Photo: Sara Cervera
Blackcurrant and peppermint macaroons
12 ingredients
1 hr + 30 min
Makes 12
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Delicate macarons flavoured with blackcurrant and mint. Fresh blackcurrants are juiced to give a powerful taste punch.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
530
Calories
12g
Protein
22g
Fat
77g
Carbs
Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Raspberry | 1 cup (123g) | 64 |
| Black Raspberry | 1 cup (123g) | 64 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Peppermint | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 110g/4oz icing sugar
- 60g/2¼oz ground almonds
- 60g/2¼oz free-range egg whites
- pinch cream of tartar
- 40g/1½oz caster sugar
- grape violet gel food colouring
- leaves, finely chopped to decorate mint
- 200g/7oz white chocolate
- 300g/10½oz blackcurrantsblackcurrant
- ½ tsp peppermint essence
- 5 drops raspberry
- 1 tbsp black raspberry
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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