Chocolate coconut macaroons | Recipe
Christmas classic with dark nougat chocolate
Text:
Kuhlmann Katharina
Photography:
© Marzia Balza
10 November 2025
Coconut macaroons are a traditional German pre-Christmas treat. They consist of a sweet mixture of sugar, egg white and desiccated coconut and are baked in small mounds on a baking tray. Dark chocolate goes particularly well with them, providing a wonderful contrast to the rather sweet biscuits. Our recommendation: VIVANI Dark Nougat adds notes of fine gianduja nougat, meaning that these little delicacies are almost gone before they even make it into the biscuit tin.
Ingredients
For 16 macaroons
For the macaroons:
2
egg whites
1 pinch
salt
65 g
sugar
65 g
desiccated coconut
a little
orange zest
To decorate:
100 g
VIVANI Dark Nougat Gianduja Chocolate
desiccated coconut
making
working time
30 minutes
baking time
12–15 minutes
level of difficulty
easy
N°
01
Preheat the oven to 160 °C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
02
Beat the egg whites with salt in a bowl until stiff. Gradually add the sugar and continue beating until the mixture is shiny and firm.
03
Carefully fold in the desiccated coconut and orange zest.
04
Use two teaspoons or a piping bag to pipe 16 small mounds onto the baking paper.
05
Bake the macaroons for approx. 12–15 minutes until lightly golden brown. Leave to cool completely.
06
In the meantime, roughly chop the chocolate and melt in a bain-marie until smooth and shiny.
07
Dip half of each macaroon into the melted chocolate and place on baking paper. Decorate with more chocolate and sprinkle with desiccated coconut as desired. Leave to set completely.
This is VIVANI
For 25 years, the chocolate makers at VIVANI have been living their passion for high-quality chocolate. Delicious varieties, artistically packaged – always with an eye on their own responsibility. This is what drives the Bochum-based brand.
VIVANI has been committed to organic farming, fairness and the fight against abusive child labour for many years. VIVANI has been awarded the ‘The National German Sustainability Award’ for its commitment to people and nature.
The production partner and parent company is the traditional, family-run Weinrich chocolate factory in Herford. This is where VIVANI chocolates are produced with a great deal of expertise and attention to detail.
Dark Nougat
Gianduja | vegan
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