Sugar-Free Coconut Macaroons

With the sugar prices soaring up, it's better to know the alternatives such as coconut sugar. You can start with this recipe: 

Makes 10 to 12 pieces Prep Time 1 hour Baking Time 30 minutes to 1 hour

For the pastry
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup coconut sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg

For the filling
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup coconut sugar
2/3 cup desiccated coconut
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1  Preheat oven to 375ºF.

2  Combine flour, salt, and sugar in a bowl. Cut in butter or margarine, with a pastry blender, until mixture resembles coarse meal.

3  Stir in the egg. Knead dough slightly and chill for 30 minutes

4  Make the filling: In a small bowl, combine the egg, sugar, desiccated coconut, and almond extract; stir well.

5  Place a teaspoon of the chilled dough in holes of tart molds and press slightly.

6  Into each shell, drop a teaspoon of filling.

7  Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. Remove from tart molds carefully.

Shopping tip:  Not looking for a sugar-free treat? Use muscovado sugar in place of the coconut sugar. To purchase coconut sugar, call 635-4020, 635-4026, or 0918-9858816.

Photography by Patrick Martires | Styling by Paulynn Chang-Afable

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