Cinnamon Macarons
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These Cinnamon Macarons are made without food coloring. Color and flavor come from cinnamon. Macarons filled with cinnamon ganache will be perfect not only for fall but all year round.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- These Macarons are made without any food coloring. Try also Blueberry Macarons.
- This is a great fall flavor for macarons. Try also Cinnamon Cardamom or Gingerbread Macarons.
- Ganache is very smooth and has an amazing texture. Check also Peanut Butter or Hazelnut Macarons.
Ingredients
- Sugar: White granulated sugar and powdered sugar. I use Domino products.
- Flour: Almond flour. Make sure you use almond flour, not almond meal. I use Blue Diamond Almonds.
- Egg: Egg whites at room temperature. I do not age egg whites.
- Cinnamon: Ground cinnamon. Use your favorite brand. I use Simply Organic.
- Chocolate: White chocolate. I use the Callebaut brand.
- Cream: Heavy cream. Do not substitute with milk or half and half.
- Glucose Syrup: You can substitute with inverted sugar or honey.
- Butter: Unsalted butter.
How to Make This Recipe
Line two baking sheet pans with a baking mat. Prepare a pastry bag with a round piping tip. I use Wilton 12.
Add the egg whites to a clean, dry mixing bowl. Whisk on low speed. Start adding sugar in a few parts. After that, change the speed in the mixer to medium and set up the timer for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in the other mixing bowl, sift together almond flour, powdered sugar, and ground cinnamon.
Add sifted dry ingredients to the French meringue and fold the batter using a spatula. Do not overfold! Check the batter every 5 folds. The batter is ready when it flows fast from the spatula.
Transfer the batter to the piping bag with a round tip. Pipe macaron shells on the prepared baking mats. Hold the piping bag straight and apply pressure when you start piping, then stop when you reach the desired size of the macaron shell.
Lightly tap the baking tray to remove air bubbles. Use a toothpick or a baking needle to remove the bubbles from the piped macaron shells. Let macaron shells rest (dry) on the countertop for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 300°F (150 °C). Bake macaron shells in a preheated oven for 14-16 minutes. Baking time and temperature may be different, depending on your oven. Remove the baking tray from the oven and let the macaron shells cool to room temperature before removing them from the mat. Pair macaron shells of similar sizes before filling them.
How to Make Cinnamon Ganache
In the saucepan, add heavy cream, glucose syrup, and cinnamon powder. Mix with a spatula or whisk.
Over medium heat, bring the mixture to a boil, but do not boil.
Melt chocolate in the microwave or using a double boiler. Add the hot heavy cream mixture into the melted chocolate in three parts, mixing with a spatula all the time. You have to mix fast and press down.
Then emulsify with an immersion blender. Add butter and emulsify again.
Transfer ganache into a flat container and cover with plastic wrap “to contact”. Refrigerate ganache for at least 4-6 hours, or overnight.
How to Assemble Macarons
Pair macaron shells into similar sizes and place them on the countertop. Transfer ganache into a pastry bag with a round tip. Pipe ganache on one flat side of the macaron shell, then sandwich with another shell. Press lightly, make sure there is no ganache coming out from the sides of the macarons. Repeat with the rest of the shells. Place filled macarons into the airtight container and refrigerate. Macarons need to “mature” before you can enjoy them.
Expert Tips
- Measure all ingredients correctly using a kitchen digital scale. A few grams can affect the recipe.
- Use good-quality chocolate.
- Do not ever mix batter. You will need to start over.
Recipe FAQs
Store filled macarons in the fridge in an airtight container for 2-3 days.
Yes, freeze in an air-tight container for up to 6 months.
There are a few reasons for hollow macarons. The most common are unstable meringue or incorrect oven temperature.
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Recipe
Cinnamon Macarons
Equipment
- 1 stand mixer or electric hand mixer
- 1 immersion blender
- 1 spatula
- 1 pastry bag
- 1 round pipping tip
- 1 Fine mesh sieve
- 1 medium mixing bowl
- 1 saucepan
Ingredients
Cinnamon Ganache
- 300 g white chocolate
- 150 g heavy cream
- 15 g glucose syrup
- 5 g cinnamon powder
- 28 g unsalted buter
Cinnamon Macarons
- 100 g egg whites room temperature
- 105 g white granulated sugar
- 140 g almond flour
- 125 g powdered sugar
- 5 g ground cinnamon
Instructions
How to Make Cinnamon Ganache
- In the saucepan, add heavy cream, glucose syrup, and cinnamon powder. Mix with a spatula or whisk.
- Over medium heat, bring the mixture to a boil, but do not boil.
- Melt chocolate in the microwave or using a double boiler.
- Add the hot heavy cream mixture into the melted chocolate in three parts, mixing with a spatula all the time. You have to mix fast and press down.
- Emulsify with an immersion blender. Add butter and emulsify again.
- Transfer ganache into a flat container and cover with plastic wrap "to contact".
- Refrigerate ganache for at least 4-6 hours, or overnight.
How to Make Cinnamon Macarons
- Line two baking sheet pans with a baking mat. Prepare a pastry bag with a round piping tip. I use Wilton 12.
- Add the egg whites to a clean, dry mixing bowl. Whisk on low speed. Start adding sugar in a few parts. After that, change the speed in the mixer to medium and set up the timer for 15 minutes.Â
- Meanwhile, in the other mixing bowl, sift together almond flour, powdered sugar, and ground cinnamon.
- Add sifted dry ingredients to the French meringue and fold the batter using a spatula. Do not overfold! Check the batter every 5 folds. The batter is ready when it flows fast from the spatula.Â
- Transfer the batter to the piping bag with a round tip.
- Â Pipe macaron shells on the prepared baking mats. Hold the piping bag straight and apply pressure when you start piping, then stop when you reach the desired size of the macaron shell.Â
- Lightly tap the baking tray to remove air bubbles. Use a toothpick or a baking needle to remove the bubbles from the piped macaron shells.Â
- Let macaron shells rest (dry) on the countertop for about 15 minutes.Â
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 300°F (150 °C).
- Bake macaron shells in a preheated oven for 14-16 minutes. Baking time and temperature may be different, depending on your oven.Â
- Remove the baking tray from the oven and let the macaron shells cool to room temperature before removing them from the mat.Â
- Pair macaron shells of similar sizes before filling them.
How to Assemble Cinnamon Macarons
- Pair macaron shells into similar sizes and place them on the countertop.
- Transfer ganache into a pastry bag with a round tip.
- Pipe ganache on one flat side of the macaron shell, then sandwich with another shell. Press lightly, make sure there is no ganache coming out from the sides of the macarons. Repeat with the rest of the shells.
- Place filled macarons into the airtight container and refrigerate. Macarons need to "mature" before you can enjoy them.