Truffled Ivory Macarons

Name: Truffled Ivory Macarons
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 4 h 12 min
Yield: Makes about 40 filled macarons
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups (4 ½ oz./125 g) ground almonds; 3 ½ tablespoons (1 oz./25 g), unsweetened cocoa powder; 3 ½ oz. (100 g) egg whites, divided; ¾ cup (5 ¼ oz./150 g) granulated sugar; ¾ cup (5 ¼ oz./150 g) granulated sugar; Scant ¼ cup (50 ml) water; 3 ¾ oz. (110 g) white chocolate, 35 percent cocoa; 3 ¾ oz. (110 g) white chocolate, 35 percent cocoa; Whipping cream, divided: ⅓ cup (80 ml) plus generous ¾ cup (190 ml); 2 tablespoons (30 ml) hazelnut oil; ⅔ oz. (20 g) chopped black truffle; Shards of tempered* chocolate; About 40 black truffle shavings

Preparation info

Makes about
40
filled macarons

Difficulty
Complex
Ready in
4 hr 30

Appears in

Encyclopedia of Chocolate

By Frédéric Bau and École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona

Published 2017

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Ingredients

Macaron* shells

1 ½ cups (4 ½ oz./125 g) ground almonds
3 ½

Microwave
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
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Method

A day ahead, or at least 3 hours ahead, prepare the whipped ivory-truffle 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). Bring the ⅓ cup (80 ml) whipping cream to the boil.

Gradually pour one-third of the boiling cream over the melted chocolate. Usi