Name: Strawberry Daiquiri Macarons
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 145 min
Ingredients: 200 g Icing Sugar; 100 g Ground Almonds; 3 Large Egg Whites; 75 g Caster Sugar; 100 g Icing Sugar; 50 g Unsalted Butter; 1/2 tsp Rum; 1/2 tsp Strawberry Flavouring

These Strawberry Daiquiri Macarons are the latest recipe in my cocktail-inspired bakes. They have a bright red almond shell and are filled with Strawberry Daiquiri Buttercream.

I don’t know about you, but Strawberry Daiquiri is one of my absolute favourite cocktails. It just reminds me of summers spent with friends in the garden in the sun.

If you haven’t tried a Strawberry Daiquiri Cocktail before, oh my goodness! Don’t worry, we will change that soon. A Strawberry Daiquiri Cocktail is made using rum and strawberries with a tiny hint of lime. They are so refreshing and so summery.

I have posted a few different macaron recipes recently including these Kinder Bueno Macarons and Pink Sprinkle Macarons but so far this is my first boozy macaron.

How to Make the Macaron Shells

Okay, so these can be a little faffy but just go with it because they are so worth it. If you haven’t tried a macaron before they are meringue-based cookies. Made using egg whites, ground almonds and icing sugar. They should be crunchy on the outside but soft and mallowy on the inside.

There are different methods to making macarons I use the French method but there is also the Swiss and Italian

To start with add your ground almonds and icing sugar to a food processor and whizz it for 2 minutes. Remove and sieve into a large bowl. Don’t force any lumps through the sieve if you have any bits that won’t go through the sieve pop them into a separate bowl.

With the large bowl of mix that you have just sieved put this back into the food processor for one minute. Remove and sieve again into the large bowl. Again, don’t force any of the mixture through the sieve. Leave the almond mixture to one side.

In a separate large bowl add your egg whites. It is very important that your bowl and whisk are super clean you can wipe it down with vinegar to ensure that there is no fat or residue left on the bowl and whisk.

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How to Make the Perfect Macarons

Whisk the egg whites to soft peaks. Now add in the caster sugar 1 tablespoon at a time. Leaving a minute or so in between each addition to ensure that the sugar is completely combined. Once the sugar has all been added whisk the mixture until it forms stiff peaks. It should also be shiny and glossy.

Next, you need to add your food colouring. I would recommend using a powder, gel or oil-based food colouring. I wouldn’t recommend using food colouring from the supermarket. These tend to be water-based so you need a lot to get the desired colour and it can also have a funny aftertaste.

I have always used Pro Gel Food Colouring, especially for red as I think you get such a lovely vibrant colour from it.

Add the food colouring a little at a time mixing in between each addition. One thing I will say is that when you add your almond mixture the colour will lessen slightly. I always make it a little brighter than I want to begin with and then when I add the almond mixture I get the perfect colour.

Now add the egg whites to the almond mixture and gently fold it through until is all incorporated.

Macaronage

I go into a little bit more detail about Macaronage in my Ultimate Guide to Macarons Post, but I will quickly go over the basics.

Macaronage is where you press and wipe the mixture around the edges of the bowl. You are basically trying to smooth the mixture out and soften it slightly. This will also knock some of the air out of the mixture that we have just spent so long trying to incorporate.

You shouldn’t have to do it for too long but I recommend using a silicone spatula for this as it has the perfect amount of firmness for macaronaging (is that even a word? I am unsure, but hopefully you know what I mean) compared with a wooden spoon.

You will know the mixture is ready when it flows like molten lava from your spatula.

Put the mixture into a piping bag with a small round nozzle and we can pipe the mixture onto your mats.

Piping the Strawberry Daiquiri Macarons

Again, this is another part that can be a little faffy but stay with me. I use these macaron mats, but you could also use a sheet of greaseproof paper with a macaron template underneath.

I put my mats onto my baking trays, but I turn the baking trays upside down first. This sounds a bit weird, but it helps the air circulate around the macarons. Most baking trays have an edge or a lip that can stop the air from getting to the macarons.

I pipe the batter onto my macaron mats and gently tap the tray on the worktop around 5-6 times. This is just to ensure that there are no air bubbles in your batter. If there are any air bubbles, they should come to the surface now you just need to pop them with the end of a cocktail stick or skewer.

Resting

Leave the macarons to rest for 45 minutes to 1 hour before baking. This way they will have developed a skin. When you gently touch the top of the macaron is should be completely dry and nothing should come away on your fingers. Once you reach this stage pop them into the oven.

I normally preheat my oven around 10-15 minutes before the end of the resting time.

How Do I Know My Macarons Are Baked?

I always do a wiggle test on my macarons. If you remove the tray from the oven and gently try and wiggle the macaron if they move quite a bit, then they aren’t ready. Pop them back into the oven for 2-3 minutes and repeat.

If they barely move, then they are ready.

Once the macarons have baked leave them to cool fully on the baking tray.

Filling

There are so many different filling options for macarons, but I prefer a simple buttercream.

To make the filling I start by mixing the icing sugar and butter together. For the buttercream, please use unsalted butter, if you are in the UK this is the type that comes in a block and is normally wrapped in foil. If you use a baking spread like Stork, then it will make your buttercream too soft.

The buttercream might to a little thick but that is okay because next, we are going to add in some strawberry flavouring and some rum.

Mix again, if it is still too thick you can add a little more rum, strawberry flavouring or milk and mix again.

Pop the buttercream into your piping bag and leave it to one side.

I prefer to match my macarons up before I start piping the filling into them. Once you have matched all your macarons into pairs, pipe the buttercream onto the top of one and sandwich them together.

Alternatives

You could add a seedless strawberry jam to the buttercream instead of a flavouring.

If you want to flavour the shells you could use Sugar and Crumbs Flavoured Icing Sugars instead of regular icing sugar.

Why not add a white chocolate drizzle to the top of the macarons, just melt 50g of white chocolate in the microwave on 20-second bursts until it is smooth. Pop it into a piping bag either with a small round nozzle or if you are using disposable piping bags if you snip the tip of the bag off and drizzle away. You could even finish by decorating with some sprinkles.

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