Orange Almond Macaroons

This is a great low-carb treat. They are also good made with raw cacao or carob powder.

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 cup almonds

1⁄2 cup cashews

1⁄2 cup pine nuts

1⁄2 teaspoon salt

1⁄4 cup orange juice

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1⁄2 cup liquid coconut oil, for blending

2 cups dried coconut

  1. Process the almonds in a food processor until they are ground into small chunks. Set them aside.
  2. In a food processor, process the cashews, pine nuts, and salt until smooth. Gradually add the orange juice and vanilla extract. Gradually pour in the melted coconut oil as it’s blending until the batter takes on the consistency of almond butter or chunky peanut butter.
  3. Pour the dried coconut and ground almonds into the batter and pulse until it is well mixed and chunky.
  4. Form into macaroon-shaped blobs. Serve the macaroons as is, or dehydrate at 145°F for 3 hours.

Per Serving

Calories: 742

Fat: 70 g

Protein: 15 g

Sodium: 305 mg

Fiber: 11 g

Vanilla Essence

After the seeds are scraped out of the vanilla bean, place the bean into a glass of drinking water. Let them soak for a half hour to give the water a delicious vanilla flavor. The vanilla beans may be composted after soaking.