Strawberry Rose Macarons
Celebrate mom with an edible gift this Mother’s Day! Macarons make a special handmade treat, especially when paired with sweet strawberry and delicate rose.
If you are looking for a sweet way to show your mom how much you love her this weekend, look no further than these strawberry rose macarons! Macarons are such a special treat, and with good tools and the right technique, they are so much fun to make.
Aren’t they pretty? Click over to The Kitchenthusiast to check out the recipe and tutorial!
For more macaron-making tips, click over to my Basic Macaron recipe.
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Strawberry Rose Macarons
Ingredients
For the shells:
- 4 (120 g) egg whites, (large)
- 220 grams powdered sugar
- 140 grams almond meal
- 80 grams granulated sugar
- a few drops gel paste food coloring
For the filling:
- 1 (30 g) egg white, (large)
- 1/3 cup (66.67 g) granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons (88.72 g) unsalted butter, , slightly softened
- 3 large fresh strawberries,, pureed or finely chopped
- 5-6 drops rosewater
- 2 tablespoons strawberry jam or preserves
Instructions
To make the shells:
- Place the egg whites in a large mixing bowl, covered, and allow to come to room temperature.
- Place the powdered sugar and almond meal into the prep bowl of the food processor. Process to a fine powder, and sift to remove any larger pieces that may remain.
- Whip the egg whites on medium high speed until foamy.
- Slowly and gradually add the granulated sugar, while whipping.
- Tint to desired color with gel paste food coloring, and continue to whip until the meringue holds stiff peaks.
- Add the almond meal/powdered sugar mixture to the egg whites, all at once.
- Fold until the batter drops from your spatula in one continuous ribbon.
- Place the batter in a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip.
- Pipe 1-inch diameter rounds on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F, and allow the macarons to dry for 20-30 minutes, or until a thin, dry membrane has formed on the surface.
- Place in the oven to bake, and immediately drop the temperature down to 325 degrees F.
- Bake for 14 minutes.
- Cool completely before filling.
To make the filling:
- Place the egg white and sugar in a large mixing bowl, and whisk to combine.
- Place the bowl over a small pot of simmering water, and cook, whisking occasionally, for about 5 minutes, or until the mixture no longer feels gritty when rubbed between the thumb and forefinger.
- Remove the bowl from the heat and whip on high speed, with the whisk attachment, until no hint of warmth is left when you place your hand against the side of the bowl.
- Whip in the butter, one tablespoon at a time. (If the mixture looks curdled, continue to whip until it comes back together, before adding more butter. If it seems runny, place it in the fridge for 15 minutes and then whip some more.)
- When the mixture is thick and fluffy, add in the fresh strawberries and rosewater.
- Whip on high speed until the frosting is fluffy and smooth.
To assemble the macarons:
- Pipe the strawberry rose buttercream in a ring around the outside (bottom) edge of one macaron shell.
- Fill the well in the middle with about 1/8 teaspoon of strawberry jam or preserves.
- Top with another macaron shell.
I have wanted to try making macarons for the longest time and just never seem to get around to it! What a great mother’s day gift! My mom would love these – especially with that gorgeous color!
Thank you Ashley!!! Macarons are one of my favorite things to make; I love the challenge and I love how adaptable they are. Thanks for the sweet comment, dear!
Your creations are always so beautiful, Allie! I’m sure any mom would be thrilled to have these for Mother’s Day!
And so are yours, Natasha! Thanks so much for the sweet comment. Hope you are having a fabulous week!
You are an incredible photographer! These are some of the most gorgeous macarons EVER. The pink is so pretty! Clicking over to get the recipe – I can’t resist 🙂
Thank you, sweetheart, you are too kind! Thanks so much for clicking over and helping to support one of my sponsors 😉
These macarons are so gorgeous! And so is that table setup. Can I like, live there?
Pinning!
Ha ha, yeah, I think that it might be the prettiest 24 square inches in my whole house! Lol… Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting, Abbie, and for the pin too!
These are absolutely gorgeous! I love the color 🙂
Thank you so much, Chloe! <3
These are absolutely beautiful. I just ate my first macaroon a few weeks ago and were sold. I especially like that my wheat sensitive husband can have the french version made with the almond flour. You have a new follower from Cookin’ for the Seven Dwarfs.
That’s great, Debbie! Thank you so much for the sweet compliments, and for following too! I’m so happy you clicked over 🙂
Aww. These are perfect for Mother’s Day. I’ve still never made a macaroon and I have no idea why. I need to change thy ASAP. Love the pretty pink.
Have a beautiful Monday Allie!
You too, Melanie! I just know you’d be great at macarons- anybody that can bake such beautiful loaves will surely have great success. Thanks so much for the sweet comment and I hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day!
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more beautiful Macaron, Allie! This is inspiring, since I am TERRIFIED of making macarons. Thanks for sharing, and I hope you had a great weekend!!
Aw, thank you Justine! I hope you’ll give them a try soon; you’ll feel like such a superstar when they bake up picture perfect 😉
I love macarons although I never tried making them at home. These look so pretty, I love your pictures. I’ll check out the recipe and might try it sooner than expected :).
Oh I hope you do, Roxy! I love making them, they are finicky but I enjoy a good challenge. Hopefully my tutorial brings you lots of success! Thanks so much for the sweet comment 😀
These are gorgeous!!! going to check out the recipe right now! I still haven’t tackled macarons yet, but I want to try them soon! Hope someone makes you a batch of these this weekend 🙂
Thank you so much, Cate! I hope you have lots of success with macarons. They are such a fun challenge! Good luck, my dear!
These are absolutely beautiful, everything about them. Perfect for Mother’s Day!
Thanks so much, Matt! I hope you enjoy the holiday this weekend. My best to you and your beautiful family!
I can’t get enough of pretty macarons, especially when they are strawberry! Heading over to check out the recipe now.
Oh I know, right? I’m all about strawberries lately, it’s so great when they start to come back into season. Thanks so much for clicking over, and for the sweet comment, Ashley!
Happy Mother’s Day Allie! These strawberry rose macaroons look absolutely beautiful! I love the pictures, so amazing! 🙂
Thank you so much, Jessica! You just gave me my first “Happy Mother’s Day” of 2014 😉 I’m so happy you liked the post and the pictures. <3
They look so pretty Allie, I bet they delicious too!
Thank you, Laura! I do love berries and rosewater together, it’s such a pretty and delicate flavor. Hope your week is off to a great start!
You KNOW I love these!! They are just perfect 🙂 I love mixing berries and rose water because of the sweet aromatic combination. In fact I made a raspberry rosewater cocktail this weekend.
No kidding?! That sounds wonderful; I hope you post it on Blahnik Baker! I want one 😛
I am always just amazed at your gorgeous pastry treats, Allie. These macarons are unbelievably gorgeous and obviously I’m going CRAZY over their beautiful pretty pink color! Macarons have been on my must-make list, but I’ve always been too nervous to try them. I think you just gave me the push I needed. 😀 pinned!
They can be so tricky, Sarah, I don’t blame you one bit for being nervous. I’ve made them a ton of times, and still I have fails sometimes. But the more I do it the more I understand the process and how they behave. When I learned that ribbon trick it was like a lightbulb went on. I hope you give them a try! They really are such a fun challenge. And thanks so much for the sweet comment! xoxo