Pomegranate macarons

My obsession for macarons have reached a new high. These pomegranate macarons may be one of my most adventurous macaron trials yet, and I'm so happy with how they turned out! Now that I have my tried and true macaron recipe and technique down ( check out my first Double Chocolate Macarons post for a

Here we are again, another year almost over as we head into the New Year! I really don’t understand how we got here in a blink of an eye! Let’s ring in 2019 with good health and prosperity with a little help from our friend the pomegranate! No matter how you celebrate, these Pomegranate Bellini Macarons will get you in the festive spirit and ready for what the new year has in store for you. Without the hangover! I don’t make resolutions, I really never have, they typically don’t last, it’s…

A bottle of Pomegranate Raspberry preserves from St. Dalfour, the company that makes my favorite Black Currant preserves, is what inspired me to create these colorful and flavorful macarons. I noticed the preserves at my neighborhood grocery store and couldn't resist buying them. What I love best about preserves from St. Dalfour is that they are not too sweet. There's no cane sugar used in making them and instead the preserves are sweetened with fruit juice concentrate. To make the…

UPDATE 2019 I now use 55 g almond flour, 50 g powdered sugar, 45 g egg whites, 45 g granulated sugar and bake for 25 min at 285F. Update Jan 2020, lately I’ve been doing 305F for 20min. once again you just nead to learn your oven (going to leave this recipe at 285 though). See my notes in my General Macarons Recipe for the most up to date. To be honest, I have better luck with no hollows using the Italian meringue method.

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The best way to use up leftover cranberry sauce is to put it in macarons! Orange-flavored macaron shells and buttercream pair perfectly with cranberry sauce leftover after the holidays.

Capture the bright and tangy flavor of pomegranate in a silky pastry cream to compliment your desserts.