Description
Red velvet macarons with crisp cocoa-kissed shells filled with a light, creamy mascarpone frosting, shaped into hearts for a festive dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 130 g powdered sugar
- 120 g almond flour
- 7 g cocoa powder
- 105 g egg whites
- 100 g granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla paste
- ½ teaspoon red food gel
- 113 g heavy cream, cold
- 50 g granulated sugar
- 113 g mascarpone cheese, cold
- ½ teaspoon vanilla paste
Instructions
- Prepare a heart-shaped macaron template on parchment paper.
- Sift powdered sugar, almond flour, and cocoa powder twice.
- Heat egg whites and granulated sugar over a double boiler until dissolved and warm.
- Whip mixture into a meringue, adding vanilla and red food gel, until stiff peaks form.
- Fold in dry ingredients gently until batter flows smoothly and forms figure eights.
- Pipe heart shapes, tap the tray to release air bubbles, and rest until dry.
- Bake at 300°F for about 12 minutes and cool completely.
- Whip cream, sugar, mascarpone, and vanilla until thick.
- Pipe frosting onto shells and sandwich together.
Notes
- Macaron shells develop better flavor after resting overnight in the refrigerator.
- If shells stick to parchment, freeze briefly to release easily.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 macaron
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 35 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg