Dessert for 8

Chocolate Raspberry Macarons

Name: Chocolate Raspberry Macarons
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 cup almond flour; 2 cup powdered sugar; 6 tbsp cocoa powder; 4 egg whites; 1/8 tsp cream of tartar; 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 2 tbsp raspberry jam or preserves; 1 cup powdered sugar

$4.48for 4105 minServes 8

Cocoa almond macarons bake into crisp shells with chewy centers, then sandwich around raspberry buttercream.

Photo: curiouscuisiniere.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Eggs, 4$0.30 each typical	4	$1.20Typical price
	Butter, 1 oz$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
	Berries, 0.75 oz$0.40/oz typical	0.75 oz	$0.25Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.96

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

105 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

French Vegetarian Budget Desserts Summer

Typical price

$1.12 per serving$4.48 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup almond flour
2 cup powdered sugar
6 tbsp cocoa powder
4 egg whites
1/8 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 cup + 2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp raspberry jam or preserves
1 cup powdered sugar

Steps

Heat the oven to 300 F and line baking sheets with parchment.
Sift the almond flour, 2 cups powdered sugar, and cocoa powder into a bowl.
Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy, gradually add the sugar, and beat until stiff peaks form.
Fold the dry mixture into the egg whites until smooth, then pipe small rounds onto the baking sheets.
Rest the piped rounds for 30 minutes, then bake for 14 to 16 minutes per batch and cool completely.
Beat the butter, raspberry jam, and remaining 1 cup powdered sugar until smooth.
Spread the filling between pairs of cooled shells and chill for 15 minutes.

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