Oct 29, 2014, Updated May 07, 2023 Macarons, they just make me very happy. Oh, let me rephrase it, French Macarons – they make me extremely happy! Well french macarons are different from macarons so I thought I would make it clear which macaron I am talking about! Oh and these cute little Halloween donut macarons made me extra happy. Seriously how cute are these! I don’t even feel like eating them, I only want to look at them! Whee! These are regular french macarons with a twist. They have a donut ring on top and thus we call them “donut macarons”.
With Halloween just a few days away, I wanted to make some treat which is fun to look at is also delicious at the same time. And thus I came up with these donut macarons. They not only taste incredible [well all french macarons do, duh!] they look so cute well. These are perfect for your Halloween party and I bet they will be a big hit with the kids. Which one if your favorite? I like this orange guy, look how he’s looking at me! Spooky!
For this recipe, I used my favorite macaron recipe which always works for me. I filled these cute macaron shells with Pumpkin Butter from Trader Joe’s. Have you tried this butter? I got it when I went grocery this weekend and oh my god, it’s so good! I have been eating it all the time ever since I got it and I can’t tell you how incredible it tasted inside these macarons. I ate 3 cookies already and I am somehow resisting the temptation to eat more but I don’t think it will last very long! But can you blame me?
Have you made macarons before? If not, than this post might help you > French Macarons: The Basics. I wrote this post sometime back where I wrote about the techniques involved in making french macarons. Actually making them is really easy, don’t get intimidated by these complex steps. You just need to get it right once and once you understand the tricks and techniques then there’s no looking back.
I decorate these donut macarons with spooky sprinkles and other Halloween decorative stuff.
Method In a bowl sift together almond meal and powdered sugar, also known as confectioners sugar. Sift them thrice, this will ensure that macarons have smooth top. Separate eggs whites [they are best separated when cold] and keep them at room temperature for an hour before you start working on them. You can even leave them for 24 hours, this recipe does not work if egg whites are not at room temperature.
Start beating the egg whites at high speed using the wire whisk attachment of your stand mixer or using your hand mixer When it begins to foam, add cream of tartar. Keep beating till it reaches a shaving foam like consistency and then add the granulated sugar. Beat more till the egg whites develop stiff peaks and are shiny. Fold the almond meal – powdered sugar mixture into the egg whites using a spatula. Don’t add the entire thing in one go, do it in 2-3 parts. As you start mixing, the batter will be tough at first but will loosen up as you proceed. Do not undermix and do not overmix either. The batter should not be runny but should still fall down from the spatula in a blob.
Transfer batter to pastry bag fitted with a 1/2 inch round tip. Pipe the batter onto the sheet/mat making small blobs around an inch big. For the donut ring, make only the boundary. I used this silicone mat especially designed for making macarons. If you are using a cookie sheet, line it first with parchment paper and then pipe the batter. After you have piped all the macarons, let them sit at room temperature for 30-45 minutes, do not bake them immediately. If you bake them immediately, they will not develop their trademark “feets”. After 30 minutes, preheat your oven to 300 F degrees. Bake at 300 F degrees for 15-20 minutes [time may vary depending on your oven]. While the macarons are baking, make the glaze by mixing together confectioners sugar and water. Divide the glaze into 4 parts. Color it in orange, black and purple. Leave the 4th part as such. Once the macarons have baked, take them out of the oven and let them cool completely. Don’t try to remove them before they have cooled down. Once the shells have cooled down, take one of the base and pipe little pumpkin butter in the center. Now take the donut ring, and apply glaze over it. Decorate it with spooky sprinkles. Put the donut ring over the base to form “donut macarons”. Decorate all the donut macarons similarly.
Halloween Donut Macarons
title: “Halloween Donut Macarons " ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-23” author: “Frank Hughes”
Oct 29, 2014, Updated May 07, 2023 Macarons, they just make me very happy. Oh, let me rephrase it, French Macarons – they make me extremely happy! Well french macarons are different from macarons so I thought I would make it clear which macaron I am talking about! Oh and these cute little Halloween donut macarons made me extra happy. Seriously how cute are these! I don’t even feel like eating them, I only want to look at them! Whee! These are regular french macarons with a twist. They have a donut ring on top and thus we call them “donut macarons”.
With Halloween just a few days away, I wanted to make some treat which is fun to look at is also delicious at the same time. And thus I came up with these donut macarons. They not only taste incredible [well all french macarons do, duh!] they look so cute well. These are perfect for your Halloween party and I bet they will be a big hit with the kids. Which one if your favorite? I like this orange guy, look how he’s looking at me! Spooky!
For this recipe, I used my favorite macaron recipe which always works for me. I filled these cute macaron shells with Pumpkin Butter from Trader Joe’s. Have you tried this butter? I got it when I went grocery this weekend and oh my god, it’s so good! I have been eating it all the time ever since I got it and I can’t tell you how incredible it tasted inside these macarons. I ate 3 cookies already and I am somehow resisting the temptation to eat more but I don’t think it will last very long! But can you blame me?
Have you made macarons before? If not, than this post might help you > French Macarons: The Basics. I wrote this post sometime back where I wrote about the techniques involved in making french macarons. Actually making them is really easy, don’t get intimidated by these complex steps. You just need to get it right once and once you understand the tricks and techniques then there’s no looking back.
I decorate these donut macarons with spooky sprinkles and other Halloween decorative stuff.
Method In a bowl sift together almond meal and powdered sugar, also known as confectioners sugar. Sift them thrice, this will ensure that macarons have smooth top. Separate eggs whites [they are best separated when cold] and keep them at room temperature for an hour before you start working on them. You can even leave them for 24 hours, this recipe does not work if egg whites are not at room temperature.
Start beating the egg whites at high speed using the wire whisk attachment of your stand mixer or using your hand mixer When it begins to foam, add cream of tartar. Keep beating till it reaches a shaving foam like consistency and then add the granulated sugar. Beat more till the egg whites develop stiff peaks and are shiny. Fold the almond meal – powdered sugar mixture into the egg whites using a spatula. Don’t add the entire thing in one go, do it in 2-3 parts. As you start mixing, the batter will be tough at first but will loosen up as you proceed. Do not undermix and do not overmix either. The batter should not be runny but should still fall down from the spatula in a blob.
Transfer batter to pastry bag fitted with a 1/2 inch round tip. Pipe the batter onto the sheet/mat making small blobs around an inch big. For the donut ring, make only the boundary. I used this silicone mat especially designed for making macarons. If you are using a cookie sheet, line it first with parchment paper and then pipe the batter. After you have piped all the macarons, let them sit at room temperature for 30-45 minutes, do not bake them immediately. If you bake them immediately, they will not develop their trademark “feets”. After 30 minutes, preheat your oven to 300 F degrees. Bake at 300 F degrees for 15-20 minutes [time may vary depending on your oven]. While the macarons are baking, make the glaze by mixing together confectioners sugar and water. Divide the glaze into 4 parts. Color it in orange, black and purple. Leave the 4th part as such. Once the macarons have baked, take them out of the oven and let them cool completely. Don’t try to remove them before they have cooled down. Once the shells have cooled down, take one of the base and pipe little pumpkin butter in the center. Now take the donut ring, and apply glaze over it. Decorate it with spooky sprinkles. Put the donut ring over the base to form “donut macarons”. Decorate all the donut macarons similarly.
Halloween Donut Macarons
