Name: Banting coconut macaroons
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 4 eggs large, whites only; 100 g xylitol; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 2 tsp clementines or naartjie, zest; 3 coconut shredded or desiccated

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Ingredients (5)

4	eggs — large, whites only
100 g	xylitol
1 tsp	vanilla — essence
2 tsp	clementines — or naartjie, zest
3	coconut — shredded or desiccated

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Method:

Preheat oven to 160°C.

First off, in an electric mixer, beat the egg whites, xylitol and vanilla essence until creamy like.

Add the zest and coconut and fold it into the egg white mixture.

Using a dessert spoon, and some water to wet your fingers, shape your macaroons and carefully transfer it to a sheet of parchment paper, lining out your baking tray.

Bake for about 15 -20 minutes, checking every now and then to ensure even baking.

Leave to cool.

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