Matcha Green Tea Macarons

Matcha green tea macarons are a great, fun addition to any party or buffet.

Matcha and white chocolate macarons









Ingredients (makes around 20 macarons):

White chocolate ganache:

  • 75 grams double cream / heavy cream
  • 30 grams white chocolate, chopped

Matcha macarons:

  • 100 grams almond powder
  • 200 grams powdered / icing sugar
  • 2 teaspoon Vitalife matcha cooking grade powder
  • 100 grams or 3 egg whites, aged for a day at room temperature
  • 50 grams sugar

Instructions:

  1. You need to make the white chocolate ganache a day in advance (or at least a few hours). Boil the cream over a saucepan and pour it over the chopped chocolate.
  2. Let it sit for a few minutes for the chocolate to melt, before stirring to make sure the chocolate melts completely. Refrigerate overnight or for at least 3 hours.
  3. To make the macarons, pre-heat oven to 150 degrees.
  4. Mix the almond powder, powdered sugar and matcha powder in a bowl.
  5. Whip the egg whites until foamy, then add in the sugar gradually and continue whipping until you have a fairly solid meringue. The way to check is that the meringue doesn't fall out when you tip the bowl upside down.
  6. Mix the powder mixture in with a spoon, until properly combined.
  7. Pour the mixture into a piping bag and pipe small rounds onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper. I piped about 1 inch rounds, and the macs turned out quite small and cute.
  8. Leave the macs for about 30 minutes (some recipes I have read fluctuate between 15 minutes and an hour and depends wholly on your environment) until a shell forms.
  9. Bake for 10 minutes.
  10. Remove from oven, let cool and then remove from parchment paper.
  11. When you are ready to put the macarons together, whip the ganache into a thick cream. Place a drop on one macaron and match it with another side. Gently press together, being sure not to press too hard!

Recipe from: Catty

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