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Coconut-Macaroon Nests

Name: Coconut-Macaroon Nests
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Makes 24
Ingredients: Vegetable-oil cooking spray; 4 large egg whites; 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt; 1 package (14 ounces) sweetened flaked coconut

Recipe photo courtesy of Aaron Dyer

Press this macaroon mixture into mini muffin tins to create bite-size baskets for your favorite Easter candies. For a chocolate version, fill each basket two-thirds full with melted chocolate (we used three ounces total) and let them set before adding candies.

Source: Martha Stewart Living, April 2015

1 hour 15 mins Makes 24

Total Time Prep Yield

Ingredients

Vegetable-oil cooking spray
4 large egg whites
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1 package (14 ounces) sweetened flaked coconut

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Coat mini muffin tins with cooking spray.
2. In a bowl, stir together whites and salt with a fork; mix in coconut. Drop 2 tablespoons of mixture into each prepared tin.
3. Lightly press mixture into bottom and up sides of each cup. Bake until light golden on top, 28 to 30 minutes.
4. Let cool in tins on a wire rack 10 minutes, then run a thin metal spatula around sides to loosen. Lift out of cups; let cool completely.