Chocolate Coconut Macaroons from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Chocolate Coconut Macaroons Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

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1/4 cup Semisweet chocolate chips
2 Large egg whites
1/4 tsp Cream of tartar
1 tsp Vanilla
1 tsp Chocolate flavoring
(optional)
1/8 tsp Salt
2 1/2 cup Flaked coconut

Recipe Instructions:

Melt chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler or in a micowave
oven. Set aside and cool to room temperature. Place egg whites and
cream of tartar in a mixer bowl and beat at high speed, using a whip,
until peaks are formed. Add sugar gradually while continuing to beat
at high speed. Add flavorings and salt to meringue, beating at low
speed. Add melted clocolate, continuing to beat at slow speed. Remove
the whip and stir the coconut into the margingue with a spoon. Drop
by heaping tablespoon onto a cookie sheet that have been sprayed with
pan spray or lined with aluminum foil. Bake at 325 for about 20
minutes, or until marcroons are not quite firm. Remove loosly
cpvered container in a dry place at room temperature. Keep in a
loosely covered container in a dry place at room temperature, or
freeze until needed. Do not cover tightly if storing at room
temperature. Yield: 20 servings

Food Exchanges per serving: 2/3 STARCH/BREAD EXCHANGE + 1 FAT EXCHANGE
Calories: 86, Cho: 10g, PRO: 1g, FAT: 5g, NA:22mg, Cholesterol:0

Source: Desserts for Diabetics by Mabel Cavaiani, R. D.
Brought to you and yours via Nancy O'Brion and her Meal-Master

Servings: 86

“That's something I've noticed about food: whenever there's a crisis if you can get people to eating normally things get better.”

~ Madeleine L'Engle (1918--) American author.

 

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