Chestnut and Crème Fraîche Macarons (Light Brown)

Name: Chestnut and Crème Fraîche Macarons (Light Brown)
Yield: Yield: 380 g/13.4 oz
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: Superfine or bakers’ sugar 75 g 2.65 oz 9.62%; Brown natural food coloring, water based as needed as needed; Filling; Crème fraîche 300 g 10.58 oz 38.46%; Chestnut cream (see Resources) 400 g 14.11 oz 51.28%; Color; Vanilla paste 5 g .18 oz .64%

Preparation info

Yield:
380 g

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Elements of Dessert

By Francisco Migoya

Published 2012

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Ingredients

Color
Brown natural food coloring, water based as needed as needed
Filling
Chestnut cream (see

Americas
United States
Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

To color the macarons, add a few drops of natural brown food coloring in Step 4 of the master recipe.
For the filling: Pipe a ring of chestnut cream around the border of half of the macarons using a piping bag and a #2 tip.
Combine the remaining ingredients in a bowl using a whisk. Stir until the sugar has dissolved. Transfer to a piping bag.</