Chocolate Macarons **

Name: Chocolate Macarons ** (Macarons Au Chocolat)
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 72 h 55 min
Yield: Makes 25–30
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 egg whites (scant ½ cup/ 100 g); 1 tbsp + 2 tsp (12 g) unsweetened cocoa powder; 4½ oz. (125 g) chocolate, 50% cacao, chopped; 1⅓ cups (4½ oz./125 g) almond powder; 2 tbsp (25 g) superfine sugar; Scant ½ cup (100 ml) heavy cream; 2 tbsp (25 g) butter, diced; 1½ cups (7 oz./200 g) confectioners’ sugar

Macarons Au Chocolat

Preparation info

Makes
25–30

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
73 hr

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

Chocolate ganache

4½ oz. (125 g) chocolate, 50% cacao, chopped
Scant ½

Europe
France
Cookies
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

To prepare the chocolate ganache, melt the chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water (bain-marie) until the temperature reaches 104°F (40°C).
In a saucepan, heat the cream until the temperature reaches 140°F (60°C).
Remove the bowl of melted chocolate from the saucepan and place on the work surface. Whisk in th