Dan loves all things coconut, so I made chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons for him as a Father’s Day treat! This was my first time making coconut macaroons, but I found that they were surprisingly easy to make, and require few ingredients. (I hate when I set out to make something and find that there are 20+ ingredients listed — my lazy self is immediately turned off and discouraged by such things.) I’d been feeling under the weather since Saturday evening with a slight fever, congestion, and runny nose, but I was determined not to let my cold get in the way of doing something special for Daddy. They turned out great, and Dan loved them!
There was one member of the family who was not happy with the whole experience, though… little Mio is not allowed to have such sweets yet, much to her distress.
Dan, on the other hand, was thrilled and very pleased with his treats. Mission accomplished! 😀
June 18, 2012 @ 12:15 am
definitely looks yummy and tempting with the chocolate dipped!
June 18, 2012 @ 12:25 am
Thanks! 🙂 They’re pretty good on their own, but the chocolate makes it 10x more amazing! 😀
June 18, 2012 @ 10:24 am
awww poor mio-chan!! haha looks like you were teasing her in some of those pix. 😉
June 19, 2012 @ 4:30 pm
haha* I know… it was cruel of me. (><)
June 19, 2012 @ 7:18 pm
Ummmm I’m a fellow coconut junkie…..these look amazing and I’m now searching for a recipe. Hahahaha 🙂
June 20, 2012 @ 12:21 pm
Hi Ashly! 🙂 I’m not even a coconut lover, but these were definitely addicting! Try this recipe by Alton Brown — it’s the one I followed for these! 🙂 http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paradise-macaroons-recipe/index.html
I just didn’t have macadamia nuts to sprinkle with, but they still turned out really yummmy!