These Salted Caramel Coconut Macaroons are no bake and so easy to make! The perfect mix of coconut, caramel and chocolate! I’m in love!
No Bake Salted Caramel Coconut Macaroons
So we are only about 3 weeks away from Christmas. Can you believe it?! It’s going to come SO fast! Normally at this point I like to have all of our decorations up, but this year I’ve had a few dilemmas.
One is the traveling. We were out of town for Thanksgiving and then my parents were in town visiting this weekend. Not to mention we’ve had a ton of rain, which makes it hard to go get a tree outside. I’m pretty sure it has been raining like this the last 3 years when we’ve gotten our tree. Crazy coincidence?
And this year we have some of the hubs’ family visiting from South Africa for Christmas. Normally I put our tree up so early that by the time the actual day of Christmas rolls around, it’s getting a little droopy. We don’t want that to happen this year because we don’t ever have his family here from South Africa and we both want it to be nice.
On top of that, the sun totally changes as winter rolls in and daylight savings changes. I’m finally getting the hang of the change in sunlight for photo taking purposes. Right now, the best light in our house is right where we put our Christmas tree. 🙂 I mean, HELLO DILEMMA! What ever will I do once we put up the tree? I’m considering rearranging furniture to help fix this problem. #foodbloggerproblems
Something else I rearranged is this cookie. It’s sort of a modification of these Caramel Clusters my family has made most Christmas’ since I was a kid. We are big caramel lovers and these super easy cookies were always a hit!
I decided to change them up and turn it into a Salted Caramel Coconut Macaroon and it was a fabulous idea! These cookies are to die for – and possibly even better than the original. The caramels are melted on the stove, then the coconut is stirred into the mixture. I used a cookie scoop to form them and place them on parchment paper to cool and firm.
Once cooled, they are dipped in some melted chocolate, then a little more chocolate is drizzled on top. I used almond bark, since it melts so nice and smooth, but there are several melting chocolate options at most stores – especially this time of year. They are sprinkled with a little bit of sea salt on top, but you could leave that off if you prefer.
Knowing that my dad in particular is a lover of caramel like myself, I took him some of these over Thanksgiving. I was totally right – he loved them! These Salted Caramel Coconut Macaroons actually remind me a lot of a Samoa. They have the soft caramel and coconut texture and flavor, with the chocolate. They are just without the vanilla cookie.
When I saw my dad again this weekend, he had high hopes that I might still have some of these cookies lying around. Sadly I did not, but he’s put in a formal request for more. I think it’s safe to say we’ve found a new favorite. 🙂
More Coconut Dessert Recipes
- Samoa Cookie Bars
- Salted Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Cookies
- Samoa Pretzel Sticks
- Salted Caramel Cheesecake
- Coconut Macaroon Cupcakes
Watch How To Make These
No Bake Salted Caramel Coconut Macaroons
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 24 Cookies 1x
- Category: Cookies
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
These Salted Caramel Coconut Macaroons are no bake and so easy to make! The perfect mix of coconut, caramel and chocolate! I’m in love!
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp (45ml) milk
- 6 tbsp (84g) salted butter
- 11 oz bag Kraft caramels*, wrappers removed
- 4–5 cups (288g-360g) shredded sweetened coconut
- 4 oz melting chocolate, such as almond bark
- Sea salt
Instructions
1. Add the milk, butter and caramels to a large pot set over medium heat. Allow everything to melt, stirring often so that the mixture doesn’t boil.
2. When the caramel is melted and smooth, add the coconut, starting with 4 cups. Mix together until the coconut is well coated with caramel. Add additional coconut as needed so that the coconut is all well covered, but not too “wet” or the final cookies will end up gooey.
3. Scoop out spoonfuls of about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the mixture onto parchment paper, or another nonstick paper.
4. Allow to cool completely.
5. In a small bowl, melt the chocolate according to the package directions.
6. Dip the bottoms of each macaroon into the chocolate, then set back onto the parchment paper to dry. Drizzle with some additional chocolate and sprinkle with sea salt.
7. Allow cookies to firm completely, then serve. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.
* Should be 40 caramels.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories: 99
- Sugar: 10.4 g
- Sodium: 261 mg
- Fat: 5.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 11.8 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 7.9 mg
Enjoy!
For 40 years I’ve been baking cookies for Christmas gifts. Every year I bake 19 different types of cookies for gifts, about 1200 cookies. I’m always looking for recipes to improve on the list of cookies I bake. Every year coconut macaroons have been on the list. I’ve made the recipe without flour and they were always a hit. I dipped them and drizzled them with chocolate. I found this recipe two years ago and have made it ever since. It’s far better with the caramel and not having to bake them saves so much time, as it cuts down on baking time.
Awesome! So glad you enjoy them!
I would like to try this ,it looks good and easy to make
Can the Caramel chips be used for the kraft caramels?
I haven’t tried those, but I’d guess they are a little different.
Can you substitute semi sweet chocolate chips instead of the melting chocolate such as almond bark and how much
Sure, they sometimes just don’t firm up as well. You’d want to use about 2/3 cup.
All your recipes are amazing, I love them.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoy them!
What kind of milk is used in the no bake salted caramel macaroons
I typically use 2% milk, but whole milk would also be fine.
Could you use jarred Carmel like you use for ice cream?
No, it won’t be thick enough.
The recipe looks yummy . I am allergic to coconut. Do tou think rice crispies would work?
Hmm, I imagine that would be fine.
This was A miracle! My long time boyfriend is from Colombia and all the desserts he loves have either caramel or coconut but were too hard to make (forme.) I made these,instructions wonderful, and he gobbled them up😋 He asks for them every time he’s here. THANK YOU!
I’m so glad he loves them!
Can these be frozen?
Yes, that would be fine.
Hi what would the UK alternative be for the caramels?
I’m not sure. I’m not familiar with the caramels you have available.
They were out of Kraft’s at my store so I used Werther’s Chewy caramels and they turned out very well. I’m not sure if they have those in the UK but it seems likely.
Wurthers toffee
Thanks for asking this, as I was wondering the same thing.
Came out beautifully! I didn’t use any milk and just about 5 cups of coconut and the consistency was just right! They’ll be a hit at my daughter’s Tri-M picnic tomorrow. Thank you!
Awesome! Glad to hear it!
Thank you so munch for your recipe! These were easy to make & delicious! They were a big hit at Christmas with my family. They will be going on my permanent Holiday baking list! So glad that I found your blog, can’t wait to try more of your recipes!
How far in advance can these me made and Rea in fresh?
These should be good for at least 4-5 days.
I make these every year for my cookie exchange! They are so super easy! I use chocate chips for the chocolate bottom and drizzle and they turn out just fine with that! They are a huge hit every year!! Thank you!!
So glad to hear that!
Can I substitute the Kraft Caramels for Eagle Brand Dulce de Leche? And if so, how much Dulce de Leche would I need for the recipe? I am looking forward to making these!
I’m sorry, but no. That isn’t firm enough.
About how long did you let your cookies cool completely? And do you think putting in the fridge is recommended?
Gosh, I’m not sure exactly. Maybe a couple hours. And yes, it would be fine to refrigerate them to cool them more quickly.