Chocolate Macarons (巧克力馬卡龍)

Quantity: 60 pcs (6×10)
Prepare Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Rest Time: 120 minutes
Total Time: 160 minutes
Ingredients (PasteX1):
¶ Almond flour: 120g
¶ Confectioner’s sugar: 150g
¶ Unsweetened cocoa powder: 15g
¶ Egg whites: 100g
¶ Superfine sugar: 60g
Ingredients (Chocolate GanacheX2):
¶ Bittersweet chocolate: 75g
¶ Heavy whipping cream: 100g
¶ Honey: 10g
Preparation:
Step1 | Preheat oven to 200℃/200℃, line oven trays with baking paper. |
Step2 | Beat egg whites in a small bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form, Add superfine sugar, beat for approximately 10 minutes until sugar dissolves, test by rubbing a little between thumb and finger if not grainy the sugar is dissolved. |
Step3 | Transfer mixture to a large bowl, fold in sifted Almond flour, confectioner’s sugar, and cocoa powder in two batches, stirring well to combine until paste surface smooth. |
Step4 | Spoon mixture into piping bag, fitted with a 1 cm plain tube, which is resting in a tall drinking glass. |
Step5 | Pipe 4 cm rounds onto baking tray 3 cm apart. |
Step6 | Tap trays so macarons spread slightly. Stand 120 minutes until surface dry (air-dried 2 hours). |
Step7 | Double trays, bake for approximately 15 minutes (200℃/200℃ bake 10minutes, Remove bottom trays, 160℃/160℃, change direction, open valves of a tire for 3~5 seconds and Continue baking 5 minutes) until set to the touch. Cool on trays. |
Step8 | Chocolate Ganache: Bring cream to the boil in a small saucepan, remove from heat and add chocolate, stir until smooth. Add honey and stir until smooth. Stand at room temperature until a spreadable consistency. |
Step9 | Sandwich marcarons with the ganache, keep refrigerated.
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PS: Homemade oven preheat 160℃ and bake at 130℃ for 15 minutes。