Coconut pyramids

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:17:38 +0000

My colleagues at work are aware that I'm a so called 'foodie', and 2 years on the trot they've bought me a book of recipes for my birthday. It's very generous of them, but I can't help but think it's just so I'll cook them treats :)
I'm fine with that!

One of my work mates has coeliac disease, and so every now and again I'm obliged to make something nice that doesn't have gluten in. So here is a really quick and moreish recipe called Coconut Pyramids, or coconut macaroons.

Things you need:

2 egg whites (whisked until stiff)
150g desiccated coconut
150g caster sugar
Edible rice paper (wafer-paper actually made from Potato starch, water and vegetable oil)

What to do:

Combine the ingredients and place in the fridge for an hour
Now place small dollops on the paper, and shape
Bake at 140°C for 45 minutes, but worth checking after 30.

Tip: If you can't be bothered making pyramids, you can push the mixture into a small funnel. Then, (although slightly unyhygenic) blow through the end which releases the funnel-mold from the mixture!

I made quadrilateral pyramids, shaped with a fork. Much easier than 3 sided!

Unfortunately, this time round, my pyramids sank! This is probably due to the fact that I was experimenting with the addition of some extra ingredients including: Ground almond; Almond essence; Vanilla essence; butter; and Agave syrup. Never mind.

To melt the chocolate, I added some Green & Blacks to a bain marie - but because the pyramids hadn't worked out shapewise (unlike these) - I didn't bother to neatly dunk them in the chocolate, as it wasn't really worth the effort.

Good luck if you have a go, they taste great!

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Coconut pyramids