙂
Coconut macaroons are the best!!!! I love the drizzle of chocolate on the top.
So glad you like this, Lisa!