S'mores French Macarons

S'mores may be one of the best things ever invested. Crunchy graham crackers, sticky marshmallows, and smooth chocolate. It's the perfect flavor and texture combination, so it's no surprise that it translates so well into macarons. S'mores French Macarons are going to be your new favorite s'mores flavored treat!

For these S'mores French Macarons I made a classic french macaron shell and sprinkled it with crushed graham crackers. This adds flavor and a bit of decoration without messing with the integrity of the macaron shell. The filling is a basic chocolate ganache with marshmallows stirred in while it's still warm, so they get nice and melty. I also cut up a few extra marshmallows and placed them on top of the ganache because let's be real, you can never have enough marshmallows.

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Recipe

S'mores French Macarons

1. Line a cookie sheet with a silicone mat (my favorite baking sheet for macarons and favorite silicone mats for macarons). I highly recommend a silicone mat of some kind, but if you don’t have one then you can also use parchment paper.
2. In a food processor (I use this one) add the powdered sugar and almond flour and pulse until fully combined and rid of lumps. Don’t do this for too long or you will make almond butter. Sift the dry ingredients into a large bowl. If you don’t have a food processor you can just sift the ingredients together. In a medium bowl, prepare the french meringue. You can use a stand mixer for this, but I prefer a hand mixer for a batch this small. Beat the egg whites on low speed until they get frothy. Increase the speed and slowly add the sugar. If you add the sugar too fast you will deflate the meringue. Beat until stiff peaks form. This is when you pull the beater out and the meringue stands up with a slight curve. It should not fall or jiggle too much if you move the beater. If you want to add food coloring, do it now, but add it sparingly or you will make the meringue too liquidy.
3. Add the french meringue into the dry ingredients and begin to gently fold with a silicone spatula. This process is called macaronage. You will know the batter is ready when the ingredients are fully combined and not streaky. You should be able to hold the spatula above the bowl and draw a figure 8 smoothly without the batter breaking off. A good way to test if the batter is ready is to place a very small amount in your piping bag and pipe it onto your mat. If the batter is stiff and does not spread at all, then it is not ready. If the batter immediately runs out, then you have over folded. The batter should spread slightly and the tops should even out (there shouldn’t be any little tips sticking out), but it should not spread out too much. Transfer the batter to a piping bag fitted with a piping tip (this is my favorite for macarons). Pipe 1-inch disks onto the prepared cookie sheet.
4. Firmly tap the cookie sheet onto the counter 3 or 4 times to bring any air bubbles to the surface. Use a toothpick to pop any remaining air bubbles.
5. Sprinkle the crushed up graham crackers over the macarons.
6. Let the macarons rest for an hour. There needs to be a dry layer on the top. You should be able to run your finger over the top without any transferring to your finger. If it is really humid outside this process will likely take longer.
7. Preheat the oven to 260 degrees (F). This is the temperature that I have found works well for my oven, but you may need to play around with the temperature.
8. Place the macarons on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 5 minutes, rotate the cookie sheet, bake for another 5 minutes, and rotate the cookie sheet again, bake for 3-5 minutes. 13-15 minutes in total. The macarons should not have any color to them, and they should peel off of the mat easily.
9. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
10. Peel off of the mat and match each shell to another that is the same size.

Chocolate Ganache

1. In a small saucepan heat the heavy cream over low heat until lightly boiling.
2. Remove the pan from heat and add the chocolate chips and cut up marshmallows. Allow to sit for five minutes.
3. Use a whisk to slowly stir the mixture together until everything is melted and fully incorporated. The marshmallows might not melt entirely, but that's okay.
4. Let the ganache sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes to cool down and firm up. If you plan to let it sit for longer than 10 minutes, place a sheet of plastic wrap on the surface to prevent a skin from forming
5. Transfer the ganache to a piping bag fitted with a piping tip and pipe your desired amount onto the inside of one of the macaron shells. I added extra cut up marshmallows on top of the ganache and then sandwiched it with another macaron shell.

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