Chocolate dipped Coconut Macaroons

 

My second bake of this holiday season is Coconut Macaroon. This is one such yummy treat that you cannot say no to it. Crunchy from outside and moist and chewy from inside. Three simple steps and you are done - Beaten Egg white mixed with shredded coconut condensed milk , bake and you are done. I just love the brown colour on the top of it after it is baked. I made one small batch this time as I was not sure how it would turn out. So you need to adjust the measurements according to your servings. But trust me its quite difficult to keep track on this as to how many of them you have baked and how many are actually left at the end provided if you do not munch these beauties in between :)

Okay so we all loved these macaroons specially my daughter. I am planning to make them again very soon. Specially the chocolate enhanced the taste and look. You can make them without dipping in the chocolate as well. Also there are different ways out there to make them. In some recipes you will find the use of condensed milk , in few without it and even in few you will find use of flour also. Honestly I tried both - without condensed milk first and then with condensed milk because I ended up making the mixture non-sticky and it was not binding up at all. Few things that we need to keep in mind while preparing them.

Firstly , the coconut should be shredded and not the powdered coconut .

Secondly, when you beat the egg white , beat till its fluffy & you need to beat till the mixture gets soft peaks.

Thirdly you need to be very careful while adding the coconut mixture. Because the consistency required to make ball like shape should not be runny  yet should not be dry and should be sticky enough to hold its shape.

In my first one batch i did that mistake as the mixture was almost dry and i was not able to give any shape to it.  And then i decided to make my fresh batch using condensed milk so that i don't have to struggle with the binding issue again. So the recipe with condensed milk worked for me and i am sharing here this recipe for you all to try at home.


RECIPE:

This measurement gave me about 15 macaroons.

Ingredients:

Shredded coconut: 1 cup (and some extra in case you need to adjust the consistency)
Egg white: 2
Condensed milk: 1/2 cup
Vanilla essence: 1/2 tsp
pinch of salt

For chocolate dip:

Chocolate chip/any dark chocolate


Method:

Preheat the oven at 180 degree Celsius.

Take the egg whites in a bowl , add salt and beat till it gets fluffy and takes soft peaks (I used the electric beater).

In another bowl mix the coconut, condensed milk & vanilla essence. Combine everything with a spoon or spatula. Now fold this mixture into  the egg white mixture. Once everything combines well , check for the consistency and try to make small sized ball with the help of two spoons. Add more coconut to adjust the consistency.


Grease the baking tray or you can use parchment paper. Arrange the balls on the tray . Bake for about 15-17 minutes or until you see the top getting brown.


Take out the tray and let the macaroons cool. Transfer them to the cooling rack.


For the chocolate dip:

With the help of double boiler method melt the chocolate. I used choco chips. Melt it stir it till you get running consistency.

Now dip the base of each macaroon in the chocolate and arrange them in a plate. Once you are done with all, take some chocolate in a spoon and drizzle some on each macaroon just to give it a nice look and to look more appealing.

Let them rest in refrigerator or at room temperature to set. Store in air tight container and enjoy whenever you crave for it :)