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Recipe for low-calorie and gluten-free coconut macaroons
Macaroons are delicious and, unlike many other baked goods, they are flourless – which makes them a well-tolerated treat for people with gluten intolerance. They are also suitable for a low-carb diet. Try our quick recipe, the coconut macaroons are ready in 30 minutes.
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ingredients
- 125 g coconut shells
- Mark 1/2 vanilla bean
- 50 g birch sugar
- 4 egg whites
- 1 pinch of cinnamon
preparation
- Preheat the oven to 150 degrees. Lay out parchment paper on the baking sheet.
- Beat the egg whites stiff. Mix in the birch sugar while stirring.
- Fold the grated coconut, cinnamon and vanilla seeds into the beaten egg whites.
- Using a tablespoon or piping bag, scoop the batter onto the baking sheet.
- Bake the cookies for 20-25 minutes.
Recipe Tips
If you have baked the cookies in the oven for too long, there is a simple trick to soften the cookies again. Put an apple in the cookie jar. After two days the pastry should be softer again as it has absorbed the moisture from the apple.
