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Easy Vegan Date Macaroons

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Easy Vegan Date Macaroons

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If you've got a food processor, this sugar-free vegan macaroon recipe takes just a few minutes to make, since it only has three ingredients. See also: More Sugar-free Cookie Recipes

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 8 medium sized dates
  • 1 banana
  • 1 1/2 cups coconut flakes

Preparation:

Remove the pits from dates.

Place ingredients in a food processor, and process until smooth.

Depending on the size of the dates and the ripeness of the bananas, you may need to add more or less coconut to get the right consistency. Mixture should be moist, but not gooey.

Bake at 325 degrees 10-15 minutes, until done. Cookies will be soft, but should cook enough to have a golden brown bottom and hold togther well.

Note: Dates do contain a fair amount of natural sugar, but this recipe contains no refined or white sugar. Also, to be truly sugar-free, make sure the coconut flakes you are using do not have any added sugar. You may need to shop for sugar-free coconut flakes at a natural foods store.

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Tasty!, Guest

I changed this recipe up a bit and got great tasting results. I used 12 apricots instead of dates and soaked them in distilled water for an hour. I also added a tablespoon of fresh ginger, a 1/3 a cup or so of fresh pineapple, and 4 oz. of unsweetened almond milk. I had to bake them for about 25 minutes instead of 10-15 minutes. Overall, the end result was divine! Note: My Cuisinart was broken so I used a blender instead. It was very hard to chop and blend the ingredients and get the right consistency.

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