A sweet and fancy treat for any occasion! Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons are a delicious and easy, gluten-free, vegan, paleo, and allergy-free dessert recipe. Everyone will be wowed by this healthy coconut and chocolate bite!
You know my love for chocolate and mint. Chocolate and peanut butter isn’t too shabby either. I can never turn down chocolate and coconut, though. My love for macaroons (not to be confused with macarons) has always run deep. I love anything with tons of pure coconut (chocolate is a given, regardless). You can have sweet delicious coconut macaroons without the chocolate, but these blobs of coconut were begging to be dipped in melted chocolate!
Coconut makes me swoon (you’d be able to tell if you knew how much coconut butter I go through!) However, macaroons are always loaded with egg whites and sugar, two things that are a big “no, no” here. I knew I had yet another mission to undertake to make some healthy and allergy-free coconut macaroons instead. May we allergy-free eaters never miss out on the goodies! Food freedom for all!
The random side tangent story I’m going to tell you though has nothing to do with allergy-free coconut macaroons, but the day I made them last summer. An itch and craving for some macaroons + tons of shredded coconut + chocolate chips = make macaroons. But, the saddest part was waiting for the chocolate to harden on the macaroons. Instead of just waiting around in the kitchen for them to harden and allow me to photograph, I forced my brother to go drive me over to the municipal building in town so I could register to vote! Yes, this was the first year I actually got to vote; registering was my #1 priority last summer!
Here’s the kicker though…Apparently we were too late to register for the primaries in NJ (literally, I cried!), but at least I was able to register as a voter for the actual presidential election (nothing would have gotten in my way for that! Except that I then had to do a mail-in ballot, since I was away at school). I ended up coming home, defeated, and pretty angry, but at least I had some chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons to drown my voting sorrows in (after the “photo shoot” of course!)
Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons
- 2 Cups Unsweetened Finely Shredded Coconut
- ½ Cup Culinary Coconut Milk
- ⅓ Cup Granular Erythritol
- 1 TB Psyllium Huck Powder
- 1 Cup Dark Chocolate Chips
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the coconut, coconut milk, erythritol, and psyllium husk. Mix well to combine.
- Line a baking sheet with a Silpat or parchment paper.
- Scoop out 24 packed macaroons, 1 tablespoon each, and place these mounds on the lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes until just golden brown. Remove and let cool while you prep the chocolate.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips in the microwave using 20 second intervals until melted and you can mix it smooth.
- Now take each macaroon and dip the flap bottom in the melted chocolate, place it bottom up on the baking sheet and let harden. Repeat the process for all 24 macaroons. (If you put them in the fridge, they'll harden faster!) Then you can store them in an airtight container.
Only 4 ingredients, plus the chocolate? I think you may just have no excuses for not making these RIGHT NOW! Really, what could be better than a bite of healthy coconut with a secret (or not so secret) bottom covered in dark chocolate! A perfect little sweet for Valentine’s Day gifting that will be coming up in a few weeks too! Who wants a boring old box of store-bought chocolates when you can now make your own! These will make your loved ones (okay…or yourself) feel that much more loved! Or if your like me, I will now and forever, always associate coconut macaroons with politics and voting, haha! To America, coconut, and chocolate-dipped love!
So tell me:
+ I’ve asked this many times, but, what’s your favorite chocolate combo?
+ Do you associate certain foods and recipes with the most random events? (It’s easier for me to remember when I created recipes that way!)
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thanks for the recipe, i was looking for a good vegan dessert for the weekend
Awesome! I hope you enjoy!
Yum! this looks fabulous! Pinned 🙂
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these look so good, love the recipe
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Yummy Macaroons, these look so good!
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These look so delicious!
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These delicious, gluten-free, vegan, paleo, and allergy-free Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons are so much healthier than the coconut macaroons I grew up eating. I can’t wait to make them!
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These look divine! Wayyy better than the shop-bought ones 🙂
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Homemade is always the best!
Oh my golly, how fun are these, plus so simple! Love it!
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These look delicious! We actually have some chocolate covered coconut macarons in the stores (which my dad LOVES), but of course they are loaded with sugar and milk powder or something – they’re not vegan. Good thing you’ve made a recipe for them! 🙂
Favorite chocolate combo? Chocolate + Peanut Butter, for sure!
Bianca // Elephantastic Vegan recently posted…Baked Almond Feta with Rosemary
Exactly! Have to make them fresh and homemade!
Love coconut! Can’t wait to try these!
Enjoy them!
I love coconut and those look so tasty. I’m planning to bake tomorrow so might have to make these!
Ooo! I hope you do make them! Let me know 🙂
These look incredible!
Lauren x
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I love this!! Need to try it soon.
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Yummy! Chocolate and peanut butter is my go to.
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HI Rebecca,
Wow these coconut macaroons look delicious. I love coconut in any way or form and with the chocolate on top – they are a sure winner.
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Me too!
Yay, macaroons! Always a hit in my house! 🙂
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They do bring the smiles 😉
Yum! These look great!
