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Chocolate Ganache Stuffed Coconut Lime Macaroons

6 December, 2012 by Slim Palate 14 Comments

Someone once was talking to me about how they needed to start eating less chocolate, to which my response was “why?!” Chocolate is incredibly healthy its full of antioxidants,lowers blood pressure, can reduce cravings,improves vision, gives energy and increases mood due to the Theobromine in it. I could go on and on about how amazing it is for us, we are talking a lot of stuff here, chocolate is basically the freaking superhero of desserts, in my opinion. Now I’m not talking about the sugar laden bricks of plastic most of us are familiar with but I’m talking real, wholesome chocolate. Made with simple all natural ingredients, none of that fake stuff that sits like a brick in your stomach for however long.

You could always make your own like me to ensure that your getting your healthy dose of chocolate, or you could find a good brand that isn’t too high in sugar and uses organic ingredients. Although, when you make your own there is always this satisfaction that comes along with it that you just don’t get with chocolate that’s already made. Anyway, as I browse the internet and blogging world, I noticed there are a lot of recipes out there with coconut macaroons but not enough with coconut macaroons and lime.

There is nothing wrong with that combination, what about the song about the lime in the coconut or whatever. They may have been onto something you know. And this is completely irrelevant but I seriously have to stop making references to songs. But anyway I think they were on to something. Although it still wasn’t enough for me, simply putting a lime in said coconut was just not enough, I, of course, had to stuff a big glob of chocolate ganache in between that. So I did. But I don’t see any shame in that anyway. And I did kind of make a mess with the ganache. I didn’t mean to, it just happened.

To which I do not see shame in either.

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Chocolate Ganache stuffed Coconut Lime Macaroons
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
30 mins
 
Smooth dark chocolate ganache sandwiched in between two chewy, crumbly coconut lime infused macaroons.
Ingredients
Coconut lime Macaroons
  • 1 cup coconut shredded
  • ½ cup almond flour(could use coconut flour but you would probably have to double the amount of eggs and I cannot vouche for any use of coconut flour and having the same consistency. I used almond flour to add butteryness to the macaroons)
  • 30-40 Drops stevia(equal to about half of a teaspoon of liquid stevia)
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil melted
  • 1 teaspoon lime zest
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • 2 eggs
  • pinch of salt
Chocolate Ganache
  • ¼ cup coconut oil melted
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • stevia to taste(I used 40 drops of Sweetleaf Steviaclear Stevia drops)
  • 2 Tablespoons of cold water
Instructions
Coconut Lime Macaroons
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a medium sized bowl combine shredded coconut, almond flour, lime zest, salt and combine.
  3. In a small bowl combine eggs melted coconut oil, and lime juice and mix lightly.
  4. Pour wet into dry and mix until thourougly combined.
  5. Form into any shape you like (just make sure they aren't too thick) on a parchment lined baking sheet.
  6. Place in preheated oven for 15-20 mins or until they are slightly browned. (while they are baking you can start making the ganache to save time)
  7. Place on cooling rack and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before assembling.
Chocolate Ganache
  1. Combine melted coconut oil, cocoa powder, vanilla, and Stevia in a small bowl and mix until thoroughly combined.
  2. Now here's where the magic happens, once fully mixed and there are no clumps add the cold water and mix.
  3. Your mixture should thicken after mixing for a little and you should have a very thick and smooth ganache ready for spreading on the macaroons.
Assembly
  1. This part is fairly simple. Once the macaroons have cooled and your ganache is ready simply divide the ganache among half of the macaroons. Use the other half to sandwich on top of the ganache covered macaroons and voila! You may have a macaroon left over due to an uneven number of macaroons but all the more reason to taste test right then.
Notes
I highly suggest you make the macaroons slightly thinner than those in the picture. They will be much easier to eat, have a better consistency and they will make slightly more sandwiches.
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Filed Under: Baking, Recipes Tagged With: Almond flour, baked, coconut oil, cookies, dark chocolate, eggs, ganache, macaroons, Paleo, stevia

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Comments

  1. Zoë @ LaBlogotana says

    6 December, 2012 at 8:42 pm

    Hi there!
    I agree 100% with everything you’ve just posted – in my Pre-Primal days I used to love chocolate lime sweets, so I know I’ll love this recipe too. It’s just a shame I don’t have an oven at the moment!

    Thanks for your blog, I really love reading it already 🙂

    Reply
    • Slim Palate says

      6 December, 2012 at 8:47 pm

      Aw, thank you Zoë, And yes lime goes good in so many different types of sweet things. Also I’m glad your enjoying my blog, keeps me wanting to write more recipes for you guys.

      Reply
  2. Jon says

    8 December, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    I love macaroons but making chocolate sandwiches out of them is crazy talk! Will be doing this ASAP. I generally use honey rather than stevia but will certainly err on the low side. The coconut and chocolate are plenty sweet enough for me. Keep up the great work!

    Reply
  3. Bia Rich says

    10 December, 2012 at 6:55 am

    What a great post Joshua! And yes, love the chocolate-lime flavor!!!

    Reply
  4. Ann says

    10 December, 2012 at 9:18 am

    These look divine, Joshua, and the photos are beautiful!

    Reply
  5. Jen says

    17 December, 2012 at 1:50 pm

    Quick Question – How many macroons does this recipe make?

    Reply
    • Slim Palate says

      17 December, 2012 at 7:28 pm

      Well for the macaroon itself it makes about 18 macaroons. Which when combined into sandwiches filled with the ganache using 2 macaroons for each sandwich you are left with about 9 sandwiches.

      Reply
  6. Anne L. Texas says

    21 January, 2013 at 10:48 am

    Just found your blog. Beautiful pics and inspiring recipes. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing with all of us 🙂

    Reply
  7. Kelly says

    19 February, 2013 at 6:17 am

    Hey I tried this recipe today, they smell great! I made some adjustment ( because I couldnt gather all the ingredients), and can I ask these suppose to be crunchy right? Mine turned out not so crunchy 🙁

    Reply
    • Slim Palate says

      19 February, 2013 at 9:38 am

      No they aren’t supposed to be crunchy. Coconut macaroons are supposed to be a little bit chewy.

      Reply
  8. kathryn says

    4 March, 2013 at 12:05 pm

    Hi!
    Can I replace stevia powder (like what I have in the packets) somehow with the stevia drops?

    Reply
    • Slim Palate says

      4 March, 2013 at 6:55 pm

      You sure can replace the droplets with Stevia packets, it shouldn’t affect anything. For the ganache i’d say 3-5 packets and 2-4 for the cookies depending on how sweet you want them.

      Reply

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