Cinnamon Chocolate Macarons
The cinnamon chocolate macarons are a French-style macaron. These pies are made with cinnamon, chocolate, and spice. The recipe calls for twenty minutes of prep time and twelve minutes of cooking time. If you're planning to serve the cookies to guests, consider serving them with coffee or tea. You'll also find these a tasty treat for any special occasion! Just follow the instructions and enjoy! Once you've made them, you can serve them as a gift.
Ingredients
- 225 grams Powdered Sugar
- 125 grams Ground Almonds
- 110 grams Egg Whites about four, aged overnight at room temperature
- Pinch of Salt
- 30 grams Sugar
- 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
- Chocolate Buttercream recipe below
- Chocolate for garnish optional
Chocolate Buttercream
- 1/3 cup Butter softened
- 2 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar sifted
- 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder sifted
- 1 – 2 TBS Milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees
- Combine powdered sugar and ground almonds and sift. Set aside.
- In the (clean, dry) bowl of an electric mixer, whip the egg whites with salt on medium speed until foamy. Increase speed to high and gradually add sugar. Add cinnamon and continue to whip until stiff peaks form, and the mixture is shiny.
- In a large clean bowl add whipped eggs. Add sugar/almond mixture on top and gently fold until just combined. Do not whisk, do not hurry, and do not mix any more than you have to to combine.
- Prepare a pastry bag with a large circle pastry tip. Stand it in a tall glass for easy loading. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and pipe small discs, around 1.5 inches in diameter across. Let macarons rest 30 minutes at room temperature before baking.
- Bake on a lower rack in the oven for 12 minutes. Let cool at least 30 minutes before gently peeling off the parchment paper.
- Grasp one disc and pipe or spread the chocolate buttercream, sandwiching with another macaron. Repeat until all sandwiches are assembled.
- Melt chocolate and drizzle over shells (optional). I suggest looking at the pictures from these two posts, to get a better idea of what the macaron process making looks like before diving in for the first time.
Chocolate Buttercream
- Cream butter with an electric mixer. Sift together the powdered sugar and cocoa powder.
- Add sugar mixture to butter and cream until buttercream has formed. Add 1 – 2 TBS if needed to reach desired consistency.
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Notes
The filling is an all-natural mix of cinnamon and chocolate. The cinnamon chocolate macaron is the perfect dessert to serve when you have guests over for a party. The filling is deliciously sweet and makes a lovely presentation at any event. Moreover, it's a perfect dessert to share with friends. This recipe is a delicious treat that will make your guests swoon. You'll be able to impress them with your creativity!