Pineapple-Coconut Osculation Macaroons

Ingredients:

7-oz unsweetened grated coconut
12 oz sweetened condensed milk
1/4 loving cup chopped candied pineapple*
24 (unwrapped) Hershey's Kisses Pineapple Coconut Flavors Of Hawaii Edition


Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients EXCEPT the Kisses thoroughly. Form into pocket-sized balls (or role a medium-sized cookie scoop) in addition to house 1/2 inch apart on parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Slide the macaroons out ON the parchment newspaper onto the wire racks. Press a Kiss inward the middle of each macaroon. Cool completely.


NOTE: the candies volition run very, really soft ane time they are placed on the macaroon. If y'all desire them to run along their "Kiss" shape, practise non send upon or motion them until they are completely cool in addition to set, most 1 1/2-2 hrs. Alternately, y'all could press downwards on the overstep of each Kiss to flatten into to a greater extent than of a "filled" effect.

Yield: most two dozen


*I used most 1/3 loving cup of this candied pineapple to yield 1/4 loving cup chopped.

My thoughts:

Sabbatum nosotros spent the afternoon at Hersheypark. I went in that location a bunch equally a nestling but it's been years! It was lovely weather--one of the squeamish few days we've since bound but hence very, really crowded. Luckily nosotros are non ride people hence nosotros to a greater extent than oftentimes than non walked around, ate luncheon in addition to I was able to cross off playing skeeball from my summertime goals list.

We also stopped off inward Chocolate World, where y'all tin instruct a virtual tour of a chocolate factory, prepared nutrient in addition to tons of everything Hershey makes. Chocolate World was also a zoo but were able to pick upwards simply about fun candy (including Hershey-ettes for my dad who is in all probability the alone soul who prefers them to grand & Ms) in addition to baking bits. My hubby picked upwards these Pineapple Coconut Kisses impulsively at the cheque out draw of piece of occupation (left unattended, ha!) without realizing that they weren't milk or night chocolate. We idea they were tasty but non something we'd desire to swallow past times the handful.

I straightaway idea of making Kiss cookies similar I accept inward the past times but in addition to then I thought, why non macaroons? So slowly to brand all the same hence tasty in addition to really appropriate flavor-wise. I had simply about candied pineapple on paw hence I chopped that upwards in addition to inward it went! Instead of using the typical sweetened flaked coconut, I used unsweetened because I worried that betwixt the sweetness pineapple-coconut candy, the candied pineapple, in addition to the sweetened condensed milk, it would endure also sweet. I intend I made the right selection but experience gratis to sub inward sweetened flaked kokosnoot if you'd like.

The resulting macaroon has a bully tropical coconut-pineapple flavour that is welcome whatever fourth dimension of the year! The candy adds a squeamish banknote of creaminess in addition to of course, coconut-pineapple to the mix. Just a actually fun, slowly dessert that whatever kokosnoot fan would like.

One note: if y'all can't notice these Kisses (although I accept seen them at diverse chain stores in addition to online) endeavour it amongst white, milk or night chocolate Kiss or fifty-fifty instruct out them off altogether, the macaroon is delicious on its ain merits.