Chocolate Macarons with Dark Chocolate Ganache
Delicate French-style chocolate macarons with rich dark chocolate ganache filling. Perfect for impressing guests or indulging your sweet tooth.
Print Pin Servings: 15 filled macarons
Calories: 95kcal
Cost: $13 per batch
Equipment
- 1 Digital kitchen scale
- 1 Stand mixer
- Mixing bowls
- 1 Fine-mesh sieve
- 1 Rubber spatula
- Piping bags & round tips
- Baking sheets
- 1 Parchment paper or silicone mats
- 1 Oven thermometer
Ingredients
For the Macaron Shells
- 100 g Almond flour Super fine
- 175 g Confectioners’ sugar Sifted
- 25 g Unsweetened cocoa powder Sifted
- 75 g Egg whites Aged at room temperature 24 hrs
- 75 g Granulated sugar
- Brown food coloring Gel, optional
For the Chocolate Ganache Filling
- 100 g Dark chocolate (70% cocoa) Finely chopped
- 100 ml Heavy cream
- 2 tablespoon Unsalted butter Room temperature
- Pinch Sea salt
Instructions
- Sift almond flour, confectioners’ sugar, and cocoa powder together.
- Whip egg whites to stiff glossy peaks with granulated sugar.
- Fold dry ingredients into meringue until batter ribbons smoothly.
- Pipe 1.5-inch circles on prepared baking sheets.
- Rest shells at room temp until a skin forms (30–60 minutes).
- Bake at 300°F (150°C) for 15–18 minutes, then cool completely.
- Heat cream, pour over chocolate, stir in butter and salt for ganache.
- Pipe ganache onto cooled shells and sandwich together.
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Nutrition
Serving: 1macaron | Calories: 95kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 15mg | Potassium: 70mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 50IU | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.5mg