![]() ![]() Without making a reduction, the amount of champagne and strawberry puree needed to get a good flavor would create a frosting too thin to be usable. ![]() Making the strawberry buttercream isn’t difficult, but it does require making a quick reduction to concentrate the strawberry and champagne flavors. ![]() It’s best to start with just a bit, and continuously add more as needed. I like to start adding my food coloring when I’m about halfway through combining the dry ingredients with the meringue. When coloring your macarons, just make sure to use a gel-based food coloring as water-based food colorings can ruin the texture of your batter. To get the beautiful dusty pink color for these macarons, I used red food coloring along with just a touch of blue. And, of course, be patient and make sure you’ve got the right consistency when whipping the egg whites and when incorporating the dry mixture into the meringue. But the main points are to always use a kitchen scale to weigh your ingredients and to prepare everything you’ll need before you get started (baking sheets, macaron template if using and a piping bag fitted with a round tip). For us, the first thing that came to mind was the ultimate celebratory flavor combination: strawberries and champagne! So we filled a batch of dainty pink macarons with an irresistible strawberry champagne buttercream and the resulting macarons were definitely cause for celebration!Īnd for more fresh strawberry flavor, don’t miss our Simple Strawberry Mousse Cake or Strawberry Crumble! pink macaronsįor more tips and tricks on how to get the perfect macarons, you can read my post on peppermint mocha macarons. This champagne and strawberry macaron recipe is the perfect way to surprise your special someone this Valentine’s day! Light, crispy and bursting with fresh flavor, these delicate strawberry champagne macarons are sure to impress!Īlthough we don’t really celebrate Valentine’s day with flowers, cards and gifts, we’re all about any day that calls for themed food! And with February just around the corner, we figured it was time to start thinking about flavors and bakes fit for the festival of love. ![]()
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