It’s already December and with Christmas on its way soon, I’m gonna share some wonderful recipes from our Kuswar. Kuswar is a set of traditional sweets prepared just before Christmas. Christians all over the world go to churches and attend mass on 24th and welcome the birth of Jesus at the strike of midnight!
Macaroons an absolute treat which is liked by grownups and kids alike. With the deep coconutty flavor and crisp on the outside while a bit chewy on the inside. These are light and great for people who want a treat once in a while as I do not use condensed milk at all.
So let’s get the Christmas cheer going…
Ingredients
3 cups of unsweetened shredded coconut
4 egg whites
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 cup granulated white sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4th salt
Instructions
Make sure you use store bought unsweetened shredded coconut and not the dried one at home. Grind the granulated sugar and keep aside.
Whisk the egg whites in a large steel bowl preferably with a beater until it becomes light. Add powdered sugar, salt and vanilla extract and beat a little more. Now add the shredded coconut and flour and fold it all in properly using the spatula in only one direction. Now refrigerate this mixture for atleast two hours. You can also prep it at night and bake them the next day.
Preheat the oven at 180 degrees Celcius. Now line the baking tray with parchment paper (also known as butter paper). Scoop the mixture with a tablespoon and place it on the baking tray keeping them an inch apart as they will fluff up during baking and will need space. Bake them for around 15 minutes or until done. Remove the tray from the ovenr and cool.
The baking time also depends if one likes their macaroons to be chewy or crisp. You can have them warm or after cooling them with a side of English tea as well.
Tips
If you use sweetened shredded coconut, your macaroons will turn soft. So use them of you like chewy macaroons.
You can make them filled with nuts or chocolate dipped or even bake them with a piece of chocolate inside.
My World with Eira 
I love macaroons but have never made them at home. They indeed look tasty. I am bookmarking it.
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Wow I had never heard about kuswar..it is great to know about this tradition with your post. My both girls love macaroons but I never tried it home. Your recipe looks simple. will try it for sure.
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I never tried macaroons , it is new to me. But I love to try this recipe out ,seems so easy to make.
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I never tried macaroons at home. But the recipe looks easy and doable will give it a try for sure. Thanks for sharing the recipe with us
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Wow! I have never had these.. I would love to make them for Christmas! Thank you for sharing!
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I have always had chewy kind of coconut Macarons will try making with your recipe version also.
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The word macaroons make it look like si diff to make but this recipe is so simple. My son has a sweet tooth n for sure would love to relish this.
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I live in a place in mumbai where we are surrounded by churches & small Catholic Villages . I have tried this many times . It is so nutritious & tasty . Here they make variety of these .
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I just love macaroons but I am yet to make them at home! Thanks for sharing this recipe I just love coconut.
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I love macaroons and I never knew it would be so easy to make. Love this recipe
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This is the first time I’m learning about Kuswar, a set of traditional sweets prepared just before Christmas. I would love to try the Coconut Macaroons this Christmas. Thanks for sharing the wonderful recipe.
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Oh wow! Thanks for sharing this recipe
I’m definitely going to give this a try 👍👍👍👍💕
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