These Super-Easy Chocolate Macaroons Are Actually Good for You

Every week, Yahoo Food spotlights a cookbook that stands out from all the rest. The week’s cookbook is Duff Bakes: Think and Bake Like a Pro at Home by Duff Goldman and Sara Gonzales (William Morrow Cookbooks). For 10 seasons, Goldman starred on Food Network’s ‘Ace of Cakes.” He’s also the founder of Baltimore’s Charm City Cakes and Los Angeles’ Charm City Cakes West. Gonzales is his trusted head baker and kitchen manager at Charm City Cakes West. Read more about Yahoo Food’s Cookbook of the Week here.

Photograph by Caren Alpert

By Duff Goldman and Sara Gonzales

Vegan, Gluten-Free & Raw Chocolate Macaroons
Makes as many as you get

Okay, this one is super-easy, and if you have that one friend with a bunch of dietary limits and they want something sweet, make these. Everybody will love them. This is also a great recipe to experiment with. Use it as a base and try new flavors, such as orange zest, toasted almond, or freshly grated cinnamon. —Sara

2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut, plus more to roll them in
? cup coconut oil
? cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened natural cocoa powder
? cup honey
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Pinch of kosher salt

Blend all the ingredients in a food processor, mixing them in one at a time, in order.

Roll the mixture into 1-to 2-inch balls, roll the balls around in some more shredded coconut, and refrigerate or freeze them until firm to the touch. Serve cold but not frozen.

Reprinted with permission from Duff Bakes: Think and Bake Like a Pro at Home by Duff Goldman and Sara Gonzales (William Morrow Cookbooks).

More gluten-free recipes to try at home:

Chocolate Fudge Cake from ‘Gloriously Gluten-Free’

Gluten-Free Black Currant Polenta Cake from ‘Mug Cakes’

Date Shake Coffee Cake from ‘Gluten-Free Girl American Classics’