These colourful indulgent macarons add a little colour to any tea party.

  • Serves: 18 people
  • Prep time: 65 minutes
  • Cooking time: 20 minutes
    • French
    • Gluten Free
    • Vegetarian

    Passionfruit Macarons

    Recipe Information

    Ingredients
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    For the macarons:

    200g ground almonds

    225g icing sugar

    Pinch of salt

    150g egg whites

    70g caster sugar

    1tsp vanilla extract

    Pink, yellow, and green food colourings

     

    For the filling:

    125g unsalted butter

    250g icing sugar

    80g cream cheese

    The juice of 1 very ripe passionfruit

    Method

    Preheat the oven to 160C/140C (fan)/gas mark 3. Line a cookie sheet with baking paper in preparation.

    Sift together the ground almonds and icing sugar. Repeat 3 times.

    In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a balloon attachment, whisk the egg whites and pinch of salt until frothy.

    Leaving the mixer running, add the caster sugar a spoon at a time. Mix for a further 5 minutes, or until stiff peaks form.

    Fold the egg mixture into the dry ingredients a spatula at a time, being careful not to beat out too much air.

    Fold in the vanilla extract.

    Separate the macaron mixture into three bowls.

    Stir a couple of drops of food colouring into each batch before transferring to piping bags.

    Pipe the mixture into 36 rounds approximately 3.5cm wide.

    Leave to settle for 45 minutes.

    Tap the baking tray on the worktop before baking the macarons in the oven for 15-20 minutes, or until the tops are crisp and glossy.

    Remove the tray from the oven and transfer the macarons to a wire rack before they stick to the baking paper.

    For the filling, whisk together the butter, icing sugar, cream cheese, and passionfruit juice.

    Scoop the filling into a piping back and use to sandwich together the macaron halves.

    Keep the macarons in an airtight container.

    For a chewier macaron, refrigerate overnight before serving.

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