It was a cold winter day and we were driving pass Santa Cruz mountains. I was craving for cappuccino while S wanted an oven fresh pizza. Before I could realize he had parked in front of Domino’s. Since pizza doesn’t really fit into my ‘fat-friendly’ list, I started exploring other options. I saw this small bakery shop which looked very inviting. The smell of fresh bread was very tempting. While I was still deciding the owner brought out a tray full of coconut macaroons just out of oven. He dipped one macaroon in chocolate and insisted me to try.
That was the highlight of our trip! Warm, soft, sweet, chewy coconut macaroon with lightly crunchy base dipped in warm chocolate was a pure bliss! I packed some and promised myself to recreate this joy at home! Here it is, a very simple recipe and very few ingredients. Though it’s a sugar bomb, once in a while it’s worth the splurge 🙂
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Confession – I baked them little too longer.
BTW, the name of the place is ‘companion bakeshop‘. It’s absolutely worth a stop if you are visiting Santa Cruz.
Sending it to Vardhini’s Bake Fest hosted by Anu’s Healthy Kitchen