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Dark Chocolate Macaroon Nests with Starburst® Jellybeans

Ingredients

  • 7 oz. bittersweet chocolate chopped
  • 2/3 c. granulated sugar
  • 1/4 c. dark cocoa powder
  • 1/4 t. sea salt
  • 3 large egg whites
  • 1 t. vanilla extract
  • 3 c. sweetened coconut divided
  • 1 bag Starburst® Sour Jellybeans

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees with racks set on upper 1/3 and bottom 1/3 of oven.
  • Melt the chocolate in the microwave. Start with 1 1/2 minutes. Remove and stir. Continue to microwave in 30 second intervals just until chocolate is melted.
  • In a clean glass bowl, whisk together the sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Add the egg whites and vanilla and whisk until smooth.
  • Whisk in about 3/4 of the melted chocolate.
  • Stir in 2 1/2 cups of the coconut and the rest of the melted chocolate.
  • Line two sheet pans with parchment paper.
  • Put the remaining 1/2 cup coconut into a shallow dish.
  • Scoop about 1/4 cup of macaroon mixture into a rough ball. Roll the top of the ball into the coconut.
  • Place the macaroon onto the sheet pan and make an indentation in the top using the back of a tablespoon - this indentation is the inside of the "nest" - where you will place the Starburst® Sour Jellybeans AFTER the macaroons have been baked.
  • Repeat this process until you have formed 12 macaroon nests.
  • Bake for 13 - 15 minutes, rotating pans halfway through baking time.
  • Allow nests to cool completely.
  • Fill each macaroon nest with about six Starburst® Sour Jellybeans. Serve.

Notes

Adapted from Serious Eats