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: 3½ oz (100 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 2 to 3 drops red food coloring; Cocoa powder; 1 lb 3 oz (550 g) Jivara Valrhona chocolate, or 40% cocoa milk chocolate; 7 egg whites (7¾ oz/220 g); 10½ oz (300 g) confectioners sugar; 10½ oz (300 g) ground almonds; 10 passion fruits (for 1 cup /250 ml juice); ⅓ cup (75 ml) mineral water; 10½ oz (300 g) superfine sugar

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
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

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 (