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.
Apricot macaroons, Chocolate macaroons, Mint macaroons, Blackcurrant macaroons.
2 hours 1 min.
Easy
450 g
2 IngredientsLast modified on: May 30th 2020
For 450 g, you will need:
2⁄3 cup jam sugar
1 1⁄3 cup 
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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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
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.
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.
Boil while stirring continuously for 3 minutes, then leave to cool and thicken.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
If you'd like the filling to have a bit more texture, add dried apricots, chopped very small.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
Fill macaroons, before the mixture became too stiff.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Chocolate macaroons:
You will need:- 30 half macaroons, coloured red (see below)
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 20 cl cream
- 150 g chocolate cut in small pieces
- 15 g butter
Stage 6 - 5 min.
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.
Bring 20 cl cream to the boil.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Add 150 g chocolate, cut in small pieces.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Off the heat, stir to melt chocolate thoroughly.
Stage 10 - 3 min.
Add 15 g butter, and continue stirring to melt it.
Stage 11 - 10 min.
Leave to cool.
Stage 12 - 10 min.
Fill macaroons while this chocolate cream is still soft.
Stage 13 - 5 min.
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.
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).
You will then have a mint crème pâtissière (confectioner's custard).
Stage 15 - 5 min.
Fill macaroons with this cream when it is completely cold.
Stage 16 - 5 min.
Blackcurrant macaroons:
You will need:- 30 half macaroons, coloured purple (red + blue)
- 50 g jam sugar
- 100 g blackcurrant purée
Stage 17 - 5 min.
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.
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 recipe | 3 RDI=1 % | 2,110 RDI=200 % | 0 | 8,460 RDI=420 % | 35,420 RDI: 420 % |
| Per 100 g | 0 | 470 RDI=40 % | 0 | 1,880 RDI=90 % | 7,870 RDI: 90 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 450 g : 1.85 €
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The 2 comments already posted on this recipe
Anyway you can try with blended water melon flesh (without seed), with sugar and some gelatin to get something enough thick.