It's the different flavoured fillings (and sprinkles) that make all my macarons unique.
(With the exception of salted caramel), most of my fillings have been either a chocolate ganache (any type of chocolate you like!), or a buttercream filling. Then I just add things to them!
Various macaron fillings - lemon curd in buttercream, hazelnut praline in buttercream, milk and dark chocolate ganache, salted caramel, dark chocolate ganache, peanut butter chocolate ganache |
Examples of ganache fillings:
- milk chocolate
- milk chocolate with orange zest
- milk chocolate and peanut butter
- half milk and half dark chocolate
- Cadbury's Top Deck (half milk and half white chocolate)
- white chocolate
- white chocolate with crushed candy cane
- crushed praline
- peppermint essence
- lemon curd
- rum essence
- coffee syrup (dissolve instant coffee in a little hot water)
Chocolate Ganache
Ingredients:
150ml cream
200g chocolate, chopped
or buttons
60g unsalted butter, softened and cut
into small cubes
Method:
- Place cream in a saucepan, bring to boil.
- Add hot cream to chocolate, stir til all chocolate is melted.
- Add butter a little at a time, and mix through until no lumps remain.
- Refrigerate until cool and firm enough to pipe.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
4 egg yolks
200g unsalted butter, cubed and softened
Method:
- Combine sugar and water in saucepan, stir til sugar is dissolved, bring to boil and boil over medium heat until syrup reaches 121 degrees celcius.
- Meanwhile beat egg yolks until thick and creamy. While beating on medium speed, pour syrup into yolks, being careful to avoid beaters and sides of bowl. Increase speed and mix until cool.
- Add butter 1 tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Beat until creamy and thoroughly blended. Refrigerate until firm enough to pipe.
This buttercream does have a more "eggy" taste than one made with egg whites, but I choose to make one that uses up egg yolks. Always a bonus when you're making macarons.
I hope this inspires you to come up with your own combinations for macaron fillings!
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