Macaroon

A macaroon is a small, round, sweet cake, typically made from ground almonds, coconut, or other nuts, and held together with egg whites, syrup, or icing. It is often topped with a chocolate or fruit coating.

Macaroons can be traced back to an Italian monastery in the 8th century, where monks were known to make thin, almond-flour biscuits. These biscuits were called "macarone," meaning "fine dough." The word "macaroon" first appeared in print in 1733, in an English translation of an Italian cookbook.

The original Italian macarone were most likely inspired by the Arabic macawri, which was a type of chewy almond candy. It is thought that the Crusaders brought the macawri back to Italy from the Middle East.

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Recipes

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Coconut Macaroons

  • salt
  • virgin coconut oil
  • coconut
  • sweetened coconut
  • vanilla extract
  • salt
  • coconut flour
  • egg white
  • sugar
  • bittersweet chocolate
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BA's Best Chocolate Macaroon Cake

  • almond
  • virgin coconut oil
  • light agave nectar
  • almond
  • sugar
  • salt
  • light brown sugar
  • coconut milk
  • coconut
  • cocoa powder
  • salt
  • coconut flake
  • vanilla extract
  • semisweet chocolate
  • egg
  • chocolate
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Best-Ever Macaroons

  • FOR PLAIN MACAROONS
  • cooking spray
  • salt
  • vanilla extract
  • sugar
  • egg white
  • sweetened coconut
  • FOR CHOCOLATE MACAROONS
  • chocolate chip
  • coconut oil
  • cocoa powder
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Macaroon Cake

  • sweetened coconut
  • all purpose flour
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • vanilla extract
  • egg white
  • egg yolk
  • cocoa powder
  • shortening
  • butter
  • sugar
  • powdered sugar
  • milk
  • egg
  • sour cream
  • water
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Coconut Macaroons

  • vanilla extract
  • vanilla
  • sweetened coconut
  • sugar
  • almond extract
  • sweetened condensed milk
  • salt
  • sweetened coconut
  • chocolate
  • egg white
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Coconut Macaroons

  • almond
  • vanilla extract
  • white crisco
  • almond extract
  • all purpose flour
  • sweetened coconut
  • sugar
  • egg white
  • ouncese sweet chocolate chip
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Chocolate Macaroons

  • almond
  • dutch process cocoa powder
  • confectioners sugar
  • egg white
  • sugar
  • almond
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Coconut Macaroons

  • dark chocolate chip
  • sugar
  • salt
  • cinnamon
  • vanilla extract
  • honey
  • egg white
  • coconut
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Almond Joy Macaroons

  • sugar
  • sweet chocolate chip
  • almond extract
  • vanilla extract
  • sweetened coconut flake
  • almond
  • egg white
  • salt
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Chile-Lime Macaroons

  • salt
  • cayenne pepper
  • lime zest
  • vanilla extract
  • coconut flour
  • sugar
  • honey
  • desiccated coconut
  • egg white
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Macaroons

  • vanilla extract
  • almond
  • powdered sugar
  • egg white
  • sugar
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Chocolate-Coconut Macaroons

  • egg
  • sugar
  • salt
  • vanilla extract
  • heavy cream
  • desiccated coconut
  • egg white
  • all purpose flour
  • butter
  • semisweet chocolate
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M&M's Macaroons

  • mandmand# chocolate candy
  • sweetened coconut
  • sweetened condensed milk

Ingredient Breakdown

 
egg white
vanilla extract
sugar
salt
sweetened coconut
almond
coconut
bittersweet chocolate
egg
semisweet chocolate
sweetened condensed milk
powdered sugar
butter
sweetened
cocoa powder
almond extract
chocolate
heavy cream
coconut oil
all purpose flour
virgin coconut oil
coconut flour
light brown sugar
coconut milk
coconut flake
chocolate chip
cocoa
egg yolk
milk
water
confectioners sugar
coconut extract
maple syrup
vanilla
dutch process cocoa powder
dark chocolate chip
cinnamon
honey
desiccated coconut
sweetened ​condensed milk
chocolate curl
milk chocolate
rose water
cardamom
walnut
raspberry jam
light agave nectar
cooking spray
baking soda
shortening
sour cream
sweetened desiccated
bob red mill almond flour
bob red mill pumpkin seed
bob red mill coconut
dark chocolate
hershey' sweet chocolate chip
nonstick spray
cornstarch
pineapple
lemon juice
macaroon
sweetened condensed milk you will leave
vanilla paste
nut liqueur
cherry
pistachio
white crisco
ouncese sweet chocolate chip
whipping cream
bittersweet
white chocolate chip
red sprinkle
almond paste
amaretto liqueur
semi sweet chocolate chip
sweet chocolate chip
sweetened coconut flake
cayenne pepper
lime zest
turbinado sugar
white chocolate
lime
mandmand# chocolate candy
matcha powder

Insights

Staple Ingredients

  • egg white 33%
  • vanilla extract 28%

Common Ingredients

  • salt 23%
  • sugar 22%

Usual Ingredients

  • sweetened coconut 17%

Rarey Ingredients

  • almond 8%
  • bittersweet chocolate 8%
  • coconut 8%