Chai Tea Macarons

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:48:59 GMT

Step 1

Start by whisking together your almond flour, powdered sugar, and chai tea. For this recipe, you’ll want to use fairly fine chai tea (I found the stuff inside the prepackaged tea bags works pretty well).If you want really smooth macaron shells, you can pulse this mixture in a food processor using 2-3 second intervals.

Step 2

In a separate bowl, whip you egg whites and egg white powder (or egg white powder and water) until frothy. Add the granulated sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.

Step 3

Gently fold your meringue into the dry ingredients, folding until the ingredients are just combined (over mixing can lead to cracking in the shells as they bake).

Step 4

Preheat your oven to 200*F (95*C) and line your baking sheets with parchment paper. To make sure your shells are uniform (and therefore evenly baked), it helps to make a template before hand. For this recipe, you’ll want your macarons to be about 1.5 inches across, otherwise you’ll have to adjust the baking time.

Step 5

Scoop your macaron batter into a piping bag, and pipe your first tray of shells. Important note: only pipe one tray of shells at a time, and only when they’re going to go right into the oven. Piping your shells in advance can dry out the tops and lead to cracking in the shells.

Step 6

Before baking, give your baking sheet of shells a few good hits on the counter to release any air bubbles in the batter.

Step 7

Bake the shells for 15 minutes, and then increase the temperature in your oven to 350*F (175*C) and continue baking your shells for another 9-11 minutes, or until they can be pulled away from the parchment paper easily. Be sure to let your oven cool back down to 200*F (95*C) before putting in the next batch.

Step 8

Simply whip up your heavy whipping cream until soft peaks form. Add the sugar and cinnamon, and continue whipping until the whipping cream stiffens. If you’re going to eat these macarons right away, you can pipe some whipped cream filling onto your shells and start sandwiching them together. If you’re not going to eat them right away, I recommend waiting on filling them (the whipping cream gets kind of watery the longer it sits)

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