Fillings for macaroons


Fillings for macaroons
The macaroons recipe shows how to make these small cakes, and gives the example of a raspberry filling. Here are several other possibilities:

Apricot macaroons, Chocolate macaroons, Mint macaroons, Blackcurrant macaroons.
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Last modified on: May 30th 2020
For 450 g, you will need:

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 40 min.
Resting: 10 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 2 hours 1 min.
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Stage 1 - 5 min.
Fillings for macaroons

Apricot macaroons:

You will need:
  • 30 half macaroons, coloured orange
  • 50 g jam sugar
  • 100 g apricot purée
  • 2 dried apricots (optional)

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Fillings for macaroons
Mix 50 g jam sugar with with 100 g of apricot purée, put in a pan over high heat, and bring to the boil.

Boil while stirring continuously for 3 minutes, then leave to cool and thicken.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Fillings for macaroons
If you'd like the filling to have a bit more texture, add dried apricots, chopped very small.

Stage 4 - 10 min.
Fillings for macaroons
Fill macaroons, before the mixture became too stiff.

Stage 5 - 5 min.
Fillings for macaroons

Chocolate macaroons:

You will need:

Stage 6 - 5 min.
Fillings for macaroons
Make the macaroons as usual, but include 1 teaspoon cocoa powder in the almond-sugar mix, and add a drop of red colouring to egg whites before beating them (brown colour of cocoa will then be deeper).

Stage 7 - 5 min.
Fillings for macaroons
Bring 20 cl cream to the boil.

Stage 8 - 5 min.
Fillings for macaroons
Add 150 g chocolate, cut in small pieces.

Stage 9 - 3 min.
Fillings for macaroons
Off the heat, stir to melt chocolate thoroughly.

Stage 10 - 3 min.
Fillings for macaroons
Add 15 g butter, and continue stirring to melt it.

Stage 11 - 10 min.
Fillings for macaroons
Leave to cool.

Stage 12 - 10 min.
Fillings for macaroons
Fill macaroons while this chocolate cream is still soft.

Stage 13 - 5 min.
Fillings for macaroons

Mint macaroons:

What you need:
  • 30 half macaroons, coloured green
  • crème pâtissière (confectioner's custard) made with 2 egg yolks
  • a handful of fresh mint leaves
  • 4 drops of green colouring

Stage 14 - 30 min.
Fillings for macaroons
Make a classic confectioner's custard, but add mint leaves (cut small with scissors) to the milk before heating it, and add the 4 drops of green colouring to cream, just before cooking.

You will then have a mint crème pâtissière (confectioner's custard).

Stage 15 - 5 min.
Fillings for macaroons
Fill macaroons with this cream when it is completely cold.

Stage 16 - 5 min.
Fillings for macaroons

Blackcurrant macaroons:

You will need:

Stage 17 - 5 min.
Fillings for macaroons
Mix 50 g jam sugar with 100 g of blackcurrant purée, put in a pan on high heat, and bring to the boil.

Boil while stirring continuously for 3 minutes, then leave to cool and thicken.

Stage 18
Fill macaroons before the blackcurrant purée becomes too stiff.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe3 RDI=1 %2,110 RDI=200 %08,460 RDI=420 %35,420 RDI: 420 %
Per 100 g0470 RDI=40 %01,880 RDI=90 %7,870 RDI: 90 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
How much will it cost?
  • For 450 g : 1.85 €

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Fruit coulis (fruit purée)

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  • It could be a bit difficult to use water melon because it's very watery.
    Anyway you can try with blended water melon flesh (without seed), with sugar and some gelatin to get something enough thick.
    Posted by jh november 14th 2011 at 08:46 n° 2
  • I like 2 use the last version with other recipes also if u can try to get hold of a recipe for water melon fillings
    Posted by nick november 13th 2011 at 08:23 n° 1

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