Living Rawesome Day #228 Vanilla Macaroons (Not yet released)
March 10, 2010
I am more than honored to have this recipe in my possession. Meredith Baird sent this recipe to me from MK’s new book that SHE co-authored. Thank you so much Meredith! I hope I make you proud:)
I started early this morning on the macaroon cookies, so I could finish the entire recipe today with creme filling. I followed the directions leaving out the agave powder and replacing it with coconut flour (Meredith’s suggestion). I couldn’t get agave powder and I was so eager to make this recipe, I decided to substitute it. The cookie consistency was easy to work with. I just added one Tablespoon more than the recipe suggested.
I put shredded coconut and cashews into the food processor and made it into flour.
Flour was put it into a bowl, I whisked the dry ingredinets then added liquid. When making this the consistency should be like dough, so you can form the cookies and they will stick together. If you need to add more water add tablespoons at a time. Don’t worry about adding too much water it will evaporate in the dehydrator.
I used a heaping Tablespoon and rolled them into balls because I didn’t have a small ice cream scoop, like the recipe says to use. I then flattened and formed them with my fingers and palm.
This recipe made 12 little cookies to go into the dehydrator.
I dehydrated them for 6 hours. The cookies felt crisp on the outside but I pressed on the outside and they felt soft. Tomorrow, when I make the other macaroons, I am going to take the macaroons off the teflex sheet after 6 hours. I want them to be a bit more crispy.
Macaroon Cookie Ingredients
Cashew Flour
Coconut Flour
Agave powder
Agave Syrup
Water
1 vanilla bean scraped
vanilla extract
sea salt
Next, the vanilla creme filling.
Vanilla Creme Ingredients
Macadamia Nuts
agave
coconut butter liquefied
1 vanilla bean scraped
vanilla extract
sea salt
All ingredients were blended until smooth.
I put the filling between the cookies and pressed them together.
That’s it! It’s so easy and delicious. It’s just too special of an occasion to miss out on these, so I tried one. I don’t want to eat too much agave or cashews, so I stopped at one cookie. The kids liked the cookies, I was surprised because they usually don’t like coconut. Jason enjoyed one too.
This recipe is supposed to make about 24 small cookies halves, 12 filled macaroons, but I didn’t make that many.
I can’t wait to make the Raspberry Macaroons. I love raspberries! I really would like to order the agave powder. I have never worked with it before, so I want to purchase some.
Agave powder is a “super fiber” that has a mild sweetness. It is considered to be a prebiotic to promote health of the intestines. Inulins are naturally occurring sugars that are produced by plants. Agave powder is extracted from the agave plant to put into various recipes. If you want to read more about it, you can go to Z Natural Foods.
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