Recipe: Gingerbread Macarons

Name: Macarons saveur pain d'épice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 65 g de poudre d'amandes65 g de poudre de noisettes220 g de sucre glace60 g de sucre de canne blond3 blancs d'œufs (environ 100 g)Ingrédients pour la ganache :200 g de pain d'épice100 g de beurre100 g de crème fraîche liquide

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Prep 15 min

Cook 14 min

Total 29 min

Servings 4 serv.

You have egg whites on your hands, so try this delicious spiced macaron recipe.

Ingredients for 4 servings

65 g almond powder
65 g hazelnut powder
220 g powdered sugar
60 g blonde cane sugar
3 egg whites (about 100 g)

Ingredients for the ganache:

200 g gingerbread
100 g butter
100 g liquid fresh cream

Step-by-step directions

For the macarons:

1- Preheat the oven to 140°C (Gas mark 4-5).

2- In a food processor, beat the three egg whites until stiff peaks form, and incorporate the blonde cane sugar and powdered sugar in three additions.

3- Pour the almond and hazelnut powders over the whites, mix with a wooden spoon.

4- Put the mixture into a piping bag.

5- On a silicone sheet or parchment paper, pipe small dollops of batter, then let them crust for at least 30 minutes.

6- Bake for 14 minutes in a hot oven (140°C).
For the ganache:

7- In a blender, mix the gingerbread, softened butter and fresh cream, then blend to obtain a smooth cream.

8- Fill the macarons and stick them together in pairs.