Coconut Macaroons – Samoa Cookies – 3 Ingredient Vegan Dessert – Easy and Healthy

Coconut, banana and a bit of chocolate is all you need to enjoy these Vegan Coconut Macaroons in no time.

Desserts are rarely healthier than that as we don-t need any oil or sugar (only from the fruits) and they are obviously gluten-free too.

Finally, this vegan dessert is very easy to make and only requires a bowl and an oven.

And I do promise you will be impressed and possibly addicted.

The Ingredients

• Banana: any quality of banana (no plantains); they just need to be really ripe.
• Coconut: dry and preferably unsweetened. If you have only larger flakes just blend them a bit first and it should work. Avoid the moisty ones as you need it to work as a flour.
• Chocolate (optional): I just drizzled with some vegan dark chocolate I melted. But there are a few other topping options I will mention later.

If you want some visual direction on how to melt chocolate with bain marie, there is a video by the AtelierdesChefUK.

How to Make Banana and Coconut Macaroons

Peel the bananas and smash them in a bowl with the help of a fork. It is ok to still have some bigger bits, you won’t liquify the banana.

Add the coconut and mix well. Here you can already pre-heat the oven.

With the same fork scoop some of the mixture and gently mold it into a ball. It is quite easy to mold so I don’t oil my hands at all.

Place on a tray covered in parchment paper and flatten each ball a little.

Bake until golden. It takes around 25 minutes in a pre-heated oven at 350F.

If you wish so, drizzle with some melted chocolate. Or even dip it like I did…

My first week making this recipe I did it 3 times. Couldn’t get enough.

So I have tried with some other toppings and loved them all.

• Strawberry or cherry Jam
• Peanut butter
• Vanilla custard
• Dolce de Leche (haven’t tried but can’t wait!)
• And dreaming about Salted Caramel sauce on top. Might have to write a recipe post just for that one.
• Chocolate dip you can see in the picture is just dark chocolate melted with a little Oat Cream (about 1 tbsp for 1 chocolate bar or 1/2 tablespoon of coconut oil).

And if recipe interested you I am sure you’ll appreciate also my Pineapple Balls, that requires only 2 ingredients.

With gratitude,

Carol🌶

Coconut Macaroons – 3-Ingredient Vegan Dessert – Easy and Healthy

Recipe by Carol MarsolaCourse: Dessert, SnackDifficulty: Easy

Servings

12

macarrons

Prep time

5

minutes

Cooking time

20

minutes

Coconut, banana and a bit of chocolate is all you need to enjoy these Vegan Coconut Macaroons in no time. Easy, healthy and delicious!

Ingredients

• Bananas, 2 very ripe large

• Coconut, dried and finely shredded, 1 cup

• Chocolate (optional), about 2oz

Directions

• Peel the bananas and smash them in a bowl with the help of a fork.
• Add the coconut and mix well.
• With the same fork scoop some of the mixture and gently mold it into a ball.
• Place on a tray covered in parchment paper and flatten each ball a little.
• Bake until golden. It takes around 25 minutes in a pre-heated oven at 350F.
• If you wish so, drizzle with some melted chocolate.

Notes

• Check The Ingredients section for details on possible substitutions.
• Best if stored in a closed container.