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Coconut French macarons

These decadent coconut French macarons make the perfect sweet treats! Enjoy these rich coco-nutty delights with your morning or afternoon cuppa!

Aug 31, 2015 2:00pm
  • 25 mins preparation
  • 20 mins cooking
  • Makes 16
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Ingredients

  • 3 egg whites
  • 1/4 cup (55g) caster (superfine) sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon coconut essence
  • 1 1/4 cup (200g) icing (confectioners') sugar
  • 3/4 cup (90g) ground almonds
  • 1/4 cup (20g) desiccated coconut
  • 1 tablespoon icing (confectioners') sugar, extra
White chocolate ganache
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) pouring cream
  • 155 gram white eating chocolate, chopped coarsely
  • 2 teaspoon coconut-flavoured liqueur

Method

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 150°C. Grease oven trays; line with baking paper.
  • 2
    Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form. Add caster sugar and essence, beat until sugar dissolves; transfer mixture to large bowl. Fold in sifted icing sugar, ground almonds and coconut, in two batches.
  • 3
    Spoon mixture into piping bag fitted with 1cm plain tube. Pipe 4cm rounds about 2.5cm apart onto trays. Tap trays on bench so macarons spread slightly. Stand 30 minutes.
  • 4
    Bake macarons about 20 minutes. Cool on trays.
  • 5
    Meanwhile, make white chocolate ganache: Bring cream to the boil in small saucepan. Remove from heat; pour over chocolate in small heatproof bowl, stir until smooth. Stir in liqueur. Stand at room temperature until spreadable.
  • 6
    Sandwich macarons with ganache. Serve dusted with extra sifted icing sugar.

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