French Macaroons Recipe

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French Macaroons
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
519
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 7/8 cups almond flour
  • 1/2 cup egg whites
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 3 drops food coloring
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tbsp hot water

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
  2. Stir together the confectioners' sugar and almond flour and sift it through a tammie or very open mesh strainer. In a mixer with a whip attachment, whip the whites until frothy. Add the sugar (and food coloring if using) and whip until stiff. Add 1/3 of the almond mixture and fold part way in. Add another 1/3 and fold partway in. Add final 1/3 and fold in leaving a few specks of egg whites. It will look like deflated marshmallow. Place a pastry bag with a close pin holding it shut in a tall round container folding the edge over the rim of the container to fill it easily. Pipe dots of meringue at each corner to stick down some parchment paper on a sheet pan. Pipe rows of kisses 1-inch each (size of a quarter) one half inch apart. Bake about 17 minutes until very light brown. Pour 1/4 cup water under the parchment paper at both ends of the sheet to steam them loose. Let cool and peel off.
  3. Easy Buttercream: In a mixer with a whip attachment whip the butter very well, scraping the bowl often until it's light and fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar and mix on low. Drizzle in the flavorings with the hot water. Chill up to a week until ready to use, then bring to room temperature.
  4. Pipe macaroons with buttercream and make little sandwiches. Keep in a covered box chilled.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 519.34 Kcal (2174 kJ)
Calories from fat 181.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.11g 31%
Cholesterol 40.49mg 13%
Sodium 40.32mg 2%
Potassium 45.31mg 1%
Total Carbs 83.97g 28%
Sugars 80.47g 322%
Dietary Fiber 1.04g 4%
Protein 4.52g 9%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 28.3mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 309.13 Kcal (1294 kJ)
Calories from fat 107.76 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.97g 31%
Cholesterol 24.1mg 13%
Sodium 24mg 2%
Potassium 26.97mg 1%
Total Carbs 49.98g 28%
Sugars 47.9g 322%
Dietary Fiber 0.62g 4%
Protein 2.69g 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 6%
Iron 0.2mg 2%
Calcium 16.8mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.9
    Points
  • 15
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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