Cherry Limeade Macaroons
Basic Information
- Servings: 10
- Ready in: 45 minutes
- Preparation time: -
- Cooking time: -
- Rating: 43.39
- Health score: 5.00
- Weight Watcher points: 25.00
Summary
If you have approximately 45 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Cherry Limeade Macaroons might be a great gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe to try. One serving contains 469 calories, 7g of protein, and 35g of fat. For 83 cents per serving, you get a dessert that serves 10. 1 person were impressed by this recipe. A mixture of egg whites, vanillan extract, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is brought to you by Foodista. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 36%. This score is rather bad. Cherry Limeade, Cherry Limeade, and Cherry Limeade are very similar to this recipe.
Ingredients
almond extract0.5 teaspoon
coconut flakes16 ounces
cream cheese4 ounces
egg whites4
juice of lime1
maraschino cherries24
salt0.25 teaspoon
sugar0.5 cup
condensed milk7 ounces
vanilla extract0.5 teaspoon
Instructions
Step 1
Mix together the egg whites, sugar, vanilla, almond extract and salt until well combined.
Step 2
Add in the coconut and stir until coated evenly.Drop tablespoons of coconut mixture onto a cookie sheet that's been lined with aluminum foil, greased, and floured.Using wet hands to prevent sticking, push your thumb into each pile and carefully form an indention in each cookie.TIP: You can push the edges back in around your thumb as you go to make sure the cookie holds it shape.
Step 3
Place the macaroons in the oven at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until the tips of the cookies begin to turn golden brown
Step 4
Pull them out and allow them to cool completely.While the macaroons are cooling, grab up the cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, lime zest, lime juice, and vanilla. Whip it up with a mixer until smooth.Drop tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture into the cooled macaroons. Top with a marachino cherry. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.TIP: Dry your marachinos in a paper towel before putting them on the macaroon so the juices don't run into the filling.
Categories
Dish Types: dessert
Diets: gluten free, lacto ovo vegetarian