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vegan Coconut Macaroons

Vegan Coconut Macaroons

The easiest of all the cookies to make, Vegan Coconut Macaroons have minimal ingredients that all get mixed up by hand! A really fast bake time and you are eating vegan coconut macaroons in less than an hour!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

For the Coconut Macaroons:

  • 3 cup Sweetened Shredded Coconut (240g)
  • 4 Tbs Confectioners Sugar (30g)
  • pinch Salt
  • 4 Tbs Cornstarch (32g)
  • 4 Tbs Aquafaba (60ml)
  • ½ Canned Full Fat Coconut Milk (118ml)
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract (5ml)
  • 1 teaspoon Almond Extract *optional (5ml )

For the Lemon Optional Custard:

  • ½ cup Plant Milk (117ml)
  • ¼ cup Lemon Juice (60ml0
  • cup Water (86ml)
  • pinch Tumeric *optional for color
  • cup Sugar (75g)
  • 3 Tbs Cornstarch (24g)
  • teaspoon Lemon Zest approx

Instructions
 

  • For the coconut macaroon cookies combine all the ingredients together in a larger mixing bowl and mix by hand.
  • Squeeze & knead the mixture very well to distribute the ingredients throughout the mixture
  • Scoop very compact scoops into a 2 ounce cookie scoop and bake spaced 1" apart on a parchment lined sheet pan in a preheated 350°F oven for 20 minutes
  • For the miniature cookie cups scoop with a #100 scoop into a lightly sprayed (with pan spray) miniature muffin pan then press each one to make an indent in the center
  • Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 20 minutes
  • Remove cookies from the pan when cooled and then fill with the cooled lemon custard
  • For the regular coconut macaroons dip in tempered chocolate when fully cold and drizzle with more chocolate
  • For the lemon custard combining the sugar and the cornstarch together in a heavy bottom medium sauce pot
  • Add the lemon juice, lemon zest, water and plant milk and a pinch of turmeric for color if desired
  • Cook over medium high heat stirring constantly to avoid scorching the bottom
  • Once it comes to a full boil remove it from the heat pour into a clean bowl and let it cool in the refrigerator

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Notes

For the larger regular coconut macaroon cookies the recipe will make 12 cookies scooped with a 2 ounce scoop For the miniature cookie cups with a #100 scoop you will get 24
Cornstarch is a very difficult ingredient to measure consistently with a volume/spoons measure so while I list both measures below I cannot stress enough how the grams measure with a scale is going to give you the best results.
For those who prefer not to use aquafaba you can replace it with water and add in 2 teaspoons of your favorite egg replacer.
Storage Coconut macaroons can be stored at room temperature wrapped loosely for up to 5 days For longer storage refrigerate for up to 1 week or freeze for 1 month
Cookies filled with lemon custard must be kept refrigerated
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