Dessert for 24

Heart Macarons

Name: Heart Macarons
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 70 g about 2/3 cup almond meal/flour; 120 g about 1 cup confectioners sugar; 2 large egg whites; 50 g exactly 1/4 cup leveled granulated sugar; 1 strip " red or pink gel food coloring; sprinkles (optional); 6 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 1/2 cups confectioners; 1/8 tsp salt; 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

$1.39for 490 minServes 24

These heart-shaped almond macarons bake into crisp shells filled with tangy lemon buttercream.

Photo: natashaskitchen.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Nuts and seeds, 2.5 oz$0.70/oz typical	2.5 oz	$1.73Typical price
	Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
	Butter, 3 oz$0.40/oz typical	3 oz	$1.20Typical price
	Juice, 1 oz$0.04/oz typical	1 oz	$0.04Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.36

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

90 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

French Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.35 per serving$1.39 for 4

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Ingredients

70 g about 2/3 cup almond meal/flour
120 g about 1 cup confectioners sugar
2 large egg whites
50 g exactly 1/4 cup leveled granulated sugar
1 strip " red or pink gel food coloring
sprinkles (optional)
6 tbsp unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups confectioners
1/8 tsp salt
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

Steps

Sift almond flour and 1 cup confectioners sugar into a bowl.
Beat egg whites until foamy, gradually add granulated sugar, and beat until stiff peaks form.
Fold in the dry mixture and food coloring until the batter flows slowly, then pipe 48 small hearts onto parchment-lined baking sheets.
Add sprinkles if desired, tap the sheets gently, and let the shells rest for 30 minutes.
Heat the oven to 300 F and bake the shells for 14 to 16 minutes until firm.
Beat butter, remaining confectioners sugar, salt, and lemon juice, then pipe the buttercream between cooled shells.

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