Passion fruit macarons
- Petit four
- Easy
- 4
- 1 hour 30 minutes
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These delicious passion fruit macarons are beautifully golden, rich with fruit and the perfect way to round off a dinner party. Try popping Agnar Sverrisson's macarons into a decorative box for your guests to take home.
Ingredients
Macarons
- 95g of ground almonds
- 95g of icing sugar
- 3 egg whites
- 94g of caster sugar
- 25ml of water
- 1g of egg white powder
- 4g of yellow food colouring
Passion fruit filling
- 3 eggs
- 175g of passion fruit purée
- 50g of caster sugar
- 100g of unsalted butter , diced
- 1g of xanthan gum
Equipment
- Piping bag 1-2cm nozzle
- Sugar thermometer
- Blender
- Electric mixer
Method
1
For the macarons, mix the almonds and icing sugar and sieve. Add one egg white and mix until smooth. Soak the sugar in water for 5 minutes. Add the egg white powder to the remaining egg white
- 95g of ground almonds
- 95g of icing sugar
- 3 egg whites
- 94g of caster sugar
- 25ml of water
- 1g of egg white powder
2
Heat the sugar water to dissolve the sugar and bring to a boil. Use a thermometer and keep boiling until the syrup reaches 112°C
3
Whisk the egg whites, and after 30 seconds add the sugar syrup and food colouring and keep whisking to a meringue. Whisk for a further 30 seconds then reduce the speed to medium and whisk until cool
- 4g of yellow food colouring
4
Fold the meringue into the paste, trying not to lose any air. Spoon into a piping bag. Pipe drops 2.5cm in diameter onto a baking sheet lined with baking parchment, and leave for 30 minutes to air dry
5
Heat the oven to 160°C/Gas mark 2. Bake for 14 minutes, checking to make sure they are not browning too much. They should be a light gold. Cool and store in an airtight container
6
For the passion fruit filling, whisk the eggs, purée, caster sugar and butter together in a bain-marie until thick and creamy
- 3 eggs
- 175g of passion fruit purée
- 50g of caster sugar
- 100g of unsalted butter
7
Blitz in a blender with the xanthan gum, then pass through a fine sieve and chill. Spoon into a piping bag. Sandwich two macaroons together with filling
- 1g of xanthan gum
8
Serve in a bowl, dusting with icing sugar if you so wish
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