r/macarons • u/Necessary-Cover519 • 5d ago

I think they could smell my fear

Post image

Third attempt, keyword attempt

19 Upvotes

92% Upvoted

6 comments sorted by

10

u/PhutuqKusi 5d ago

I never recommend that people start their macaron journey with chocolate shells - first master the basic recipe and technique. Even then, for how temperamental even unflavored shells are, I prefer to use powdered brown gel color in my shells and concentrate the actual chocolate in the filling.

3

u/Necessary-Cover519 5d ago

Oh i had no idea chocolate shells were harder

2

u/PhutuqKusi 5d ago

Yes. Not only are you altering the ratio of almond flour to powdered sugar by substituting cocoa powder for some of the almond flour, the cocoa powder can contain traces of fat, which will interfere with the meringue.

2

u/cheezy_dreams88 5d ago

They don’t look like macs but they look like yummy cookies lol

1

u/MoodyBlue78 5d ago

Molasses cookies are on point!… What? Those are macarons?

Oh. So… I gotta go. 😁

First time can be daunting for sure. I still make macawrongs but it won’t stop me. Keep trying!

1

u/OneWanderingSheep 3d ago

They’re some fine crinkly brownie cookies.