I can't stop guys, I can't. Making macarons, that is. And coming up with new flavors and combinations because, c'mon, the possibilities are absolutely endless. I'm not going to go into detail with this blog, as you can check out my other blog about all my macaron tricks and lessons learned, so this is the basic recipe and instructions. I will also have a more detailed video on my YouTube channel.
Matcha Green Tea French Macarons
1 cup almond flour
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons matcha green tea powder
3 egg whites
pinch cream of tartar
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
green gel food coloring
Sift together almond flour, powdered sugar, salt and green tea powder. Stir to combine. In a stand mixer (or with a hand mixer) whip egg whites, cream of tartar and granulated sugar together until foamy. Increase speed and whip until the egg whites form stiff peaks. Add green gel food coloring if desired at this point. The green tea powder will not turn the macarons green on it's own. Fold dry ingredients into the meringue using a rubber spatula. DO NOT OVER MIX. This should take less than 50 folds, and resemble slowly oozing lava. Put mixture into piping bags and pipe in circles onto a parchment covered cookie sheet. **I am currently putting mine straight into the oven without letting them dry! No issues so far*** Bake at 300 for 18-20 minutes, turning half way through.
I've been filling them with a simple buttercream of unsalted butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, salt, and melted white chocolate. Seriously, just use your favorite frosting for this recipe, but white chocolate goes awesome with the green tea flavor. This macaron shells have a ton of flavor on their own, so they really don't need more green tea in the filling.
The most important steps for making macarons are whipping the merengue to the right consistency (stiff peaks that don't fall out of the bowl when held upside down) but not so whipped that they have large air bubbles and look like bubble bath. The other important step is the mixing. Properly mixed batter should only spread slightly when piped but still smooth itself out after a few seconds.
This recipe is also my chocolate macaron recipe, simply made by substituting the matcha green tea powder with cocoa powder. The matcha powder that I use is actually Matcha Green Tea Latte drink mix from Trader Joe's, so it is also slightly sweetened already.
If you try this recipe please let me know! Thanks for reading!
-Dani
