| If you're looking for a quick and easy raw recipe that | | | | Place 2 1/4 cups of shredded coconut in a food |
| takes few ingredients, is healthy and you can make | | | | processor |
| fast, try this free raw recipe that I love for the best | | | | Add 2 pitted Medjool dates, preferably organic |
| lemon coconut macaroons. It's also gluten-free for | | | | Add 1/2 cup of raw honey |
| those who need to avoid gluten such as those with | | | | Add 1 tsp. of vanilla |
| celiac disease. Shredded coconut is used in cooked | | | | Add about 1/8 cup or less of fresh lemon juice, add |
| macaroon recipes also and many people often claim | | | | slowly and taste as you go |
| that (cooked) macaroons have relieved the pain of | | | | Mix all the ingredients together very well in a food |
| some of their ailments including arthritis. | | | | processor. Taste the mixture and determine if you |
| So healthy living cookies such as these best lemon | | | | need more lemon juice. You don't want it to be too |
| macaroon cookies should be even better although I'm | | | | bitter. Now if it isn't sticking together properly add a little |
| not claiming they'll cure or heal any health problem you | | | | more honey. Roll the mixture into small balls or use a |
| have! They are just good cookies! | | | | large spring action scoop and place on teflex sheets |
| The ingredients used are: shredded coconut, Medjool | | | | on dehydrator trays. Now flatten them into cookies |
| dates - you can use other types of dates but it'll turn | | | | about 1/2 an inch thick or so. |
| out best with Medjools - try to use organic, raw honey | | | | Now if you find you have added too much lemon juice |
| (the best raw honey comes from farms), freshly | | | | you can try to double the recipe but add no lemon |
| squeezed lemon juice and vanilla (gluten-free vanilla if | | | | juice - then slowly add some more lemon juice to |
| you need vanilla that is gluten free.) Some raw foodists | | | | taste. |
| prefer using alcohol-free vanilla. | | | | Dehydrate the cookies at about 95 to 105 degrees or |
| Equipment used: a food processor and you'll need a | | | | so for a few hours. Check them at about 4-5 hours. If |
| food dehydrator such as an Excalibur, L'Equip or | | | | they are dry and crusty or crunchy on the outside use |
| something similar. A dehydrator with a fan in back is | | | | another tray and put on top and flip them over to |
| best right now of what's available. | | | | transfer easily to another sheet. Check them every 2 |
| Now for the recipe- | | | | hours or so to determine how soft you want them to |
| Lemon Coconut Macaroons | | | | be inside. Store in an airtight jar in your refrigerator. |