Macarons with Banana Cream

Prep: 30min
| Servings: 15 | Cook: 20min
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Macarons with banana cream is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the South Fruit category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 60 g ground almonds (peeled)
  • 110 g powdered sugar
  • 2 egg whites
  • 20 g sugar
  • food coloring (green)
  • 2 small kiwis
  • 1 Banana
  • a splash of lemon juice
  • 120 g powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Preheat the oven to 150°C with fan and top heat.

  2. 2.

    Grind the almonds with powdered sugar finely and sift through a fine sieve onto a baking tray. Bake in the oven for 5-7 minutes, then let cool.

  3. 3.

    Beat the egg whites until stiff, then gradually add the sugar. Color with a few drops of green food coloring. Add the almond mixture and fold in. Fill a piping bag and pipe about 30 dots onto parchment paper on a tray. 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.

  4. 4.

    Peel the kiwis and banana, then blend with lemon juice and powdered sugar into a fine puree. Spread the filling on the bottom half of the macarons and gently press another macaron on top.