Chocolate-spice Macaron Recipe

Chocolate-spice Macaron Recipe

Make 30-40 small macarons
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes and 1 hour for the rest mixture

Ingredients:

For the Italian Meringue

• 150g (5oz) aged egg white (make by leaving egg white in a bowl on a bench for 2 days)
• 400g (14oz) caster sugar
• 100ml (3 fl oz)water
• Add food colouring to the meringue if required.

For the Almond Mixture

• 150g (5oz) fresh egg white
• 250g (8oz) almond meal / almond flour
• 250g (8oz)icing sugar

Shell Colouring

• 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder

Used the above ingredients to make the macaron shell.

For ganache:

• 60g (2 oz) of dark chocolate
• 31 teaspoons of spiced biscuits (speculaas or ginger snaps)
• 30ml (1 fl oz) milk

Directions:

1. Create macarons shells based from the basic macaron recipe.
2. Then start preparing the ganache by breaking the spiced biscuits in small pieces, put it in a bowl and mix it in a smooth consistency.
3. Next, melt the chocolate in a saucepan on low heat.
4. Remove from heat and mixed it with the spiced biscuits.
5. Set aside and let it cool.

Assembly of the macaron

1. To assemble your macarons, start by garnishing one macaron shell with ganache and cover it with another shell.
2. Do the same with the rest of the shell.