Fancy Macaroons

A fancy treat that’s always a favourite with the kids.

Conversions

easy

SERVES 1

Ingredients

FANCY MACAROONS

  • 100 g ground almonds
  • 200 g Huletts Icing Sugar
  • 90 g extra large egg whites (about 3 egg whites)
  • 30 g Huletts Castor Sugar
  • Pink and red food colouring
  • 400g butter icing

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 100°C.
  2. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper and grease them. You can also use silicone baking sheets or a macaroon mat.
  3. If using baking paper, create templates for your macaroons by drawing 24 evenly spaced circles, 2 ½ cm in diameter, on the underside of one of the sheets of baking paper. On the underside of the second sheet, use a small heart shaped cookie cutter to create a template with 24 evenly spaced heart shapes.
  4. Place the ground almonds and the icing sugar in a processor or blender and blitz together until fine. Sift to remove any lumps and larger almond pieces that might remain.
  5. Whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form then slowly add the castor sugar while still beating. Continue beating until stiff and the castor sugar has dissolved. You can check this by rubbing a small amount of mixture between your fingers. If the mixture is ready, you should not be able to feel the sugar granules.
  6. In three batches, very gently fold in the almond and icing sugar mixture. Be careful not to over mix so as not to beat the air out of the mixture.
  7. Separate the mixture into 2 bowls and colour with the pink and red food colouring.
  8. Spoon the mixtures into piping bags fitted with plain nozzles.
  9. Pipe each mixture onto the templates, holding your piping bag at a 90° angle.
  10. Tap the trays gently to remove any air bubbles in the macaroons.
  11. Let them stand in a cool room for 15-30 minutes or until a hard skin has formed on top. You can check if the skin has formed by gently touching the piped mixture with your finger. If it is no longer tacky and stays in shape then it is ready.
  12. While waiting for your macaroons, colour your butter icing pink and red.
  13. Bake the macaroons for 30-45 minutes or until hard to the touch.
  14. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
  15. Once cooled, sandwich the macaroons together with the matching butter icing.
  16. Store in an airtight container in the freezer until ready to serve.
  17. The macaroons are best served at room temperature.

Top tips

Balance and moderation

Sugar should form part of a well-balanced diet and, if eaten in moderation, will not have any harmful effects on health, such as obesity or skin disorders.

EGGS:

Place in warm water while preparing other ingredients for the recipe.

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Conversion Table

Cups Tablespoons Grams
Butter 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 57g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 76g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 227g
Flour/Sifted 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 30g/27g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 40g/35g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 60g/55g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 120g/110g
Granulated Sugar 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 50g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 65g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 100g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 200g
Brown Sugar/ Firmly Packed 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 45g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 60g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 90g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 180g
Water 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 57g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 76g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 114g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 227g