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Colorful Macarons Masterclass
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Before I push out this weeks macarons I wanted to show off last weeks. Happy with the look of half of them, but thankfully the flavors were all amazing. I struggled with the front left which is margarita. For the longest time it basically tasted like key lime. This time I made a reduction of tequila and triple sec so it was stronger. I also didn’t use any lime juice and instead used lime oil and dehydrated lime powder along with sea salt and wow… it was a margarita! It took so many try’s but finally! I did wedding cake, cookies n cream, pistachio with raspberry confit, peach, Ooey gooey butter cake (there is a small piece of yellow cake inside), chocolate chip cookie dough with edible cookie dough inside, Margarita, white chocolate ganache with salted caramel center and fruity pebbles. Improving every week and that’s what I’m most proud of.
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@Shannon Ressler It’s a mix of my homemade vanilla paste and almond extract. Mixed with buttercream it’s delicious.
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@Kelly Jones thank you!
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@Crystal Arvelo Please tell me you know some type of voodoo/secret/magic!! 🙏🏼
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@Crystal Arvelo yes! It has a convection feature and i use cook on convection 320 multi racks. Even though i only cook one tray at a time
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Macarons
Hello, everyone I’m new to this community. I’m a full time homemaker . I bake cakes, pies , cheesecakes and sugar cookies . Macarons is one item that I’m still trying to perfect . I’ll have one good batch and several terrible batches. I’m still learning what the best temp for macarons with my oven . I’ve considered purchasing a counter electric oven to see if that can help . I’m so desperate to get my macarons full and perfect. This is my last time I had a good batch and it was 6 months ago . I’m excited to be apart of this community. I’m excited to try the recipe and see if that can give me the confidence I need to perfect these macarons .
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Hi Beatriz! It took me MONTHS and MONTHS of baking Mac’s daily to finally get consistent results. I have baked 300+ batches probably so far. @Crystal Arvelos recipe was a game changer for me and I bet it will be for you as well. The one thing Crystal can’t teach you is how your oven works. Unfortunately, that is something that you have to practice, practice and practice some more. I really suggest trying her recipe (because it’s not just a recipe…it’s a method and an understanding of macarons). Try it as she suggests first and then tweak your oven by 5degrees. Depending on humidity I am at 315 or 320. I cannot oven dry…just not working for me. I’ve tried so many times. But after drying I cook for about 23-25 minutes. I have an empty pan over my Mac’s, an empty pan under my Mac’s and sometimes I bake on a stacked pan as well. Silpat over parchment for me too. These are just some of the things I’ve learned that work for me after the recipe part. Hope you try the recipe and lean into the method and get fantastic results! Can’t wait to see!
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@Beatriz Barragan so glad you are in this community with us! It’s so wonderful to have this sounding board for all of us. So glad you are working with her recipe. Keeping a log on my phone of things I did and didn’t do really helped me as well. After so many batches it all starts to run together. 🤣
10d •
Better week!
Week two selling at my friends Pilates studio went better. I offered mini samples and that seemed to really help. This weeks flavors were Blueberry Açaí with Lemon Curd, Pina Colada Buttercream with Mango Curd, Vanilla Bean, Pineapple Dole Whip White Chocolate Ganache, Key Lime Pie that had a key lime curd in the middle, Reese’s Pieces, Blood Orange Buttercream, Espresso, and Cake Batter. The Reese’s Pieces I was most proud of. Chocolate Shell with a peanut butter buttercream that had malted milk inside that really gave it that candy bar taste. In the center I added a milk chocolate ganache and some crushed Reese’s Pieces. Need to get more consistent with my sizes and my decorations. Super proud of them though and I’ve gotten my first custom order from these!! 🫶🏻🥹 So thankful for this community and @Crystal Arvelo
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@Beatriz Barragan thank you so much!
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@Mallory Escobedo thank you so much!
Apr 12 •
Prom Macarons
My oldest daughter had her junior prom last night and I was in charge of dinner for her and her group of friends. Her lunch table are my macaron flavor “taste testers” and the girls all wanted my macarons for dessert. Each girl picked their favorite flavor and I got to work. I made over 250 so I could send some home with them the next morning. (All the girls stayed at my house last night too.) They are still not perfect, but Crystals recipe gave me so much more confidence going into this weekend and I’m so thankful. Flavors were: Pina Colada buttercream with Mango Curd Birthday Cake Buttercream Key Lime Pie Lemon buttercream with raspberry curd Banana Milkshake White Chocolate Ganache Cotton Candy buttercream Peanut Butter buttercream with brownie batter center Wild blueberry white chocolate ganache with lemon curd center
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@Adrienne Mendelsohn thank you!
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@julie-kitchens-8564
Busy working mom of 4 who’s love to show love through food!
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Joined Mar 15, 2026