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Dirty Chai Macarons
Chai latte with a shot of espresso, in macaron form!
👥 15 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 27m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 12 min👤 Kayla Burton📖 brokenovenbaking
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pot
- bowl
- whisk
- spatula
- baking sheet
- oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Macaron Shells
2
Sift the almond flour, powdered sugar and chai spice. Transfer to a food chopper and pulse for ⏱️ 20 seconds in ⏱️ 5 second intervals. Sift them again and discard any large clumps.
rams powdered sugar95 gpowdered sugar2 cupschai spice (*see notes below)2 teaspoons
3
In the clean bowl of a stand mixer, mix the egg whites and granulated sugar over a pot of simmering water (double boiler) on medium-low heat. Whisk constantly until the mixture reaches around 100°F (it should look like a transparent syrup underneath white bubbles).
4
Transfer the bowl to the stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or remove from heat and use a hand mixer). Whisk on low speed for a minute, and then increase the speed 1-2 notches every ⏱️ 3-5 minutes. Once the meringue starts to get white and somewhat thick, add the vanilla extract. Continue increasing the mixer to full speed and whisking until it reaches medium-stiff peaks.
vanilla extract1 teaspoon
5
Gently fold ⅓ of the dry mixture at a time into the meringue. Continue folding until the batter is smooth and creates a figure 8 without breaking when it trickles down from the spatula.
6
Transfer the batter into a piping bag with a medium sized round tip. Pipe even circles (about 1½ inches in diameter) onto a silicone baking mat on top of a baking sheet.
7
I recommend wearing earplugs for this step:Carefully lift your baking sheet about 6 inches and drop it onto the counter. Repeat 4 more times. (This is to help release any bubbles) Then, using a toothpick, smooth out any bubble holes or peaks in the batter.
8
Let the macarons sit in a dry environment for ⏱️ 40-60 minutes. They're ready to bake when they're no longer sticky to the touch. Preheat oven to 315°F while the macarons set.*
9
Bake for ⏱️ 12-15 minutes and then let them cool completely before removing from the sheet.
10
Espresso Buttercream
espresso (or coffee) (cold)2 tablespoons
11
Cream the butter, then add powdered sugar, espresso, milk, and optional food coloring. Mix until well combined.
rams powdered sugar95 gpowdered sugar2 cupsespresso (or coffee) (cold)2 tablespoons
12
Assemble the Macarons
13
Transfer the espresso buttercream to a piping bag fitted with your preferred piping tip. Pair the macaron shells up and then pipe frosting on half of them, then sandwich them together.
espresso (or coffee) (cold)2 tablespoons
Nutrition Facts
calories
208 kcal
fat Content
10 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
28 g
sodium Content
12 mg
protein Content
2 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
17 mg
carbohydrate Content
30 g
saturated Fat Content
4 g
unsaturated Fat Content
3 g
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