3 Ingredient Coconut Macaroons
A simple, fun, and lower-in-sugar treat to make for Easter, Passover, or any occasion
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 20 nests or 16 2-inch cookies
- 1 egg white (from a large egg)
- pinch salt
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 1/4 cups unsweetened dried coconut shreds not flakes
- oil spray
Optional fillings and toppings for "Nests"
- 4 oz semisweet chocolate, melted
- 1/2 cup store-bought lemon curd can use whipped cream, custard, or whatever fillings you'd like
- fresh berries, jelly beans, or mini chocolate eggs
Optional fillings for round cookies
- 2 oz semisweet chocolate, melted for drizzling the top
- other optional fillings such as Nutella, jam, caramel or anything you'd like
Heat the oven to 375 degrees.
Add the egg white and a pinch of salt to a large bowl. Whisk vigorously for 30 seconds until the egg white has lots of air bubbles.
Add the honey. Continue to whisk until the honey is dissolved.
Stir in the coconut shreds and mix until they are fully coated in the egg white mixture.
For Nests:
Grease 20 holes of a mini muffin tin with oil spray. (I prefer to use a silicone muffin tray but a metal one will work too if you grease it really well.)
Fill each hole with a heaping teaspoon of the coconut mixture. Use the back of the spoon to pack the coconut down really well. Once packed down, press the back on the spoon into the center to make an indent.
Bake until the edges of each "nest" are dark golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool fully in the pan then run a butter knife around each nest to loosen and pop out.
Fill each nest with melted chocolate or whatever filling you'd like. Top with fruit or candy, if desired.
For cookies/sandwich cookies
Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat, parchment paper, or grease well with oil spray.
Scoop about 2 teaspoons of the coconut mixture onto the prepared baking sheet and form into a flat, 2-inch circle. Continue to make the circles with the remaining coconut mixture. You can place the cookies pretty close together because they will not spread.
Bake until the edges of the cookies are golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow to cool fully on the pan before using a thin spatula or butter knife to loosen them from the pan.
Decorate or fill as desired. (Drizzle the tops with melted chocolate and/or fill and sandwich the cookies with Nutella, caramel, or whatever you'd like.)
Keyword Easter, gluten free, passover