How to Make Colorful French Macarons

You don’t have to be a pastry chef to know how to make French macarons. These colorful, almond-soft-airy French cookies are so tasty, popular and has become an American’s new found obsession. It can be intimidating to attempt to bake them but seriously, you don’t have to be a pastry chef. Since we are such macaron fanatics, we decided to make some in our test kitchen. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to make Chocolate French Macarons with Chocolate Mocha Ganache Filling. Get Recipe here.

That is generally how I order macaroons in a bakery: "Macaroons, one of each please." I love them, and now I can wield my knowledge of how to make them with reckless abandon.These are French macaroons flavored with vanilla and apricot jam, but you can make them any flavor, color them, or fill them with anything you like. I think the traditional filling is buttercream, but I'm not sure. Any French people out there, please comment and let me know!

Macaroons:
250g TPT = almond powder and icing sugar-sifted
100g sugar
100g egg white
25g sugar
add color as desired

Filling:
200g pistachio paste or other flavoring
200g butter cream
Amounts of flavors, pastes etc. will vary with personal taste

Preparation:
To make the macaroons, sieve the sugar and the TPT very fine. Put aside.

Now whisk the egg white together with the second part of sugar at middle speed.

Gradually whisk the egg white mixture to become very stiff, if cooking the sugar for the meringue cook . 

Follow the standard procedure for making a cooked meringue adding color in the end.