French Macarons with Chocolate Ganache

August 21, 2013

I made these for a get-together with my cousin and her family. I researched several recipes, and since they all said something different, I decided to make up my own, keeping it as simple as possible. Here are the results, and they turned out fantastic!

Macarons

100g egg whites (3 egg whites)

¼ tsp cream of tartar

45g white sugar (about 3 tbsp)

100g almond meal

175g powdered sugar (about 1 ½ cups)

Ganache

1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips or 8 oz bittersweet baking chocolate, chopped

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Whip eggs in a mixer until frothy, then add the cream of tartar. Continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Beat in the white sugar. Run the almond flour through a food processor until it is super fine. Add...
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Nutritions

Calories
392

Sodium
7mg
0% DV

Fat
6g
9% DV

Protein
1g
2% DV

Carbs
91g
31% DV

Fiber
1g
4% DV

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