Vegan, Gluten-Free Chocolate-Coconut Macaroons

06/04/2013

I love all things sweet and chocolatey. The problem is that most store-bought sweets and snacks are wrought with additives, refined sugar, or worse. I love everything about these macaroons, from how quick and easy they are to make, to the fact that they are naturally gluten-free and vegan.

This recipe is a gem. It’s not every day you find a simple, healthy guilt-free recipe for sweets. Yum!

Ingredients

1 ½ cups unsweetened flaked coconut

½  cup maple syrup

¼ cup flax or chia seeds

¾ cup cocoa powder

¼ coconut oil – I cannot say enough about this stuff!! It is liquid gold.

saucepan

large bowl

Instructions

1. Melt coconut oil on medium heat in saucepan.

2. Meanwhile add coconut, maple syrup, cocoa powder, and seeds to bowl. Add coconut oil when melted.

3. Mix well and drop individual spoonfuls into a glass container or a plate and place in fridge. They should be ready to eat in minutes.

* You can freeze these.

*Try changing things up by adding your favourite nuts, vanilla, or whatever you have in your cupboard.

Please enjoy! Sorry no picture – they don’t last long enough to capture one.