Description
Christmas Tree Cake Macarons are the ultimate festive treat, combining the elegance of French pastry with delightful holiday flavors. Picture delicate almond shells filled with a creamy vanilla and peppermint filling, decorated with colorful sprinkles that resemble ornaments. These macarons not only taste amazing but also elevate your holiday gatherings, making them perfect for sharing or gifting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups almond flour
- 1 ¼ cups icing sugar
- 3 large egg whites (room temperature)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- ½ tsp peppermint extract
- Food coloring gel (green)
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 4 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- Sprinkles or edible glitter for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, sift together almond flour and icing sugar twice.
- In another bowl, whip egg whites until frothy; gradually add granulated sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Gently fold in vanilla and peppermint extracts, then add food coloring until desired color is reached.
- Pipe small circles onto prepared baking sheets and let rest for 30 minutes to form a skin.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes until slightly risen with feet; cool on wire racks.
- For the filling, beat butter and cream cheese until fluffy; gradually mix in powdered sugar and remaining extracts.
- Pipe filling onto half of the cooled macaron shells, sandwich them together, and decorate as desired.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 35mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg