No Bake Salted Caramel Coconut Macaroons

By Jessica Kraft

Prep Time:

30m

Yield:

24 cookies

These No-Bake Salted Caramel Coconut Macaroons are so very easy that they may just become your go-to cookie recipe when you need something fast. Sweet coconut gets stirred into gooey caramel to form macaroons - then everything gets dipped and drizzled in chocolate. That's a lot of happiness to share!

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Products Used

Light Brown Sugar Poly Bag

Ingredients

5 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons heavy cream
3 teaspoons Dixie Crystals Light Brown Sugar
11 ounce bag wrapped caramels, unwrapped
5-6 cups sweetened shredded coconut (can also use unsweetened)
4 ounces chocolate almond bark
1-2 teaspoons sea salt

Directions

In a medium-sized heavy-bottomed saucepan melt butter, heavy cream, brown sugar, and caramels over medium heat. Keep stirring until smooth and sugar crystals are dissolved. (Can also use a double boiler to prevent scorching.)
Remove pot from heat source and stir in coconut until fully combined with caramel. If mixture seems too wet, add a bit more coconut.
Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Scoop 1-2 tablespoons of coconut mixture onto parchment paper and allow to cool and set up completely.
In a small bowl, melt chocolate bark. Dip bottoms of each macaroon and place on a sheet of wax paper or silicone baking mat. Drizzle remaining chocolate over tops of cookies. Sprinkle sea salt on top of cookies before chocolate dries.
Allow to cool completely and for chocolate to fully harden.
Store airtight at room temperature. Do not refrigerate.

Dixie Crystals Insight

If using unsweetened coconut, up heavy cream to 4 tablespoons. Unsweetened coconut absorbs more moisture.
Recipe developed for Dixie Crystals Sugar by Jessica Kraft @SprinkleSomeSugar.

Rate & Review

Kim O

Dec 13, 2022

I used unsweetened coconut as the caramels are already so sweet, and added the extra cream. They turned out great. Love that they are gluten-free.

Sweetalk member

Dec 23, 2020

This was a great addition to our Christmas tray this year. It was really easy to make and turned out exactly like the pictures. This will now be one of my husbands favorites. Definitely a recipe to make often. Thanks and Merry Christmas!