Chocolate Macarons
Chocolate macarons with chocolate cream is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the pastry category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 120 g milk chocolate
- 50 g butter
- 4 tbsp whipping cream
- 40 g ground hazelnuts
- 60 g ground almonds (peeled)
- 110 g powdered sugar
- 2 egg whites
- 20 g sugar
- 15 g cocoa powder
Instructions
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1.
Chop the chocolate and place it in a metal bowl. Melt over a hot water bath. Cut the butter into pieces, add with the cream and hazelnuts, and stir until smooth. Remove from heat, let cool, then refrigerate.
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2.
Preheat the oven to 150°C (302°F) on both top and bottom heating elements.
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3.
Grind the almonds with powdered sugar finely and sift through a fine sieve onto a baking sheet. Bake in the oven for 5-7 minutes, then allow to cool.
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4.
Beat the egg whites until stiff, then gradually add the sugar while beating. Stir in the cocoa powder. Add the almond mixture on top and fold gently. Fill a piping bag and pipe about 30 dots onto parchment paper on a baking sheet. Let them dry slightly for about an hour. Then bake again at 150°C for 10-12 minutes. Carefully remove from the tray and cool.
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5.
Spread chocolate-nut cream on one side of half the macarons and gently press another macaron on top.
