Macaroons Recipe

Name: Macaroons
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 12 people
Ingredients: 250 g Caster Sugar; 2 - Eggs whites only, about 75g; 3 - Eggs whites only, about 90g; 2 tsp Food Colouring; 185 g SuperValu Ground Almonds; 185 g SuperValu Icing Sugar; 1 tsp Vanilla Extract; 60 ml Water cold; 250 g Gluten Free White Chocolate drops or chips; 100 ml SuperValu Cream

Ingredients

250 g Caster Sugar
2 - Eggs whites only, about 75g
3 - Eggs whites only, about 90g
2 tsp Food Colouring
185 g SuperValu Ground Almonds
185 g SuperValu Icing Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
60 ml Water cold
250 g Gluten Free White Chocolate drops or chips
100 ml SuperValu Cream

PREP TIME 1h40m	COOK TIME 20m	TOTAL TIME 2h
YIELD 12 people

Instructions

Mix the icing sugar and ground almonds together in a bowl, then add your chosen colour, flavouring and 75g egg whites and mix well.
To make a sugar syrup, put the caster sugar and cold water in a saucepan set over a medium-high heat and simmer until it reaches 120°C on a candy thermometer.
Meanwhile, whisk the remaining 90g egg whites until light and fluffy. Gradually add the sugar syrup to the egg whites while mixing at a medium speed. Keep mixing until it’s cold. Fold this into the almond mixture, then transfer to a piping bag with a round nozzle.
Pipe small rounds onto silicone mats or baking trays lined with non-stick baking paper. Allow to stand at room temperature for 1 hour.
Meanwhile, to make the ganache, bring the cream to the boil in a medium-sized saucepan. Remove from the heat, add the white chocolate drops and mix well, until smooth. Transfer to a piping bag and chill in the fridge.
Preheat the oven to 130°C/gas mark ½.
Bake in the oven for 12 minutes. Allow to cool on the tray before you remove them.
To assemble, pipe some ganache on the flat side of half of the macaroons, then sandwich them together.