Comments on: Vanilla Macaroons http://nouveauraw.com/raw-recipies/cookies-nugget-balls/vanilla-macaroons/ Raw Food Alchemy by Amie Sue Sun, 19 May 2013 00:28:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: amie-sue http://nouveauraw.com/raw-recipies/cookies-nugget-balls/vanilla-macaroons/#comment-12813 amie-sue Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:38:05 +0000 http://nouveauraw.com/?p=10720#comment-12813 Good morning Caroline,
I realize that agave powder is a unique ingredient… which is why I wanted to use it. :) My site is all about experimenting and trying new things. If ever interested you can order it here.. http://astore.amazon.com/nouraw-20/detail/B008CHL5TS but until that day… I would suggest mixing the batter up as is but without the agave powder, taste test it and see if the sweetness level is good for you and then test the texture. Will the batter hold a cookie shape. From there you can try adding one of the sweeteners you mentioned but do it slowly till you reach the right consistency. Without having tried it myself, it is hard for me to confident in telling you what the outcome would be. Please keep me posted if you try it. Have a great day, amie sue

]]> By: Caroline http://nouveauraw.com/raw-recipies/cookies-nugget-balls/vanilla-macaroons/#comment-12811 Caroline Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:29:27 +0000 http://nouveauraw.com/?p=10720#comment-12811 Another inspiring recipe! Just love your site! I can t find agave powder where I live…. Is it supposed to be a sweatener? What could I replace it with? Maple syrup? Honey?

]]> By: amie-sue http://nouveauraw.com/raw-recipies/cookies-nugget-balls/vanilla-macaroons/#comment-6092 amie-sue Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:40:33 +0000 http://nouveauraw.com/?p=10720#comment-6092 Sounds yummy Kim, thank you for sharing :)

]]> By: Kim http://nouveauraw.com/raw-recipies/cookies-nugget-balls/vanilla-macaroons/#comment-6090 Kim Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:54:35 +0000 http://nouveauraw.com/?p=10720#comment-6090 I made the chocolate mousse pie I described by mixing chocolate ganache and vanilla icing. I used the cookie recipe minus most of the sweetener for the crust. I also added a bit of coconut oil to the crust. Then I pressed it into a pie plate and dehydrated it. The mousse was marvelous. And together, the mousse and crust complemented each other. It was wonderfully rich and decadent. Certainly not an everyday recipe, but it was a Christmas hit! Everyone adored it. I think this would be wonderful in mini tarts, too.

]]> By: Kim http://nouveauraw.com/raw-recipies/cookies-nugget-balls/vanilla-macaroons/#comment-5800 Kim Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:18:58 +0000 http://nouveauraw.com/?p=10720#comment-5800 They tasted good, but I wasn’t loving them by themselves. (Perhaps it’s because I’m such a chocolate lover :). The vanilla icing didn’t turn out as I expected. I was afraid it would be too soft to be a filling. So I decided to use it as a topping instead. And then I decided to add cranberries (I had these frozen from Thanksgiving – they were simply chopped, mixed with a bit of agave and dehydrated just long enough to be soft) on top – a perfect flavor to cut a little of the sweetness and vanilla flavor. I think they were great. And folks at the party last night thought so, too. Someone said they tasted like cheesecake. I could have piped the icing to make them prettier – maybe next time I will, but they were delicious. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2820037977072&set=a.1335433262882.2050022.1142588099&type=3&theater

And then I made another variation. I mixed some of the vanilla icing with chocolate ganache and discovered a lovely chocolat mousse icing. My husband tried to eat it all! :) I topped some of the cookies with this chocolate mousse icing and garnished them with a few cacao nibs. Again, I could have piped them for a prettier cookie. Also, the chocolate mousse icing reminded me of a pie filling, so I had the idea to use this cookie dough (minus much of the sweetener) as a pie crust and fill it with the chocolate mousse. I think that will happen for Christmas!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2820037977072&set=a.1335433262882.2050022.1142588099&type=3&theater

Sorry for such a long comment :)

]]> By: amie-sue http://nouveauraw.com/raw-recipies/cookies-nugget-balls/vanilla-macaroons/#comment-5745 amie-sue Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:16:38 +0000 http://nouveauraw.com/?p=10720#comment-5745 Each recipe is volatile to the ingredients used…I hope they taste delightful!

]]> By: Kim http://nouveauraw.com/raw-recipies/cookies-nugget-balls/vanilla-macaroons/#comment-5743 Kim Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:41:26 +0000 http://nouveauraw.com/?p=10720#comment-5743 I used liquid agave only and didn’t add any additional dry ingredients. In fact, I even added a bit of water and the dough was still quite stiff. They’re in the dehydrator now and they smell delicious. :)

]]> By: amie-sue http://nouveauraw.com/raw-recipies/cookies-nugget-balls/vanilla-macaroons/#comment-5636 amie-sue Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:56:50 +0000 http://nouveauraw.com/?p=10720#comment-5636 Hi Angie,
If you don’t use the agave powder you may need to increase the liquid agave to get the sweet level desired. For issues then with consistency, you might want to increase one or both of the flours a tad. I haven’t tried it so you will have to play a bit. Let me know if you try. Happy Holidays! amie sue

]]> By: Angie http://nouveauraw.com/raw-recipies/cookies-nugget-balls/vanilla-macaroons/#comment-5628 Angie Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:15:34 +0000 http://nouveauraw.com/?p=10720#comment-5628 This looks almost like the conventional version!
I must try this… but need to buy some agave powder (is this necessary)?
Can I sub the agave nectar for coconut nectar?

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