Basic Vegan Macaron Shells

Considering the amount of macarons
I got to sink my teeth into last year, (literally so many, I started in March and kinda didn't stop...), I was very much overdue another one of these delicious, little French treats! 

It is ridiculous how happy I am to have found a vegan french macaron recipe!!!

So if your sweet tooth is aching for some sugar try my recipe below for some

Basic Vegan Macaron Shells

Basic Vegan Macaron Shells

Ingredients

1/2 Cup Cane or Golden Caster Sugar
1 Cup Almond Flour
1/2 Cup Icing Sugar
Liquid from one 15oz can of Chickpeas
(Optional) 1 tbsp Blueberry juice
(Optional) 1/4 Cup Raw Cacao Powder

                                                                                            

Substitutions

                            Method

1. Bring the Chickpea Liquid to the boil then lower the heat slightly and leave the simmer for 10mins.

2. Pour out the liquid into a bowl and whisk for about 2mins so that it is frothy.

3. Add the Cane/Caster Sugar and whisk for about 5mins to a meringue-like texture that forms stiff, shiny peaks.

4. Fold in the Almond flour and Icing Sugar.
*If you don't have almond flour, you can roast raw almonds for 5mins at a low temperature then blend them into a powder.

 5. Add the Cacao Powder and Blueberry juice (- obtained by heating a handful of Blueberries in a pan over low heat, then passing through a strainer)

 6. Scoop the mixture into a piping bag and pipe vertically onto a lined tray, equal sizes and equal spaces apart.

7. Smack the tray onto a flat surface a few times (this releases some air) and let them sit for 45mins - 1 hour


- Preheat oven to Fan 80 C / 95 C / Gas Mark 1/4
 
8. Bake for 30 minutes.

Et Voilà!
Once theyre done, you can add a filling of your choice, or just leave them as is, they taste bloody good either way!

Enjoy!

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