Ingredients
Method
Preparation
- Clean your gear by wiping down your mixing bowl and whisk attachment with vinegar.
- Measure all the ingredients using a kitchen scale.
- Prep your piping bag with a round tip.
- Line two baking sheets with silpat or parchment paper.
- Combine almond meal and powdered sugar in a bowl, sift out lumps, and stir.
- Make a well in the dry mix, add 41 grams of egg whites, and fold until combined. Add food coloring until the mixture looks fab.
Making the Meringue
- Heat granulated sugar and water with a candy thermometer until it reaches 248°F.
- Meanwhile, whip the 45 grams of egg whites until soft peaks form.
- Once the syrup is ready, slowly pour it down the side of the mixing bowl while whisking the meringue until glossy and medium peaks form.
Combining and Baking
- Gently fold the meringue into the dry mix in thirds until you reach the perfect batter consistency.
- Fill the piping bag and pipe 1.5-inch rounds on the baking sheets.
- Let the piped rounds sit until the outer shell is set, about 20-30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 300°F and bake macarons for 12-14 minutes until they develop feet.
- Allow macarons to cool completely before removing from the baking sheets.
Making the Filling
- Mix flour, salt, and coconut oil in a bowl, adding ice water until a dough forms.
- Roll out the dough, cut shapes, brush with egg white, dust with sugar/cinnamon, and bake.
- In a stand mixer, mix shortening, confectioners sugar, pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, non-dairy milk, and a pinch of salt until well incorporated.
Assembly
- Pipe pumpkin frosting onto a macaron shell, add a mini pie crust shape, top with more frosting, and cap with another macaron shell.
- Dust with pumpkin pie spice for decoration.
Notes
Keep macarons in an airtight container in the fridge for up to one week. They can also be frozen; separate layers with parchment paper.
