Macarons Without Almonds: Here’s How

Macarons without almonds: the ingredients for the dough

If you want to bake macarons without almonds, you need the following ingredients. If you suffer from a nut allergy, you should be careful, because the almonds are replaced here with hazelnuts and coconut flakes. In another article, we will explain what other substitutes there are for almond flour.

• 10 grams of sugar
• 15 g ground hazelnuts
• 36 grams of protein
• 75 g powdered sugar
• 30 g grated coconut
• Food coloring of your choice for a fresh color of the pastry

How to bake macarons without almonds

Before you start with the actual dough, you should first finely grind the coconut flakes. Be sure to weigh all the ingredients well. This is important for the dough to succeed. Then proceed as follows:

1. Also, add the hazelnuts and powdered sugar to the grated coconut. Grind the ingredients to create a fine powder. This is important for your macarons to turn out well.
2. Now beat the egg whites until stiff. Then carefully trickle the sugar into the mixture. If you want colorful macarons, also add the food coloring in this step.
3. Now gradually add the ground powder to the dough. Mix everything carefully. Make sure that the dough is smooth and that all lumps dissolve.
4. Put the dough in a piping bag and let it rest for 25 minutes. Place parchment paper on the baking sheet. Spread the batter evenly on the baking tray and bake the macarons in a preheated oven at 140 degrees for about 12 minutes. Then let the macarons cool down completely.
5. By the way: We will explain how to bake classic macarons in another of our articles.

Prepare the filling and fill the macarons

For the filling of the macarons without almonds, you need the following ingredients: 1 tbsp icing sugar, ¾ tbsp olive oil, 30 g dark chocolate, and 25 ml whipped cream. And this is how you proceed:

1. Chop the bittersweet chocolate into small pieces.
2. Put the whipped cream in a saucepan and heat it up. Then add the olive oil and the sugar. Stir well.
3. Now add the chopped chocolate and let it melt while stirring. Take the mixture out of the pot and let it cool down.
4. Now beat the mixture with a hand mixer. Beat them until you get a creamy consistency.
5. Fill the cooled macarons with the cream. Make sure you spread the cream evenly.