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Pumkin Macarons

These fancy French cookies take on a festive fall flare with their pumpkin ganache filling.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Inactive Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Servings: 20 macarons
Author: Grace

Ingredients

Plain Macaron Cookie

  • 225 grams icing sugar
  • 125 grams ground almonds
  • 119 grams egg whites
  • 30 grams granulated sugar
  • pinch of salt

Pumpkin Ganache

  • 180 grams heavy cream
  • 80 grams sugar
  • 16 grams cornstarch
  • 6 tbsp pumpkin puree
  • 2 tsp allspice
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • pinch ground ginger
  • 90 grams white chocolate
  • 100 grams butter

Instructions

Day 1

  • In a small saucepan, bring the cream to a low boil. In a separate bowl, mix cornstarch and sugar. Pour the cream into the sugar slowly while stirring. Pour back into the small saucepan and let the mixture come to a full boil.
  • Add the pumpkin puree and the spices and whisk to combine. Roughly chop the white chocolate and place in a heatproof bowl. Pour the cream/pumpkin mixture over the chocolate and whisk until the chocolate is melted and fully combined. Let the ganache cool until warm and then stir in butter.
  • Cover the ganache with plastic wrap that is touching the ganache so as not to form a skin. Let the ganache cool at room temperature overnight.
  • Set out four eggs to mature overnight.

Day 2

  • Line baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
  • Whip egg whites on medium speed with a pinch of salt in a large bowl until foamy. Increase the speed and gradually add the sugar. Whip to stiff peaks.
  • Sift almond flour and confectioners sugar into the bowl. Gently fold into the egg whites with a spatula. The mixture should look like 'magma' and be able to draw a figure 8 with the spatula (see video below).
  • Put the mixture into a piping bag and pipe 1 inch circles about 2 inches apart on the parchment paper lined baking sheets. Tap the sheets 2-3 times against the counter to remove air bubbles. Let the macarons dry out for 1-2 hours at room temperature.
  • Once a "skin" has formed on top of your macarons, bake for 10 minutes at 325 degrees F with a spoon propping the oven door open slightly. Rotate the macarons halfway through baking so they bake more evenly. They are done when they easily lift off the parchment paper.
  • Let the macarons cool completely. Once cooled pair like-sized macarons together and pipe about a tablespoon of ganache onto the bottom shell and top with a matching top.

Notes

Macarons taste better the second day. They can be kept at room temperature in an air tight container for 3-4 days.