This month I participated in Love & Olive Oil’s April Kitchen Challenege, and April was dedicated to tackling macarons. I know in the past I have expressed my dislike for macarons, but after enjoying the meringue cookies I made and therefore debunking my dislike for meringue, figured I should give macarons another shot. And in light of this macaron extravaganza, I am giving away an 8 piece Signature Macaron Collection from Sucré to one lucky reader! (Details at the end of this post.)
Most recipes I’ve seen call for specific weight measurements, which is understandable in an effort to get more consistent results with a notoriously finicky treat. Although I do own a kitchen scale, for some reason decided to be stupid brave and go without. This is where I admit that my macarons were not perfect. They didn’t have the typical edges of a macaron cookie, and some were cracked or concave underneath. In the future since the batter was quite easy to make, I will take the extra minute and weigh everything.
That being said…Â Sweet glory they were delicious! What have I been doing with my life, hating macarons all this time? I’ve only had one macaron in my life from a coffee shop and was unimpressed by their dry cruchy-ness, but these babies were not dry at all and perfectly chewy. Of course, the funfetti flavor probably was a significant factor in their desirability. Regardless, I’m very glad I decided to partake in this challenge and can’t wait to see what’s up in May!
Two years ago: Mexican Mac and Cheese
FUNFETTI MACARONS
Makes approximately 3 dozen
Ingredients:
MACARONS
5 egg whites, at room temperature
1/2 cup superfine sugar
1-3/4 cups almond flour
2 cups powdered sugar
2 Tbsp rainbow sprinkles
CAKE BATTER BUTTERCREAM FILLING
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup dry white or yellow cake mix
2 cups powdered sugar
1 Tbsp milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Rainbow sprinkles, placed in a small shallow dish
Directions:
- On three pieces of parchment, use a pencil to draw 1.5-inch circles about 2 inches apart. Flip each sheet over and place each sheet on three baking sheets; set aside.
- Place the egg whites in your mixer’s bowl and whip on medium until frothy. Increase the speed to high and gradually pour in the superfine sugar. Continue to beat until the mixture is glossy and stiff peaks form.
- Sift together the almond flour and powdered sugar into a large mixing bowl and mix well. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in 1/4 of the meringue into the almond mixture. Continue folding the rest of the meringue until completely incorporated. Fold in sprinkles.
- Fit a piping bag with a 3/8-inch round tip and fill it with the macaron mixture. Pipe the batter onto the baking sheets, in the previously drawn circles. Tap the underside of the baking sheet to remove air bubbles and allow to dry at room temperature for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 315. Bake the macarons for 12 to 15 minutes; cookies are done when they no longer jiggle when you touch them on top. Rotate the baking sheet after 6 minutes for even baking.
- Remove macarons from oven and transfer to a cooling rack; do not remove from baking sheets. Let completely cool. When cool, slide a metal offset spatula or pairing knife underneath the macaron to remove from parchment.
- While the macarons cool, prepare the filling. In a large bowl, beat butter on medium speed until smooth. Turn to low and slowly add in powdered sugar and cake mix. Turn speed up to medium and beat for 1 minute until smooth. Add in milk and vanilla, continue mixing until desired consistency is reached, adding more powdered sugar or milk if necessary.
- Pair macarons of similar size, and pipe about 1/2 tsp of the filling onto one of the macarons. Sandwich macarons and roll the sides in sprinkles.
Source: Adapted from Diethood and Serious Eats.
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83 comments
Red velvet macarons were my favorite, but now funfetti just might be!
My favorite macaron flavor is lemon filled with lemon curd.
Chocolate or pistachio!
i love macaroons! I like chocolate and lemon flavors :)
Coconut
I think I would love the chocolate and orange blossom
I love Almond !!!
My favorite would be Pecan
I’ve never tried one but I’m sure I’d love chocolate
I cannot say. I’ve never tried.
Coconut is my favorite and it’s been a long time since I’ve had any.
I’ve never had one, but I’d love to try this recipe :)
I love Toasted Coconut with caramel.
Salted Caramel
I love a Chocolate… so good
cinnamon macaron
I love chocolate macarons.
mocha
Vanilla Bean for sure!
My favorite would have to be coconut!
