Egg Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free (and refined sugar free) Simple Coconut Macaroons

These macaroons are so good. Anything with coconut is perfect in my world. My girls liked them with a melted chocolate drizzle or chocolate chips added, but I preferred them plain.

Simple Coconut Macaroons

1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tbsp soy milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 cup unsweetened flaked coconut (sweetened can be used but they will be very sweet)

Combine the maple syrup, soy milk, and vanilla. Add the coconut and mix thoroughly. The mixture will be loose. Form a tablespoon amount of the mixture into a mound on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Repeat until all of the mixture is used. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes or until the coconut on top is browning. Allow the macaroons to cool completely before removing from the sheet or they will fall apart. The syrup makes a mess on the parchment paper. Once the macaroons are cooled, pick them up and carefully remove any burned sugar attached to the bottom.
*  Makes 12-15 small macaroons.
*  The macaroons can be made any size, but after making them several times, I found that the smaller ones held together much better and were easier to eat.

Egg Free, Dairy Free Crispy Oatmeal Coconut Lace Cookies

These Crispy Oatmeal Coconut Lace Cookies are nicely crisp on the outside with a slightly chewy inside. The coconut flavor shows through nicely in these simple cookies.

Crispy Oatmeal Coconut Cookies

1 cup quick cooking oats
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup flaked coconut
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup dairy free margarine
1 tbsp corn syrup
1 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp boiling water
1 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract

Combine the oats, flour, sugar, coconut, and salt. Place the margarine and corn syrup in a microwave safe bowl then microwave until melted. In a separate bowl, stir the baking soda into the boiling water. Add the baking soda mixture and the vanilla to the margarine mixture then stir until combined. Add the combined mixture to the oat mixture then stir until thoroughly combined. Drop by spoonfuls onto parchment paper lined baking sheets. Bake at 300 for 12-14 minutes or until the cookies are completely golden with lightly browned edges. Cool slightly before removing from the baking sheet to cool completely. Store tightly covered.

Egg Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free Coconut Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding

Ever since I made the Pumpkin Bread Pudding, I've been craving bread pudding again. This time, I wanted it faster than in the crock pot and I was craving chocolate and coconut. I decided to try and figure out how to make all of that happen and this yummy bread pudding is the result. Of course, in my family's opinion, chocolate makes everything better. Feel free to substitute the chocolate chips and coconut to suit your family's tastes. I think cinnamon and raisin would be very good.

Coconut Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding

4 cups safe bread, torn into cubes
3 cups soy milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
1 cup safe chocolate chips
1 cup flaked coconut

Place the bread evenly in the bottom of a sprayed 8x11 baking dish. In a separate bowl, thoroughly combine the soy milk, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir in the chocolate chips and coconut. Evenly pour the soy milk mixture over the bread. Toss the ingredients to thoroughly coat the bread with the mixture. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Allow the bread pudding to rest for 20 minutes before eating.
*  Wonderful served warm or cold.
*  If desired, you can substitute the chocolate chips and/or coconut for other ingredients such as cinnamon and raisins. You can also omit them completely for a plain bread pudding.

Egg Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free No Bake Chocolate Coconut Clusters

If you like coconut and chocolate, these no bake cookies should go on your must try list. These cookies have a wonderful chewy texture. The flavor slightly reminds me of Mounds bars. They are not too sweet, they are just the perfect combination of coconut and chocolate. Even my dad that doesn't like coconut liked these cookies. I'm thrilled to have another no bake cookie for those days that we are short on time but need a snack to take somewhere.

 

 

No Bake Chocolate Coconut Clusters

1 cup safe chocolate chips
1/3 cup dairy free margarine
13 large marshmallows
2 cups quick oats
1 cup flaked coconut

Place the chocolate chips, margarine and marshmallows in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth. Remove the saucepan from the heat then stir in the oats and coconut until thoroughly combined. Drop by spoonfuls onto a wax paper lined baking sheet. Roll and flatten slightly if you want a prettier cookie. Refrigerate until firm. Store between layers on wax paper in a covered container in the fridge.

Egg Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free Coconut Cookies

These cookies have a wonderful flavor with a hint of coconut. I also love the chewiness that the coconut adds to the cookies.

Coconut Cookies

1 cup dairy-free margarine
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp water, 3 tbsp oil and 2 tsp baking powder - mixed together
2 1/2 cups flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup shredded coconut

Use a hand mixer to cream the margarine and sugar. Add the vanilla and the water-oil-baking powder mixture and cream again. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt.. Add the flour mixture to the margarine mixture and mix until thoroughly combined. Add the coconut and mix well. Shape the dough into small balls and place them on parchment paper lined baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned on the bottoms.
*  These also make a very good butter cookie if you omit the coconut.
*  Makes about 140 small cookies (I baked 35 cookies per baking sheet).