Name: 5 minute Paleo Chocolate Coconut Macaroons
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 10 Medjool dates, pitted; 2 cups shredded unsweetened coconut; 2 tbs full fat unsweetened coconut milk; 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (can sub vanilla extract); 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips (if vegan, make sure dairy free)

Sometimes you feel like dessert, but you don’t want to go to the trouble of spending an hour in the kitchen making something. Am I right?

paleo coconut macaroons — *Simple and elegant,*
*no one will know they only took 5 min to make!*

That’s how I felt when I made a batch of these delicious coconut macaroons. They are so easy, even my kids can make them. They literally take 5 minutes to make and maybe 2 more minutes for the chocolate to harden in the fridge. They store wonderfully and are delicious cold so you can just grab and go when you need a treat. Best of all, they are gluten free, dairy free, vegan and paleo. They are low in sugar, high in nutrients and a simple healthy dessert for the whole family!

One batch makes 9-10 cookies. I used a little 2tbs measuring spoon to make these but you could also use one of those tiny ice cream scoopers or make them whatever size you like. If you use a 1tbs measuring spoon, they will be bite size. I like mine a little bigger but feel free to make them your own!

5 minute Paleo Chocolate Coconut Macaroons

So easy even the kids can do it!

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Total Time 5

Course Dessert, Snack

Servings 9 cookies

Ingredients

10 Medjool dates, pitted
2 cups shredded unsweetened coconut
2 tbs full fat unsweetened coconut milk
1 tsp vanilla bean paste can sub vanilla extract
1/4 cup dark chocolate chips if vegan, make sure dairy free

Instructions

Place dates, coconut, coconut milk and vanilla in a food processor. Turn on until a dough forms.
Using a 1 or 2tbs measuring spoon, press dough into the spoon for form a round cookie, then turn over and remove onto a plate or counter lined with parchment paper. Should make 9-10 two bite cookies, more or less depending on how big you want them.
Melt chocolate in a microwave safe bowl, stirring after every 30 seconds. Place in a ziploc bag and cut the tip. Drizzle back and forth to make a design. Put in the fridge for a few minutes until the chocolate hardens.
Store in the fridge for up to a week.