Coffee Macarons

Do you know what today is? Well, besides President’s Day? It’s National Almond Day! And what better way to celebrate President’s Day WITH National Almond Day than with these delicious and decadent coffee macarons? 

If you’ve never tried a macaron before you are in for a treat. It’s a basic egg meringue mixed with almond flour, powdered sugar and flavoring of your choice. Coffee was my choice

Before I get to the recipe though I want to tell you about two things…almond flour and the .

First, the almond flour. Do you know how freakin’ hard it is to find almond flour? I live in a very small town with ONE grocery store, two dollar stores and three convenience stores. THAT’S IT! Seriously. Specialty items are unheard of around these here parts. Of course I could have ordered the almond flour online after I couldn’t find it locally but I didn’t have time to wait. I also could have traveled 45 minutes to the next town to purchase it at one of those stores but, nope, wasn’t willing to take the time for that either

So I did what I usually do and googled the heck out of it until I found a youtube video that shows you how to make it homemade with blanched almonds (which my local store DID have). Here’s that video in case you ever need to know how to make your own almond flour.

Okay, then. Now for the . 

I’ve never made these little boogers before so when The Simple Baker contacted me and asked if I wanted to try their mat I readily agreed. They are a little challenging for the novice baker (which I totally am) but I think I did a pretty darn good job considering these were my first, but certainly not my last, batch of coffee macarons.

It helped that the mat comes with pre-measured circles. These are important because you want the macarons to have a uniform shape. You are going to make a macaron sandwich and if your going to go through the trouble of making these delicate little beauts you want them uniform. Know what I mean? It even has little bear ears just in case your really up for a challenge and want to make your macarons bear shaped. How cute is that?

I have a little secret for you though. I won’t just use this mat for macarons. Those will be for special occasions (these things are VERY addicting). I’m going to use this mat to make uniform cookies, cheese crisps and whatever else I decide I want to have a uniform shape. I’m also going to use it to bake french fries, roast my vegetables, bake some chicken…I could go on and on. With this mat eliminating the need for cooking sprays, oils, butter, parchment paper, aluminum foil, etc. it will definitely get a lot of use in my kitchen

Now for what you’re here for…Coffee Macarons!

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Coffee Macarons

2015-02-16 08:04:54

Serves 24

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Prep Time

45 min

Cook Time

15 min

Total Time

1 hr

Prep Time

45 min

Cook Time

15 min

Total Time

1 hr

101 calories

17 g

3 g

4 g

1 g

1 g

28 g

8 g

14 g

0 g

2 g

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size

28g

Servings

24

Amount Per Serving

Calories 101

Calories from Fat 30

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 4g

5%

Saturated Fat 1g

7%

Trans Fat 0g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0g

Monounsaturated Fat 2g

Cholesterol 3mg

1%

Sodium 8mg

0%

Total Carbohydrates 17g

6%

Dietary Fiber 0g

1%

Sugars 14g

Protein 1g

Vitamin A

1%

Vitamin C

0%

Calcium

1%

Iron

1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Ingredients

1. For the macarons
2. 3 egg whites, room temperature
3. ¼ cup granulated sugar
4. 2 cups powdered sugar
5. 1 cup almond flour
6. ½ tbsp plus 1 tsp instant coffee granules
7. For the filling
8. ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
9. ½ tbsp instant coffee granules
10. ¼ cups heavy cream

Instructions

1. For the macarons
2. Beat egg whites and sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until glossy and stiff peaks form.
3. In a separate bowl sift together the powdered sugar, almond flour and ½ tbsp instant coffee granules. Mix to combine.
4. Fold the dry ingredients into the egg whites being carful not to over mix. (You want the mixture to slide off the spatula but not be runny.
5. Line your baking sheet with your macaron silicone-baking mat.
6. Fill a Ziploc bag with the macaron batter. Snip off the tip of the bag.
7. Pipe your filling onto the mat using the circles on the mat as a guide.
8. Sift the remaining 1 tsp instant coffee granules over the top of the macarons.
9. Tap the pan onto the counter a couple of times to rid the mixture of any air pockets.
10. Let sit at room temperature for 20-30 minutes or until you notice a “film” covering the macarons.
11. Bake at 300° for 15 minutes.
12. Remove from oven and cool completely.
13. For the filling
14. Combine the chocolate chips and instant coffee granules in a small mixing bowl.
15. Heat the heavy cream in a pot over medium heat just to boiling.
16. Remove the cream from heat and pour over the chocolate chips and instant coffee granules.
17. Whisk until chocolate is completely melted. Let harden slightly.
18. Place filling in a Ziploc bag. Snip off the tip.
19. Pipe filling onto center of macaron and cover with another.
20. Squeeze gently to bring filling to the edge of macarons.

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calories

101

fat

4g

protein

1g

carbs

17g

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Adrian

I love creating simple and delicious recipes. I hate cleaning and all that goes with it! I’m an organizer in training so I’m always on the lookout for great organization tips!