Macaron - Step by Step -

With macarons I've had many failures in the past. I've tried and tested many different ways to master the art of making macarons. And now, finally, I can say that my macaron success rate is 99.9%.

So here is the recipe for you!
Bon Appetit - Macaron - step by step -

With the quantity of the ingredients shown in this recipe you can make about 10 sets of macarons. This recipe is for a small amount of macarons so you can try many different flavours. Also, with this method, you don't need to leave the piped mixture before baking, so you don't need to wait around or misjudge the timing to put the macarons in the oven. (with an authentic way of making macarons, you need to let the macaron's skin dry before baking...)

Here are some of my favourite flavours.

Pistachio used to be my favourite and wherever I go and find a macaron shop I had to try their pistachios. 

However, my new favourite is this one, salted caramel popcorn!

The combination of sweet and salty is so addictive.

I like to put some Japanese influence to my macarons too...

Purple sweet potato.

Matcha green tea.

Mini ones;)

Mango & Coconut macaron

A sequel to Matcha macaton...

Another macaron, mango and coconut this time. I added mango flavouring to the biscuit and put coconut icing in the middle. It was like a tropical taste explosion in my mouth. I liked it. ;)

Because I added a liquid flavouring in the meringue the biscuit batter was slightly wetter than normal which made the biscuit a tiny bit softer than I would have liked... But all in all it was another successful bake!

The coconut icing was nice too. After resting the macarons in the fridge, the filling sort of soaked in the biscuit a little, which was well tasty!

Matcha Macaron

Macarons are one of my favourite sweets. When I visit a bakery or cafe and they have macarons, I cannot walk out without trying their macarons...

Although I love macarons, I find them pretty hard to bake. I've been practicing and modifying the recipe for 'feels-like-forever' time. However, I think (touch wood!) I've finally got it right this time!

I made matcha macarons. And they came out.... simply perfect! They had nice feet on the bottom and crisp outer shells. The inside was soft and chewy. I put matcha jam in the middle. The flavour of matcha was just heavenly...

These perfect looking sweet treats certainly put a big smile on my face... :D

Ghoriba coco

On The World of Sweets, I've made cookies and macaroons before... and I love both of them. This Moroccan Ghoriba is like half cookie and half macaroon, and it is certainly one of the best tea time treats for me.

The chewy texture is like macaroons yet the semolina flour makes these cookie nice and crusty too. The icing sugar melts in the mouth, and of course, the rich coconut flavour hits you every bite!

I love not only the gorgeous taste and texture but also the cracked surface . They look very authentic, and bit like dinosaur's eggs... (not that I've ever seen them...)

To see the recipe, visit The World of Sweets Recipes, Morocco.

Cocadas

I love eating macaroons, making macaroons, or even looking at them makes me smile:) Today, I opted for Bolivian coconut macaroons, Cocadas. Humm, what a cute name...

Those coconut macaroons are quite different from the french style macaroons. I personally prefer those coconut macaroons. They are more hearty, taste warmer and less professional in a good well... if you know what I mean... They are also easier to make;)

The only sweetness is from condensed milk, there is no sugar... does that mean those addictive goodies won't make me feel too guilty when I finish them all accidentally (or intentionally...)

To see the recipe, visit The World of Sweets Recipes, Bolivia.

Disaster macaroons...

....;( they were going to be macaroons....

Lesson learned, when mixing the meringue and the powdery stuff, it is very important not to mix too much as it will keep the macaroons from rising, but not mixing enough will make the macaroons too fluffy and crack. The latter was my case...

Never mind, the taste was like macaroons and texture wasn't far off...

Falilure is the mother of success...