Assorted Macarons

Name: Assorted Macarons
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 16 h 12 min
Yield: Makes about 40 macarons
Ingredients: 3 ½ oz. (100 g) bittersweet chocolate, 70 percent cocoa; 3 ½ oz. (100 g) bittersweet chocolate, 70 percent cocoa; 1 tonka bean; 2 ¾ oz. (80 g) white chocolate, 35 percent cocoa; 2 ¾ oz. (80 g) white chocolate, 35 percent cocoa; Whipping cream, divided: 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon (50 ml) plus ½ cup minus 1 tablespoon (110 ml); Whipping cream, divided: 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon (50 ml) plus ½ cup minus 1 tablespoon (110 ml); Suggested flavorings: 1 tablespoon pistachio, hazelnut, or sesame paste; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) orange blossom water; grated lemon or orange zest*; 1 vanilla bean; a liqueur of your choice; an essential oil; Suggested flavorings: 1 tablespoon pistachio, hazelnut, or sesame paste; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) orange blossom water; grated lemon or orange zest*; 1 vanilla bean; a liqueur of your choice; an essential oil; Suggested flavorings: 1 tablespoon pistachio, hazelnut, or sesame paste; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) orange blossom water; grated lemon or orange zest*; 1 vanilla bean; a liqueur of your choice; an essential oil; Suggested flavorings: 1 tablespoon pistachio, hazelnut, or sesame paste; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) orange blossom water; grated lemon or orange zest*; 1 vanilla bean; a liqueur of your choice; an essential oil; Suggested flavorings: 1 tablespoon pistachio, hazelnut, or sesame paste; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) orange blossom water; grated lemon or orange zest*; 1 vanilla bean; a liqueur of your choice; an essential oil; Suggested flavorings: 1 tablespoon pistachio, hazelnut, or sesame paste; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) orange blossom water; grated lemon or orange zest*; 1 vanilla bean; a liqueur of your choice; an essential oil; Suggested flavorings: 1 tablespoon pistachio, hazelnut, or sesame paste; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) orange blossom water; grated lemon or orange zest*; 1 vanilla bean; a liqueur of your choice; an essential oil; Suggested flavorings: 1 tablespoon pistachio, hazelnut, or sesame paste; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) orange blossom water; grated lemon or orange zest*; 1 vanilla bean; a liqueur of your choice; an essential oil; 1 ¾ cups (5 ½ oz./150 g) blanched* ground almonds; Powdered food coloring (optional); 1½ cups (4 ½ oz./125 g) ground almonds; 3 ½ tablespoons (1 oz./25 g), cocoa powder, unsweetened; ¾ cup (5 ½ oz./150 g) granulated sugar; ¾ cup (5 ½ oz./150 g) granulated sugar; 3 ½ oz. (100 g) egg whites, divided; Scant ¼ cup (50 ml) water

Preparation info

Makes about
40
macarons

Difficulty
Complex
Ready in
17 hr

Appears in

Encyclopedia of Chocolate

By Frédéric Bau and École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona

Published 2017

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Ingredients

Bittersweet tonka bean ganache

3 ½ oz. (100 g) bittersweet chocolate, 70 percent cocoa
1

Cookies
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Microwave

Method

A day ahead, prepare the bittersweet tonka bean ganache. Chop the chocolate and melt it slowly in a bain-marie or in the microwave oven (on “defrost” or at 500 W maximum, stirring from time to time). Grate the tonka bean into the cream. Bring the flavored cream to the boil in a saucepan. Gradually pour one-third* of the boili