Earl Grey Macarons
Earl Grey Tea Macarons with Honey Buttercream Filling — the source gives several variant recipes (lavender buttercream, Earl Grey ganache, and orange white-chocolate ganache).
Ingredients
| 3/4 cup | 180 ml | Almond flour (shell, variant 1) |
| 1 cup | 240 ml | Powdered sugar (variant 1) |
| 2 | Large egg whites (variant 1) | |
| 1/4 cup | 60 ml | Lavender sugar (see below) |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | Purple food coloring |
| 1 pinch | Cream of tartar | |
| 1/2 cup | 120 ml | Unsalted softened butter (buttercream) |
| 1 cup | 240 ml | Powdered sugar (buttercream) |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | Honey |
| 2 tsp | 10 ml | Earl Grey and lavender steeped in 2 tbsp boiling water |
| — | Additional crushed lavender (optional) | |
| 1/2 cup | 120 ml | Confectioner's/whipping cream (variant 2 ganache) |
| 3/4 cup | 180 ml | Chocolate chips (variant 2) |
| 2 | Earl Grey tea bags (variant 2) | |
| 1 1/4 cups | 300 ml | Almond flour (variant 2 shells) |
| 1 3/4 cups | 420 ml | Powdered sugar (variant 2 shells) |
| 1/4 tsp | 1.3 ml | Salt (variant 2) |
| 4 | Large egg whites (variant 2) | |
| 1/2 cup | 120 ml | Granulated sugar (variant 2) |
| 1/4 tsp | 1.3 ml | Almond essence (variant 2) |
| 2 tsp | 10 ml | Crushed lavender (variant 2) |
| — | Red and blue food coloring (optional) | |
| — | Dried lavender flowers (optional) | |
| 120 g | Powdered sugar (variant 3 shells) | |
| 100 g | Almond flour (variant 3) | |
| 40 g | Granulated sugar (variant 3) | |
| 2 | Large egg whites (variant 3) | |
| 1 | Earl Grey tea bag (variant 3) |
Instructions
Earl Grey Tea Macarons with Honey Buttercream Filling.
VARIANT 1 (Earl Grey / Honey lavender buttercream):
- (Prepare in advance) LAVENDER SUGAR: Measure 1/4 granulated sugar into a bowl. Add a few fresh lavender leaves/petals. You can crush them so they release their essential oil. Leave overnight. Stir before use.
- EARL GREY Buttercream: Make a strong tincture from the tea and lavender. Wait until it cools. Make the buttercream and add the tincture.
- Option: Add crushed lavender to the cream.
VARIANT 2 (Lavender macarons with Earl Grey ganache):
- Warm the cream in a small saucepan over medium heat. Steep the tea in the cream, pressing with a fork so the tea infuses.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring often and pressing the tea bags. Continue like this for about 5 minutes.
- Pour the tea-infused cream over the chocolate chips. Stir well. If needed, reheat the chocolate to melt it completely. Refrigerate until set.
VARIANT 3 (Earl Grey with orange white chocolate): Same as the recipe above, only the orange peel is added to the cream (for the white-chocolate ganache).