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{This post is sponsored by Bob’s Red Mill!}
Guys…the holiday baking season is here!!
I am so excited to share all my favorite baking recipes with you this season. I have so many good things planned, but today’s recipe is extra special and awesome! Not only is it delicious, but I am SO super excited to announce that I have partnered with Cake In a Crate and Bob’s Red Mill to create a special holiday baking kit that you can all buy and use for your own holiday gifts! Yes, yes, yes!
I finally get to share the kit and recipe with you guys and here it is! These Chocolate Dipped Coconut Caramel Macaroons are the perfect Christmas treats to bake up, gift…and EAT!
AND these are what I consider a “healthy” dessert. These treats are 100% vegan, making them perfect for just about anyone and everyone. The ingredients are as follows…
…maple syrup
…coconut milk
…coconut oil
…vanilla
…flaky seas salt (YUM)
…coconut
…dark chocolate
…toasted pumpkin seeds
You see, you see? Complete health food! Or well, at least healthy enough for my standards!
SO here’s all the details. While you guys can bake these up on your own with the recipe below, you can also purchase a box from Cake In a Crate as holiday gifts for teachers, friends, and family. The VERY best part…I will be donating all of the proceeds from the sales of these gifts to LoveYourBrain.
LoveYourBrain is an organization that’s very close to my family. As many of you know, my younger brother Red is a snowboarder. He travels the world year round competing. He’s finally returning home today after a month of traveling and is headed to his first Winter X-Games this January. With snowboarding comes the potential for injuries. It’s the scary part of pretty much any sport. Red’s former Team Manager at Burton was Adam Pearce. Adam created LoveYourBrain after his brother Kevin suffered a near fatal traumatic brain injury while training for the 2010 winter Olympics. Kevin has since recovered and has inspired millions through the HBO documentary, The Crash Reel. Adam started LoveYourBrain as a way to bring awareness to traumatic brain injuries and to find ways to better help others like Kevin.
If you have few minutes, please read more about LoveYourBrain. It is truly an incredible organization, and one that I’m proud to help support! I’m just so excited to have all of the proceeds from the sales of these macaroons donated to LoveYourBrain. So if you’re looking for holiday gifts, please consider these Maple Coconut Caramel Macaroons from Cake in a Crate…because I mean, everyone loves the gift of chocolate goodness!
This Cake in a Crate kit comes complete with everything need to make the macaroons. All that needs to be done is mix, bake, dip in chocolate and eat! Perfect for the busy holiday season!! And as I said earlier, these are vegan AND gluten-free so you can feel confident gifting or feeding these to just about anyone who love a little coconut and chocolate. <–me, me, ME! 🙂
If you’d like to order you own box, you can do so here.
And of course, while you wait for yours to arrive, feel free to make your own! These macaroons are delicious and SO simple to create! Just one thing…be sure to eat them with a cold glass of milk. K? Cool!
Chocolate Dipped Coconut Caramel Macaroons.
Servings: 15 macaroons
Calories Per Serving: 279 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Bob’s Red Mill Pumpkin Seeds
- 3/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup full fat canned coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- pinch of flaky sea salt
- 3 cups Bob’s Red Mill Flaked Coconut
- 1/2 cup Bob’s Red Mill Almond Flour
- 5 ounces dark chocolate melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Add the pumpkin seeds to a prepared baking sheet and place in the oven for 5-8 minutes or until lightly toasted. Set aside.
- To make the caramel - In a small saucepan set over medium heat, combine the maple syrup, coconut milk and coconut oil. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring continuously, for 10 minutes or until the mixture has thickened slightly and reduced to ¾ cup. The caramel should be easily pourable. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and a pinch of salt.
- To the bowl of a food processor, add the coconut, almond flour, and all but 1/4 cup of the caramel (reserve the 1/4 cup caramel for topping). Pulse until the mix is finely chopped and holds together when squeezed into a ball.
- Drop 1 tablespoon size balls of the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. Make sure the balls are packed tight; if needed, use your hands to finely pack the balls together. Transfer to the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes or until the tops of the macaroons just begin to appear toasted. Remove from the oven and let cool completely.
- Add half the chocolate to a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on thirty second intervals, stirring after each interval until melted and smooth. Remove from the microwave and stir in the remaining chocolate until smooth.
- Gently dip the bottom of each macaroon into the melted chocolate and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Drizzle with any remaining chocolate and then sprinkle with toasted pumpkin seeds. Place in the fridge to firm up. Once the chocolate has set, serve cold or at room temperature, and drizzle with the remaining caramel sauce. If desired, sprinkle with a bit more flaky sea salt!
Mmm, nothing better!
{This post is sponsored by Bob’s Red Mill. Thank you for supporting the brands that keep Half Baked Harvest cooking!! }
These look absolutely magical!
Thank you Matt!
These look sooo good. And just perfect for gifting!
Yes!! So much fun to give as gifts!! Thanks Andrea!
I’ve heard about LoveYourBrain!! My boyfriend is a skiier and his brother is a snowboarder, and they’ve seen the documentary. Major props for bringing awareness to such an awesome cause, Tieghan! 🙂
What a small world!! How cool!! Thanks Sarah!
Yummmmmm
These look amazing and so perfect for the holidays
Thanks!! Hope you love them!!
I love the ingredients in these Tieghan. They sound so delicious. Perfect for holiday gift giving!
Thank you Mary Ann!! Happy holidays (:
these look so incredible, i’m absolutely stunned. Macaroons are my favorite!!
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Awh thank you so so much!!
oh yum! You had me at chocolate dipped!
Rachael xx.
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Haha! YES, always what gets me (:
Thank you for a recipe that is GF and DF!!! Much appreciated!
Your welcome!! Hope you enjoy(:
These look so amazing! How did you drizzle the chocolate so perfectly? Did you just use a spoon, or some kind of squeeze bottle situation? 🙂
haha! here is what I do, I put the chocolate in a ziplock sandwich size bag and then snip a small portion of the corner of the bag off and then drizzle that way. it is SO easy and works great. Let me know if you have questions. Thank you! 🙂
Smcda-akb what I was looking for-ty!
That’s a wise answer to a tricky question
Just have to say all of these recipes you have been posting the past month are simply beautiful and pretty much capture the Christmas spirit IMO 🙂 and I love the idea of Cake in a Crate! And for such a wonderful cause too!
Wow!! Thank you so much Amanda!! Means so much (:
These look wonderful and so easy!!
Thank you Cassandra!
How delicious these look. How wonderful they are GF,DF. I may have to try these for a family member.
Thanks Charlotte!! Hope you all love them!!
They look so cute I’m afraid I couldn’t eat them, I’d want them for Christmas decorations, lol. Nah, just kidding, I’d gobble them in like two seconds.
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Pretty much what happened after I shot the photos!! LOL Thanks Ruth!!
Dear Lord,
Are there any Elfs helping you ? Another masterpiece that takes the breath away 🙂
I have a few helpers!! (: Thank you!!