Hot Cocoa Macarons w/chocolate & marshmallow filling: Its absurdly cold today in NYC (feels like -10˚F absurdly cold), which makes me feel way less guilty about spending the majority of today curled up inside, drinking hot cocoa with my best friend Netflix (that Frye Festival documentary was ridiculous). Also eating way too many of these 💁🏼♀️ These macarons have spicy chocolate shells (think cocoa, cinnamon, with a hint of cayenne), fluffy marshmallow buttercream, and a creamy dark chocolate ganache center.
Hot Cocoa Macarons with Chocolate & Marshmallow Filling
January 11, 2019
Hot Cocoa Macarons with Chocolate & Marshmallow Filling
Makes: 40 Macarons
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 40 minutes
Total: 1 hour
Calories per serving: 120 cal
Ingredients
Macaron Shells
170g ground almonds
260g powdered sugar
30g cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon of cayanne pepper
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
180g egg whites, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla powder
160g white sugar
Marshmallow Buttercream
1 packet (2 1/4 teaspoon) unflavored gelatin powder
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
283g (10oz) light corn syrup
400g (2 cups) white sugar
1/2 tsp kosher salt
5 sticks unsalted butter, soft but cool to touch
Chocolate Ganache
227g (1 cups) heavy cream
39g (2 Tablespoons) light corn syrup
400g (2 cups) dark chocolate, chopped
Directions
Macarons:
Marshmallow Buttercream:
Chocolate Ganache:
Put chopped chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Heat the cream and corn syrup" key="2" >corn syrup in a saucepan, until the mixture begins to simmer. Pour the mixture over the chocolate and cover the bowl. Let sit for 5 minutes. Stir, strating slowly, to incorportate everything.
Cover the ganache with plastic wrap, making sure its touching the ganache to prevent a film. Refridgerate for at least a few hours, until it thickens and is pipeable but not tooo solid.
Assembly
Place half the macaron shells upside down. Place the buttercream and ganache in separate piping bags. Pipe a ring of buttercream on the inside of each shell. Pipe a blob of chocolate ganache in the center. Sandwich with another macaron shell.
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