Chocolate Macarons

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Chocolate Macarons a try. This recipe serves 32 and costs 19 cents per serving. One serving contains 67 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat. This recipe from Cookie Madness requires almond meal flour, egg whites, heavy cream, and vanillan extract. 15 people were impressed by this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. With a spoonacular score of 7%, this dish is very bad (but still fixable). If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Chocolate Covered Potato Chip Macarons with Whipped Milk Chocolate Ganache, Chocolate Macarons, and Chocolate Macarons.

Servings: 32

Preparation duration: 80 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Bob's Red Mill almond flour/meal

1 cup confectioners' sugar

1 pinch cream of tartar

4 ounces good quality dark chocolate (50 to 70%)

2 large egg whites, at room temperature

4 3/4 tablespoons granulated sugar

1/2 cup (4 oz) heavy cream

3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, I used a mixture of Hershey's dark and natural

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Equipment:

baking paper

baking sheet

pastry bag

sieve

bowl

aluminum foil

hand mixer

baking spatula

oven

sauce pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or non-stick foil and have ready a pastry bag with a 1/4 inch or 1/2 inch tip. Most recipes call for a 1/2 inch tip, but I only had a 1/4 inch and it worked just fine.Set a sieve over a bowl. Combine the confectioners’ sugar, almond flour and cocoa and press through the sieve.With a hand-held electric mixer, beat the egg whites until they start to hold their shape. Beat in the cream of tartar and vanilla, and then gradually add the granulated sugar.With a rubber scraper, fold in the dry ingredients. When mixed, add to pastry bag. Pipe the batter into 1 inch circles on the lined baking sheets spacing about 1 inch apart. Let the macarons sit out for about 60 minutes. They’ll start to lose their sheen.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. When preheated, put the macarons in the oven, shut the door and immediately reduce heat to 325 F. Bake for about 12 minutes. Remove macarons and return the oven heat to 375 F and repeat with the second tray of macarons.Let the cookies cool completely on the baking sheet, then carefully remove.For the ganache, bring the cream to a simmer or just until it is hot and starts to bubble around the edges in a small saucepan. Add the chocolate, remove from heat and stir until smooth. Let cool slightly. Chocolate will thicken a little as it cools. Drop a spoonful of chocolate over half the macarons and cap with the remaining.Allow the ganache to set. I cheated and put the macarons in the refrigerator.

 

Step by step:


1. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or non-stick foil and have ready a pastry bag with a 1/4 inch or 1/2 inch tip. Most recipes call for a 1/2 inch tip, but I only had a 1/4 inch and it worked just fine.Set a sieve over a bowl.

2. Combine the confectioners’ sugar, almond flour and cocoa and press through the sieve.With a hand-held electric mixer, beat the egg whites until they start to hold their shape. Beat in the cream of tartar and vanilla, and then gradually add the granulated sugar.With a rubber scraper, fold in the dry ingredients. When mixed, add to pastry bag. Pipe the batter into 1 inch circles on the lined baking sheets spacing about 1 inch apart.

3. Let the macarons sit out for about 60 minutes. They’ll start to lose their sheen.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. When preheated, put the macarons in the oven, shut the door and immediately reduce heat to 325 F.

4. Bake for about 12 minutes.

5. Remove macarons and return the oven heat to 375 F and repeat with the second tray of macarons.

6. Let the cookies cool completely on the baking sheet, then carefully remove.For the ganache, bring the cream to a simmer or just until it is hot and starts to bubble around the edges in a small saucepan.

7. Add the chocolate, remove from heat and stir until smooth.

8. Let cool slightly. Chocolate will thicken a little as it cools. Drop a spoonful of chocolate over half the macarons and cap with the remaining.Allow the ganache to set. I cheated and put the macarons in the refrigerator.


Nutrition Information:

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67k Calories
1g Protein
3g Total Fat
7g Carbs
0% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
67k
3%

Fat
3g
6%

  Saturated Fat
1g
11%

Carbohydrates
7g
3%

  Sugar
6g
7%

Cholesterol
4mg
2%

Sodium
5mg
0%

Caffeine
3mg
1%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
1g
2%

Manganese
0.09mg
4%

Copper
0.08mg
4%

Iron
0.56mg
3%

Fiber
0.73g
3%

Magnesium
10mg
3%

Phosphorus
16mg
2%

Potassium
43mg
1%

Selenium
0.77µg
1%

Vitamin A
53IU
1%

Zinc
0.16mg
1%

Vitamin B2
0.02mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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