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White chocolate macarons

Ingredients  • 300g icing sugar mixture • 200g ground almonds • 5 egg whites • 1/4 teaspoon cream o…
White chocolate macarons

Ingredients 

• 300g icing sugar mixture
• 200g ground almonds
• 5 egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar
• 180g PLAISTOWE Premium White, melted
• 250g cream cheese, softened

Method 

1. Preheat oven to 150C/130C. Grease and line 2 baking trays.

2. In a food processer process icing sugar and almonds until fine. Using an electric mixer, whisk egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Slowly add 1 tablespoon of caster sugar at a time, until stiff peaks are formed. Fold in almond mixture.

3. Place macaron mixture into a piping bag fitted with a 1 cm round nozzle, pipe 60 x 3 cm rounds onto prepared trays, using a wet finger, smooth top. Set aside for 20 minutes to rest.

4. Bake 15 minutes or until firm to touch, remove from oven and cool on trays.

5. In a medium bowl, whisk PLAISTOWE Premium White and softened cream cheese until smooth. Sandwich macaroons with mixture.


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