I love the coconut
Chocolate macaron
french macaroons are my favorite
My favorite is Coconut.
Vanilla bean, I love macaroons
vanilla and chocolate! It’s impossible to pick between two classics :-)
I have never had a real macaroon. A friend of mine got some from her husband who traveled to Europe. She said they were wonderful. I’d love to try the coconut ones.
Chocolate for sure!
my favorites are cinnamon or vanilla macaron
I have never had the pleasure of having one. My toughest recipe challenge was a small wedding cake for my sister.
Love the coconut flavor.
Chocolate is my favorite flavor for macaroons.
chocolate
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My favorite flavor is pistachio
Anything chocolate for sure!
Any flavor! But salted caramel is wonderful!
A friend makes lemon hazelnut and they are delicious. i can’t get the moisture content right with these. Mine are either soggy or crisp – I cannot locate moist!
Pistachio is my fav.
I have never tried them, but I would love to! Caramel or vanilla sounds delicious!
My favorites are almond, chocolate and coconut.
I think I’d love the pistachio flavor.
My favorite is Coconut.
Thanks so much.
I’ve never had any, but I’d love to try them!
caramel or mocha flavored!
Thank you for hosting this giveaway
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I love pistachio macarons!
I like coconut macaroons.
ive never tried them! they look good though
I tried making macarons once and only half of them ended up with feet. My favorite flavor is probably pistachio with chocolate ganache or vanilla with fresh raspberry preserves. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
My favorite macaron is coconut or chocolate.
I’ve never had one before, but I’d probably go for chocolate.
Green tea macarons are amazing!
There is a little bakery in Pittsburgh that makes the best I’ve ever had. (http://www.jeanmarcchatellier.com/) Favorite flavor would have to be chocolate. One can never go wrong with chocolate.
pistachio!
Chocolate macaron? Swoon!
Vanilla is my fave
I have never had a macaron, so I don’t know my favorite flavor yet. I hope I win, so I can finally try a good one.
I’ve never made macarons but your lovely results are making me eager to try!
My favorite macaron flavor is salted caramel
I have never tasted a macaroon, but would sure like too!
I love vanilla bean macaroons!
I love the idea of funfetti macarons, these look so cute!
Oh my goodness, funfetti is such a brilliant idea!
I love orange and chocolate macarons!
Chocolate and Coconut, either separate or together ;)
Nuetella and lavender are our favorite macaroon flavors!!!
I am terrified to make macarons, I’m just so sure the results will be disastrous. But yours look amazing!
You are too kind! Mine definitely arn’t perfect and I want to retry but it rained the two days after my first attempt.
Wowww funfetti macarons!! I want them all! I haven’t worked up the courage to make my own macarons but when I do I think I’ll just have to try them funfetti style! These look amazing! YUM!!
My favorite flavor is pistachio, yum!!
Good lawwwwd these look amazing, Erin! Funfetti can do no wrong. And after experiencing my first-ever macaron this spring in NYC, I am HOOKED.
I have never tried one, but I really want to!
Funfetti is just too dang fun…these look yummy!
don’t think i’ve ever had one! So if I win…. I’ll let ya know
i had a cinnamon macaron at LA Burdick in boston. was HEAVENLY, spicy and sweet. so good!
I had a pistachio macaron in Paris that was wonderful!
The thing that I’ve learned about macs is that while they so rarely LOOK perfect, they ALWAYS taste amazing! The funfetti flavor is so fun!
OK, these look fun AND delicious. Thanks for the fun idea – our kids are going to love making and enjoying these!
Vanilla bean macarons!
These are beautiful Erin!! Funfetti is such a fun twist on macarons. I bet they were yummy too :)
ALMOND! They’re YUMMY
I’ve never had a macaron…I’ve been waiting to find the right bakery so I get the best first taste!
Ooooh look at fancy you!
I wasn’t a big fan of macarons either but then when I went to Bouchon Bakery with Hayley and tried their vanilla macaron, I was a convert!
Oooops, I commented before reading the giveaway question :) My favorite macaron flavor is salted caramel!
I have some egg whites on my counter right now just begging to be turned into macarons. I’m still trying to decide on a flavor and funfetti is VERY tempting!