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Salted Caramel French Macarons

Yield: 24
Author Jesseca

Ingredients

Cookies:

  • 3 egg whites room temperature
  • ΒΌ cup sugar
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • pinch of salt

Filling:

  • scant 1/4 cup cream*
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 5 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon fleur de sel

Instructions

Cookies:

  • Start by shifting the powdered sugar and almond flour together. I do this twice to make sure all of the large almond chunks are removed.
  • Whisk your egg whites until foamy. Add the salt and 1/4 cup sugar. Continue to beat until stiff peaks form.
  • Fold your flour mixture into your eggs, turning 65 times. Make sure you do this by hand to avoid over mixing.
  • Place your batter into piping bags and pipe 1 inch rounds onto two parchment lined baking trays. Tap each tray 4-5 times onto the counter to remove any air bubbles.
  • Allow the cookies to sit for at least 30 minutes.
  • Preheat your oven to 300 degrees and bake exactly 20 minutes.
  • Allow to cool on a wire rack. Sandwich two cookies with salted caramel sauce and enjoy!

Filling:

  • Heat your cream until just boiling. Remove from the heat and set aside.
  • Place your sugar in a heavy bottomed saucepan and cook over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved and a nice caramel brown color. Stir in the cream and cook for about one minute or until thickened.
  • Remove from the heat and stir in the butter and salt. Chill to desired thickness.

Notes

*scant is just under the line. So subtract about a tablespoon.