Chocolate Mint Macarons (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)
Ingredients
For the macaron:
For the chocolate buttercream:
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 170 oC
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Sift together the icing sugar and ground almonds
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Pace the egg whites and salt in a bowl and whisk until soft peaks form
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Add the caster sugar gradually
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Continue whisking until the mixture is thick and glossy
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Add the food colour paste a tiny bit at a time until you get the colour you want
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Fold in the icing sugar and ground almonds
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Place in a piping bag and either use a silicon sheet for macarons or pipe out 5 cm discs
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Tap the tray on the worktop, this knocks out any air bubble
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Set aside for about 30 minutes or until a slight skin forms over the macarons
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Bake for 10 minutes
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Leave to cool on the tray
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Make the buttercream by whisking together the ingredients until a thick cream is formed
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Use the cream to sandwich together the macrons
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