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I haven’t had macaroons in forever – these look delicious!
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Oooooh love macaroons! Can’t wait to try these!
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Oh yum! I am such a coconut fan– these look incredible! Can’t wait to try them.
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saying bonjour from De Tout Coeur Limousin in France. You can’t go wrong with chocolate and coconut. A delicious combination.
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No you can’t!
Yum! They look so, so good! You can’t go wrong with dark chocolate!
Bethany recently posted…5 Easy Gluten Free Superbowl Treats
The more and the darker the better!
I’d have to say my favorite chocolate combination is chocolate and anything else that comes with it. Coconut and chocolate are one of my downfalls I will definitely be trying these.
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Haha, going to have to agree with that!
They look so easy to just pop in your mouth! YUM! Coconut + chocolate is easily one of my absolute favorites. But really chocolate pairs so well with just about anything! These look so yummy! And I applaud your patience for allowing the chocolate to harden 😉
Haha, it was worth it 😉
These look amazing!! Thanks for the recipe!
I hope you enjoy them!
What a wonderful recipe. I eat clean and finding something that is sweet and still good for me is difficult. I will have to try these.
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Loved your recipe! They look mouthwatering!
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I’m drooling! Chocolate coconut macaroons is one of my favorite desserts. These look amazing!
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Chocolate dipped everything if I could! I love peanut butter and chocolate and mint and chocolate…but strawberries and chocolate are so good too….HMMMM, I want them all!
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Girl…EVERYTHING with chocolate!
Oh goodness, these look amazing! I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t last long in our house.
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These are gorgeous, Rebecca! My Oma makes non-vegan ones every year for Christmas, and every year I swear I’m going to veganize them but I never do. Now I can just follow your recipe when the time is here 🙂
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Now it is time to change that (and extend Christmas joy by baking these!)
I have to agree, chocolate and coconut is the best combo EVAR. I need to make a batch of these this week and not share!
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Haha, so right! No sharing….but share with me, okay? 😉
Coconut macaroons are so good! Your photography is beautiful.
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I love making macaroons, but I’ve never added psyllium husk to them! That combined with the coconut makes for quite a fiber-rich treat!
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I love coconut and chocolate 🙂 Will try them this weekend. YUM!
I hope you enjoy!
Mmmmm I love coconut and these macaroon look and sound delicious
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what a decadent treat – especially with Valentines Day just around the corner!
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They are perfect for that!
I love macaroons, but I’ve never tried making them myself. Looks like that’s going to have to change!
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One of my all time favorites, especially when they’re dry on the outside, chewy on the inside, and dipped in chocolate!
Mmmm yea so good!
I love coconut anything especially macaroons! Love these 🙂
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Those macaroons look delicious. Personally, I love chocolate and peanut butter, but I could definitely put down a plate of those cookies!
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I say…as long as there’s still chocolate!
I love coconut macaroons, I bet they’re even better when dipped in chocolate!
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You bet they are!
Yum what a great looking recipe!
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Macaroons are my favorite bite-sized treats, hands down. Yours look amazing and I love the photos!
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These look amazing!
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These look great for any occasion!
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these little biscuits look really, really good!
Lol, thank you!
Yum! I have such a sweet tooth and can’t resist coconut and chocolate together! Can’t wait to try these out! 🙂
They are a delicious combo!
What a great combination! I haaaave to try these! 🙂
O yes! Please do!
I love coconut and I love chocolate.., so, its a no brainer that, I would devour these beauties.
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Woohoo! Sounds like we have a winner!
I enjoy macaroons a lot and the combination of coconut and chocolate it is just perfect. Great recipe =)
Totally! Thanks, Adriana!
I could pop these in my mouth two at a time! So yummy.
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These sound delicious! You can’t go wrong dipping them in all of that delicious chocolate.
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I’m with you. I love chocolate and coconut together so this recipe is a definite winner in my book!
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Macaroons are such a delicious treat. I made them for the first time at Christmas and will definitely be making them again.
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Yes! They are so so good!
I have everything I need! These are now on my menu. 😀 Can’t wait for them to be in my mouth!
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Woohoo!!! Macaroon time!
Honestly don’t know if I could pick between chocolate and mint or chocolate and coconut. Serious consideration would need to happen. Luckily I don’t have to choose one over the other. I LOVE macaroons and these look totally do-able!
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I mean really…as long as there’s always chocolate involved 😉
Ah, everything you make looks so good! 😀 I adore coconut and these look awesome! <3!
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And these don’t involve any “smashing” 😉
how cute are these little guys!? love that they only have few ingredients too! As for my favorite chocolate combo…… that would have to be chocolate and PB!
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These look delicious – I’m not sure I could’ve waited, I think I’d have chucked them into the freezer to speed up the process (or eaten them all drippy and oozy!)
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Drippy might just be the new way 😉
Haha Rebecca, I applaud you on getting out of the house and letting your chocolate harden – I wouldn’t have been that patient – sometimes I throw chocolate coated stuff into my freezer cos I just cannot wait to take a taste – I would have done the same with these delicious macaroons too!
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