Macarons Aux Amandes (French Almond Macaroons) – a delicious recipe with blanched almonds, sugar, egg, almond, caster sugar. Easy to follow and perfect for any occasion.
Serves 4
Baking & Desserts
Servings:persons
1
Roasting Almonds: preheat oven (220u00b0C). Roast blanched almonds on baking tray for about 10 or until golden brown. Do not over-roast. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
2
Making Cookies: Preheat oven (180u00b0C).
3
Reserve some almonds for decoration (optional).
4
Ground the roasted almonds with sugar in food processor.
5
While motor is running add as much egg white as need to make a smooth and soft dough, which is still sticky. Add almond or vanilla extract and mix well. The dough has the right consistency, if you can form ball with moistened hands, but is sticky.
6
With slightly moistened hands form walnut sized balls. Put dough balls on baking tray flatten them slightly.
7
Optional: decorate cookies with halved almonds and/or slightly dust cookies with caster sugar.
8
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the macaroons are slightly golden on top and firm.
9
Take tray out of the oven and let cool cookies on tray for a few minutes. Then remove the cookies carefully from tray and let cool completely on cooling rack.
10
NOTE on egg white: you may need more than 1 egg white. But start with one and mix very well. Only if the dough is too crumby after mixing add some more egg white.
364
kcal
Calories
17
g
Fat
48
g
Carbs
9
g
Protein
FatCarbsProtein
* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.
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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.
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Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.
You need 5 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 115 g blanched almonds, 165 g sugar (very fine granulation), 1 -2 egg white (see note), 1/2 teaspoon almond extract or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and more.
Yes, Macarons Aux Amandes (French Almond Macaroons) falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.
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