A question about a recipe: Alice Medrich's New Classic Coconut Macaroons

1.75 pounds

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HalfPint added about 1 year ago

3 cups of dried coconut flakes does not weigh nearly 2 pounds.

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gt9 added about 1 year ago

i didn't weigh, but I bought a bag of Bob's Red Mill Flaked coconut and measured. The package has 12 ounces and I still have 5 ounces of that left. so i used 7 ounces. and they turned out great.

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3.5 cups dried flaked or coconut chips chips weigh 5.25 oz. and 3 cups sweetened, shredded coconut weighs 9 oz.

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I weighed out some leftover coconut flakes. Each 1/2 cup weighs 1 oz. (30 g). Therefore, 3 1/2 cups would way approximately 7 oz. (210 g).

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I bought a 7 oz package at Whole Foods and it was exactly the amount that recipe called for.

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