okay! i made...um.. something! since i couldn't seem to find any vegan recipes that had any concrete reviews, or that anyone here had tried, i combed through many veg and not veg recipes and made up my own! i think this is my first official made up baking recipe. i feel like a proud parent. i make up my own stir fries and soups all the time, but i haven't improvised much with baking yet.

i don't know if i'd call these macaroons. they didn't quite get that dense, chewy texture i remember from other macaroons, but whatever they are they are good! they're lighter and less chewy, and very banana-y, which i loved.

so, without much further ado, i give you BANANAROONIES!

all measurements are kind of approximate, since i was making it up as i went along:

1 very soft banana, mashed very well
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cocoa powder (the baking kind)
about 1/4 cup powdered sugar (vegan of course), maybe a little more or less to taste (i don't like stuff too sweet)
1-2 tbsp earth balance butter (i'm wondering if just a little salt would suffice instead?)
about 8 oz shredded coconut

i started with a 10 oz bag and just kept adding it until it was very dry. you might even be able to add more. the dough doesn't really hold together while your mixing it, but when i just gave them a good squeeze when formed the balls and they held together just fine.

mash mash mash, then pop in a 325 oven for 15-18 minutes. made 18 little balls. i kept the size of them small, just because i was worried about them cooking all the way through, and they were perfect.