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Savor the sweetness of joy with these Pink French Macarons, where elegance meets delectable delight.
What is the difference between Macarons and French Macarons?
Macarons are a beloved dessert in France, and they’re often called French macarons to differentiate them from coconut macaroons.
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This is the first time we made Macarons, and we are pretty chuffed with how they turned out.
Easy and Fun French Macarons Recipe!
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Resting Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 37 minutes
- Yield: 40 double macaroons depending on size 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Moderate
- Cuisine: French
Description
Who’s ready to whip up some delicious French Macarons? 🇫🇷 This easy and fun recipe will have you feeling like a pastry chef in no time! Bon appétit!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups (120 g) superfine almond flour
- 1 cup (115 g) confectioners’ sugar
- 3 large egg whites (100 g)
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- A toothpick tip of Wilton Pink Icing Food Colouring
- 9 tablespoons raspberry preserves (or whatever filling you decide on)
Instructions
- Use a piping bag and a ½” round tip, but there is no need to use a nozzle, cut the piping bag, and be done with it.
- Method and how to prepare for Success: Line 2 large baking tray with parchment paper.
- Weigh Your Ingredients: Use a scale to measure ingredients precisely. This is crucial for perfect macarons!
- Sift and Mix: Sift almond flour and confectioners’ sugar into a bowl, removing any clumps. In a stand mixer, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until frothy.
- Whip Up That Meringue: Gradually add granulated sugar while beating until stiff peaks form. Don’t overmix!
- Fold with Care: Gently fold in the almond flour mixture until the batter flows like lava.
- Add food coloring and continue folding until you can draw a figure 8 without it breaking.
- Load the Piping Bag: Transfer the batter to a piping bag with a ½” round tip if you have one otherwise cut the tip of the bag to create an ½” opening.
- To make it easier: Draw 1″ circles on parchment paper with a marker. Flip the paper and then continue. This will help that you have sized Macarons.
- Pipe and Bang: Pipe 1″ circles onto baking sheets, 1″ apart. Bang the sheets to remove air pockets.
- Let Them Rest: Allow the piped shells to dry at room temperature for 15-45 minutes until they’re no longer sticky.
- Bake and Cool: Preheat the oven to 325°F/162°C. Bake macarons for 10-12 minutes, rotating after 8 minutes. Let them cool.
- Fill and Enjoy: Match up shells and fill them with whatever you wish.
OK, the French will be upset with me but I decided to not add the normal filling and only used melted white chocolate.
I am not sure how Corlea decided to fill her batch of macarons.
- Macaron Fillings: You can fill macarons with anything, from cream cheese frosting and Swiss meringue buttercream to lemon curd, jam, and chocolate ganache.
- Assemble the macarons and let them mature in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Store in an airtight container.
Tips for Success:
- Weigh your ingredients for precision.
- Don’t overwhip the meringue; aim for small stiff peaks.
- Fold the batter until it flows like lava and forms a perfect figure 8.
- Bang the pans to remove air pockets.
- Let the piped shells rest until dry to the touch.
- Smooth the top tip of the macron with a wet finger to create a smooth surface.
- Allow filled macarons to mature in the refrigerator for 24 hours for the best flavor.
- Get ready for a delightful adventure in macaron making!
Recipe from the Internet, sorry but I do not know the original author as we searched for weeks to find something that we felt comfortable making.
Notes
Prepared, tried, and tested by Corlea and Esme from SA Tasty Recipes – Saffas Daily Recipes and EsmeSalon Homemade Recipes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 52
- Sugar: 7.7 g
- Sodium: 5.7 mg
- Fat: 0.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat:
- Carbohydrates: 9.2 g
- Fiber: 0.2 g
- Protein: 0.7 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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I just love macarons and they’re totally worth the work! Thanks for sharing these cute pink ones with us!
Thanks, Rose, for popping in here. We love macarons, and yes I agree with you it’s worth the time to make these beauties.
These look great! I haven’t made macarons in years but I’m looking forward to making them again.
Thank you so much Cindy. They turned out well, especially as it was the first time we tried our hand at making macarons. Enjoy.
I really like how fancy these macaroons look! Thank you for sharing your recipe.
Thank you for popping in here, much appreciated. My week flew by with lots of preparations but will visit you as well. Hope you enjoy making these
Esme, this sounds delicious, and it’s homemade, which makes it extra special! Yum! Thank you for sharing it with us at the Crazy Little Lovebirds link party #66.
You’re so welcome Steph, Yes homemade best, always.
One of my favorite year round cookies but I have never tried to make them myself. Your recipe give me hope!
Hello Jen, Great to meet you and hope you will have a go at these macarons. We had lots of fun to try them out and for sure will do it again in future. Enjoy it.
They look wonderful, Esme, I love that macarons are naturally gluten free!
Thanks, Leslie, they are so delicious and as you say GF. Yum
Lovely Christmas treats!
