These are delicious! They're equally good with a plain cookie crust if you find yourself short on almond paste.
I brought them to work and they disappeared! I used whole wheat flour and no one could tell the difference. I didn't use as much coconut as it said I just sprinkled some on. I could have eaten the whole batch if I hadn't shared it with my work!
Great flavour combination!:D I like my merengues a little more dry so I elongated the second baking time.. and lowered the temperature for that to 130 celcius. Also I used homemade blueberry jam.... Just perfect!:D
This was simple and so good I had to freeze the extra to stop everyone from eating to much. Even from the freeze the taste as great. This recipe will be kept and used for Holidays.
I'm ashamed to admit that I overmixed the egg whites so they were watery (I just bought a powerful stand mixer that I;m learning to use). No problem! I just added a little more coconut. The sweet aroma of almond blended perfectly with the raspberry and coconut.
Great recipe- all my friends absolutely loved them! They're fall apart pretty easily if you're not careful when you cut them up but they taste delicious!
I decided to try these because I was looking for something different than the traditional cookies and brownies. My husband absolutely loves them and has already eaten half the pan in half a day. He says the crust is the best - the perfect soft texture. I was surprised that the crust turned out as soft as it did -- it didn't appear soft after the first baking but the jam must soften it up. I like them too.
These are sooo good! A new favorite for my family. Very easy fast recipe that produced excellent results. I used a can of Solo Raspberry Pastry and Cake Filling in place of the jam and it worked out great. We love coconut but I thought 1/2 cup was going to be too much so I just sprinkled coconut on top until it looked like enough. These won't last long around here and I will be making them again soon. Thanks for sharing!
I made these bars last year and they were the hit of our christmas treats. My mother-inlaw loved them so much she asked me to send her the recipe so that she may make it for the rest of her family.
OK these aren't even out of the oven yet but just a word of warning to bakers out there that are going to try this recipe: Use the Meringue II recipe on this website and not the meringue instructions that come with this recipe they DON'T work!! I wasted 3 egg whites and 1/2 cup of sugar...down the drain. It never set up even stiff peaks. The Meringue II recipe started forming nice peaks almost immediately so I knew it would be right. It looked ok when I put it in the oven; let's hope it tastes good 'cause right now I'm kind of ticked; I don't like wasting time or money and tonight I did both.
