Description
- These festive Christmas macarons are the perfect blend of elegance and holiday cheer. With crisp shells and cozy fillings like peppermint buttercream and cranberry white chocolate, they’re ideal for gifting or party trays.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 ¾ cups powdered sugar
- 3 large egg whites
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Gel food coloring
- Optional fillings: peppermint buttercream, almond joy ganache, cranberry-white-chocolate
Instructions
- Sift almond flour and powdered sugar together.
- Beat egg whites until foamy; slowly add sugar; whip to stiff peaks.
- Add food coloring and vanilla to meringue.
- Fold in dry mix until batter flows like lava.
- Pipe 1.5-inch circles onto lined baking sheets.
- Rest shells 30–60 mins until tops are dry to the touch.
- Bake at 300°F for 13–15 minutes; rotate tray halfway.
- Cool completely; fill with desired holiday filling.
- Refrigerate for 24 hours before serving for best texture.
Notes
- Use a kitchen scale for accurate measurements.
- Always rest shells to prevent cracking.
- Store filled macarons in fridge up to 5 days.
- Freeze unfilled shells for up to 1 month.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minute
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 macarons
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg