Description
Elegant winter-blue macarons with crisp shells, chewy centers, and a silky vanilla cream filling.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 3 large egg whites
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- Blue gel food coloring
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup heavy cream or white chocolate (for filling)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Snowflake sprinkles or edible glitter
Instructions
- Sift almond flour and powdered sugar together until fine.
- Whip egg whites with granulated sugar to stiff, glossy peaks; tint pale blue.
- Fold dry ingredients into meringue until batter flows smoothly.
- Pipe rounds onto lined trays; tap and rest until tops are dry.
- Bake until set with delicate feet; cool completely.
- Beat butter with vanilla (or melt white chocolate with cream) for filling.
- Pipe filling between shells, decorate with snowflakes, and chill briefly to set.
Notes
- Ensure egg whites are at room temperature for better volume.
- Use a kitchen scale for precise measurements.
- Let macarons rest before baking to achieve the perfect texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 macaron
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 10mg