Colorful Macarons

Ingredients

• 0.5 lemon
• 4 egg whites
• 150 g coconut sugar
• 200 g ground almonds
• 1 tsp cocoa powder
• red beet powder (optional)
• matcha tea powder (optional)
• turmeric powder (optional)
• 100 g dark chocolate
• 100 g white chocolate
• 2 tbsp whipping cream (30% fat)
• 20 g butter

Instructions

1. 1.

   Squeeze the lemon. Beat egg whites with 2 tsp lemon juice to stiff peaks, gradually adding coconut sugar until glossy and firm; fold in almonds gently. Divide dough and color each portion with cocoa or red beet, matcha, or turmeric powder.

2. 2.

   Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Pipe small half-spheres about 2 cm diameter onto the sheet using a large round tip. Bake at 140°C (fan 120°C) for about 25 minutes, leaving the oven door slightly ajar.

3. 3.

   Heat water in a saucepan for a bain-marie. Chop dark and white chocolate into small pieces and melt them gently over the water bath. Whisk cream and butter into both chocolates with a whisk. Color the white chocolate as desired. Let the mixture cool slightly.

4. 4.

   Spread half of the macarons with the various fillings and assemble with the remaining shells.