Thanks Lydia. We did not make them again this year, but will do so again in the new year for a special occasion. Was fun to make and super delicious.
Macarons are so good, but I haven’t made them in forever (last time I baked them for too long and they became hard and crunchy). I should definitely try your recipe!
Hi Karalee, Hope you will enjoy these, they turned out well for a first time try. Enjoy it.
Hi, Esme. These look delicious. However, not sure if this is a simple recipe. Do you bake and ship? 🙂
Hi Debra, if you wish to eat crumbs, then I will ship, but if I can do this, I am sure that you will also manage
I have made macarons once but I do still feel a bit intimidated by them. I just bought a baking kit for Salted Caramel Macarons, so hopefully that will help!
Yours look beautiful
Thanks for linking up with Weekend Cooking!
Thanks Marg, Try again, I am sure you will master it. If I can do it, then you will ace it. I need to check out that Salted Caramel Macarons kit. It does sound awesome.
I’ve never made a macaron. I will have to give this a try. Thanks for sharing with 12 Days of Cookies
Hello Janet. I always said it’s too difficult to make, but when we eventually decided to give it a try, it turned out not that hard to do. Give it a try, you will love it.
I’ve never made a macaron before but I really want to try your recipe Esme! They look delish!
Thank you so much for popping in, Sara. I must admit, I always thought it to be extremely complicated, but when we decided to give it a go, it turned out not that difficult. Hope you will enjoy it.
These sound delightful! Thanks bunches for sharing this recipe with Sweet Tea & Friends this month dear friend.
Thank you for droppping in Paula. It was fun to make these macarons. First time we tried and way easier than I thought. Merry Christmas to you all.
Relatively recently I finally had my first macaron.
Hope you enjoyed the macron. If so do not hesitate to try these, they are pretty easy to do
It was a taste I´d never tasted before.
I have had store-bought macarons before, but they’re so expensive, so we decided to make it at home, and I am glad we did. It’s not so difficult to do so I will make them again and again.
nice, And I would like to wish you and your family also a blessed Christmas.
Thank you so much for your kind wishes Teresa, much appreciated. May you and your family enjoy the best ever Christ-mas and be Christ in your Christmas festivities.
Thanks for sharing them at our Cookie Exchange.
I absolutely love these cookies and found them surprisingly easy to make. Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party – Sorry I missed your party. It’s been crazy busy!!
Yes I have also shied away from trying them, but decided enough is enough and am so glad we made them. Much easier than I though and oh so addictively delicious.
This recipe sounds amazing! Thank you so much for sharing it with us at The Crazy Little Love Birds link party #17. I hope you will join us again this Friday. 🙂
Hi there Stephanie. Thank you for dropping in here and your kind note. Yes I will see you again on Friday. Have a great rest of your day.
I have a friend who loves macarons so I’ll have to share your recipe with her. I’ll be featuring you at this week’s #HomeMattersParty. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Allyson, A double thank you. First for the honor of featuring this and secondly for sending this to your friend. Hope she will enjoy it.
Wow. These look gorgeous. Would make a sweet xmas present too for friends….#TheRandom
Thanks Lydia, yes they will be awesome as a Christmas gift and edible gift for friends. Enjoy making them and sharing
They look delicious! My son made a batch for us earlier this summer and we all loved them. He had made them at school a few times and he just loves the French Macarons; buying them whenever he finds them anywhere.
Hi Joanne Thanks for popping in. Yes these are so adorable and even more delicious. I will make them again. WOW, good for your son to make them.
I need to try this! 🙂 Thank you for sharing this recipe. Visiting from Senior Salon Pit Stop. (I’d love to see you share this post at my linkup also, if you’re interested: https://lifetalesbooks.blogspot.com/p/calling-fellow-bloggers.html)
Hi Jennifer. Thank you so much for dropping in and I have gone ahead and shared this macarons at your linkup. I do not see any spot to leave a comment, do you have it turned on or not?
Thanks for sharing this post at the Will Blog for Comments #18 linkup. Yes, I do have the comments turned off for the linkup itself because I use the same link each week–I suggest people comment on blog posts instead of on the linkup itself. 🙂 Hope to see you at linkup #19, too!
Thanks for clarification Jennifer. I will in future then leave my comment on a different post. Much appreciated and have a great day
thank you for sharing this recipe I will try my hand making some. They sound rather good and look yummy. Please come visit us if you want at http;//shopannies.blogspot.com
Hi Angie, Thanks so much for popping in here and I hope you will enjoy making the Macarons. We had loads of fun making these on our annual Christmas Baking session this year. I will for sure visit your blog as well and would love to invite you to come and share your posts with us weekly at https://esmesalon.com/tag/seniorsalonpitstop/
Hope to see you soon
Hi, Esme. These look delicious. Do you take orders and ship?
Take care and best wishes.
Hihi, thanks, I would love to ship to you, but I think you will only receive crumbs when you open it, so my guess would be that you need to make them at home and enjoy them.