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This week, we have a special battle!
Jason and I have each elected a special “guest chef” to create a recipe and blog about it. After a little collaboration, we decided to have “battle cookie” because the possibilities are limitless. Plus, it’s something a little different!
This week, my guest chef is Nicole!
I contacted her to be my guest chef because she knows what she’s doing in the kitchen. If you haven’t already, head over to her blog and check out some of her great recipes!
Without further ado, I’ll turn the reigns over to Nicole…
Hi readers of The Athlete’s Plate!
I am honored Matt asked to make a cookie for Battle Cookie! I am fairly new to Matt’s blog and I am in awe of his tireless schedule of school, work, blogging, and insane workouts. Well, I think they’re insane…the words “sixteen”, “miles”, and “easy” have never, and probably will never be, in the same sentence if I’m the one talking
Matt and I have a lot in common, one of those things being a fondness of all things coconut. When I had to come up with a cookie, my question to Matt was, “Can I make macaroons?” He said yes
And it is with great pleasure I can now say that I have not only tried coconut butter, but MADE coconut butter. Don’t let the name scare you. Coconut butter is coconut…processed to a paste. Bam! Nothin’ to it! See?
As much as I love coconut, I also love oats. My initial reaction to this recipe’s ingredient list was, “Where’s the chocolate?” Together, coconut and chocolate are nothing short of magical. Almond Joy, anyone? Mmm…a definite weakness of mine.
But you know what? These macaroons would be too much with chocolate…I think. What I do know is that the vanilla and almond flavors (and scents!) are incredible and enrich the coconut flavor to new heights. Promise.
Like my pal, Matt, I love this recipe because of the wholesome ingredients. Besides, coconut is one of nature’s many candies.
Coconut-Oat Macaroons
Adapted from Detox Blonde Macaroons, found on Oh She Glows, originally from Healthy Hoggin’
(Original recipe from Healthy Food For Living)
Ingredients
- 2 2/3 cups (8 oz) shredded unsweetened coconut
- 1 cup reduced-fat shredded unsweetened coconut
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 3/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 vanilla beans, insides scraped out for use
- 1/2 tsp pure almond extract
- 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 300 F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
- In a food processor, process 2 2/3 cups full fat shredded coconut for about 5-8 minutes, until a thick, smooth coconut butter forms, scraping down the sides as needed (this will yield about 1 cup of coconut butter).
- Combine the coconut butter and all of the remaining ingredients in a bowl. Stir until well-combined.
- Using a mini ice cream scoop or a small spoon, scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet (no need to leave much room in between as they do not spread out). Bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until the bottoms of the macaroons are lightly browned. The macaroons will be very soft at this point.
- Allow the macaroons to sit at room temperature on the baking sheet for about 30 minutes, or until they firm up and cool down. Yield: 28 macaroons.
Nutrition Information (per macaroon): 62 calories; 2.8 g. fat; 0 mg. cholesterol; 42 mg. sodium; 9 g. carbohydrate; 1.1 g. fiber; 0.5 g. protein
Now, head on over to Jason’s blog and see what his guest chef created this week!
Then, come on back and vote for your favorite!
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Those look like a winner to me! I must admit that I’ve never been fond of coconut, but it’s growing on me.
Caitlyn (The Spoonful of Life) recently posted..It’s All About You
I made macaroons the other day but these look way better. I have a ton of coconut (that I won from your contest a while back actually) so maybe I’ll give these a shot.
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Why is that recently posted thing pulling a post from two weeks ago? Got an advice to make it more current? I registered with comment-luv.
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I’m not sure! Looking into it…
I love macaroons! What an awesome recipe. And so neat that you made your own coconut butter!
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope recently posted..Super Cereal
Nicole – These look fabulous and I love the fact that I can have 5 of them and just touch 300 calories.
Great job and in visiting your site you are a terrific cook.
Good luck with the battle.
Jason @ Cook Train Eat Race recently posted..Guest Blogger Athlete’s Plate Challenge – Battle Cookie
Thank you!
Nicole, RD recently posted..Potato Salmon Patties
sorry, i have to give my alliance to chocolate this time.
lindsay recently posted..divorce
whoops. submit error. didn’t mean to sound harsh, these def sound delish! but i love my chocolate.
lindsay recently posted..divorce
I’m not a big coconut fan but these actually look delicious!
Holly @ The Runny Egg recently posted..Pizza Bread
These macaroons look delish!
Lesley Lifting Life recently posted..Arcade Fire- Enchiladas- & Homemade fro-yo
oh, those look amazing!!
Christina recently posted..Beautiful You – Day 11 & 12
Anything with coconut wins for me! And these macaroons look so good!!
Alaina recently posted..Working My Way Back- 1369 Coffee House
Thanks, Matt! May the better cookie win
Nicole, RD recently posted..Potato Salmon Patties
These look wonderful and oh- so delicious! And “you’re not a baker”, I don’t really buy that after seeing a few of your yummy and wholesome baked goods. Once I heard coconut was involved, I immediately squirmed with joy
Emilia recently posted..Stuffed Potato
Ummm… is this my recipe?
http://www.healthyfoodforliving.com/?p=20013
Lauren @ Healthy Food For Living recently posted..Lemon Coconut-Oat Macaroons