Macarons

Can I use Hershey's cacao powder to make chocolate macarons? I saw a lot of recipes call for cocoa powder instead and I'm wondering if it will make the difference?

I am going to try to make my first batch of French macarons soon. Does anyone have a delicious foolproof recipe?

by morphone 10 years ago

I've been making macarons, and they've been turning out pretty well, thought the most recent batches have been hollow - they have a nice crisp outer shell and a nice foot, but between the shell an...

by Melanie Wong 3 years ago

Early in the year, I took note of the new black and white signage for City Garden as construction was in progress. It finally opened on June 2, National Donut Day.

Hello everyone! I've been lurking the boards reading and researching locations to eat in Paris this go around and would love some insight and feedback on my itinerary - which I'll post below. I...

I need an idea for a dairy free macaron filling. Should I try ganache with soy milk?

Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone had a good coconut flavored buttercream. My grandmothers birthday is coming up and I wanted to make her a tropical flavored macaron and wanted to use a ...

This is around my 6th time making macarons. I'm trying to figure out exactly what I did wrong here. From left to right 1. Color: never mind the shape and lack of feet for now :) these macarons...

by elvisahmed 2 years ago

Folks the legend has arrived in Toronto finally. The place that set the standards for macarons eons ago and others have been playing catch up with minimal success (Pierre Herme own off shoot an exc...

by ssfire 4 years ago

Now that it's ice cream season again, macaron ice cream sandwiches from Mavens Creamery are reappearing. I get them at Bambu Milpitas (the one on Milpitas Blvd). They are $5.17 each (Durian is ex...

Hi, I made macarons this week and I'd forgotten how hard it is to get the ground almonds through the sieve! It takes so long, just for a small amount... My first question: Is there any brand of...

Hello everyone, So I'm not sure about all of you but I have a hard time with meringue. Those stiff peaks are just a 1 in a million shot for me. I've done caster sugar and a hot simple syrup, hav...

Dear All; I've been trying to make a macaron recipe with italian meringue, and I've followed several recipes with similar proportions/instructions and I always have trouble getting to hard peak ...

Hi everyone! I made French Macarons down in Denver and they turned out perfect, but I am having the worst trouble getting them correct where I live which is around 9000 feet above sea level. They...

Hello Chowhounders! I have successfully made macarons at sea level numerous times, but cannot get them to work at 9,000 ft altitude. The center spills out all over the baking sheet, and the cook...

Besides flavour, if I don't have any at hand can I just omit them? Or if it's possible to use ground hazelnuts or something like that?

My two girls are both severely allergic to all tree nuts and peanuts. But, they are fascinated with macarons and I would love love them to try them in Paris. We are headed there in three weeks. Doe...

I am making french macarons for a friend's baby shower. I know that I will put the macarons together the day before the event in order to give the flavors time to meld. I am hoping to make the she...

by Melanie Wong 3 years ago

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