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Heart Macarons

These heart-shaped almond macarons bake into crisp shells filled with tangy lemon buttercream.

$0.15per serving $
90 minstart to table
24servings

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Ingredients

  • 70 g about 2/3 cup almond meal/flour
  • 120 g about 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 50 g exactly 1/4 cup leveled granulated sugar
  • 1 strip " red or pink gel food coloring
  • sprinkles (optional)
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups confectioners
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

Steps

  1. Sift almond flour and 1 cup confectioners sugar into a bowl.
  2. Beat egg whites until foamy, gradually add granulated sugar, and beat until stiff peaks form.
  3. Fold in the dry mixture and food coloring until the batter flows slowly, then pipe 48 small hearts onto parchment-lined baking sheets.
  4. Add sprinkles if desired, tap the sheets gently, and let the shells rest for 30 minutes.
  5. Heat the oven to 300 F and bake the shells for 14 to 16 minutes until firm.
  6. Beat butter, remaining confectioners sugar, salt, and lemon juice, then pipe the buttercream between cooled shells.

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