Macaron Mogador

Name: Macaron Mogador
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Makes about 72 Macarons
Ingredients: 10½ oz (300 g) ground almonds; 7 egg whites (7¾ oz/220 g); 2 to 3 drops red food coloring; 1 lb 3 oz (550 g) Jivara Valrhona chocolate, or 40% cocoa milk chocolate; 3½ oz (100 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 10½ oz (300 g) confectioners sugar; Cocoa powder; 10½ oz (300 g) superfine sugar; ⅓ cup (75 ml) mineral water; 10 passion fruits (for 1 cup /250 ml juice)

Preparation info

Makes about
72
Macarons

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

My Best: Pierre Hermé

By Pierre Hermé

Published 2014

About

This macaron is crisp on the outside, creamy and fluffy on the inside. In the ganache, the milk chocolate softens the acidity of the passion fruit, which brings out the flavors.

Ingredients

Passion Fruit and Milk Chocolate Ganache

3½ oz (100 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 lb

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Passion Fruit and Milk Chocolate Ganache

Cut the butter into pieces and chop the chocolate with a serrated knife.

Cut the passion fruits in half, empty them using a small spoon, and sieve* the flesh to obtain 1 cup (