The BEST Chocolate Macaron Recipe

Chocolate macarons are such a tasty treat. I love that first bite that cracks through the crisp outer layer before you sink your teeth into that chewy goodness in the middle. These chocolate macarons are based on my super-viral, no-fail French macaron recipe. Follow my tips and tricks to make the perfect chocolate macarons. No cracking, no hollow shells, beautiful perfect feet.
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Chocolate Macaron Ingredients ►
2 oz (57 g) almond flour
3.75 oz (107 g) powdered sugar
8 grams cocoa powder
2 oz (57 g) egg whites (aged overnight in the fridge and brought to room temperature)
1/8 tsp cream of tartar
1 oz (28 g) granulated sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate Ganache Ingredients ►
2 ounces heavy cream
2.5 ounces chocolate (semisweet, milk or dark)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
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[@ambi3018]

I have to say I made those yesterday and they turned out AMAZING!!! I substituted the cream of tartar (cause I was having trouble finding any) with 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice and I forgot to age the eggs (oops) but they were still the first macaroon recipe that actually worked!! THANK YOU!!

[@raghav_kalra]

I just made macarons for the first time and they turned out almost perfect! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe

[@kerenguzman-official8897]

You are so funny: “I ate all of my mess-up’s and they were super delicious!” 🤣

[@le-reecegengan6568]

😅

[@jessicakatelin1817]

Girl! You have no idea how thankful I am for this video! I used to make these all the time... three years ago. somehow along the way I lost that power and this video has helped me find it again, thank you! I have an order for them tomorrow, you saved my butt;) By the way you are a super cute mama!

[@CJ-ve9bs]

Made these today, followed your recipe to a tee and they came out perfectly!! I had been struggling with the Italian method and remembered I made your strawberry macarons with great results years ago. Thanks for sharing, love your work!❤

[@michellekruger7939]

I tried alot of recipes, followed each one exactly as explained but just couldn't get it right, but yours worked!!! Thank you sooo much, have made it twice already and both times it worked Love it.

[@harrietoneil3911]

I was looking for ideas for something with blood oranges and this video popped up. So I thought why not! Chocolate macarons with blood orange buttercream. Yes/no? I've never seen, made, or tasted a macaron so I really don't know what to expect, but here goes! Thanks for the recipe and idea Liz. ☺

[@SugarGeekShow]

Harriet O'Neil that sounds delicious! I love chocolate and orange

[@avaford9092]

sounds really nice. the acidity from the orange would balance the flavours out well!

[@Lee_vd]

Ive made macarons maybe about ten times with ten different recipes and they finally turned out prefect with this one! I've never been able to get feet or a flat top and this time they have both, of course they were delicious too. So thank you for this recipe I wil be using this one forever

[@tarajohnson5095]

You have such a lovely family! Your son is adorable. Can’t wait to try my hand at the macaroons, tackling them is my February project. Your video is perfectly timed!

[@milkishouse4404]

my partner really likes chocolate and macarons so i thought I would try out this recipe! (ive made macarons before but never chocolate so i needed a few ideas) thank you for this upload!

[@kawaiicat2424]

And How did it go?

[@joannjacquin4983]

First of all....what a gorgeous little boy!! Congratulations! The macarons look so perfect...and soooo delicious! I've only made macarons once. I'll have to try these!

[@maiiory_]

I’m about to try this recipe and I’ll come back and tell you guys how it went 😁 update: they turned out amazing!! the feet didn’t rise that much but I’m sure that’s my fault. i decorated them and they look and taste awesome, thanks for the recipe!

[@bianney]

Did you use sweetened or unsweetened cocoa powder?

[@maiiory_]

@@bianney unsweetened

[@rmjauregui]

So nice to see you with your son! Many thanks for your dedication and open heart! 😘

[@cortneyshort3522]

Great video! Love that you are such a supermama and it’s empowering to see you care for Ezra at the same time as doing your video!

[@GabrielaAguilar1985]

Thank you for the recipe and the template! I have a recipe that never fails and i never need to dry and no aged egg whites(I’m a lazy/ cut corner baker 😳😆) 90g egg whites 125g powdered sugar 125g granulated sugar 125g almond meal

[@liveyourlife317]

The way you explain was tremendous You've covered all the details Big fan of yours from India I will try this and let you know, How it looks and taste

[@SugarGeekShow]

Thanks so much Milind!

[@partlyart]

I think i whipped my meringue juuuuust a touch less stiff, didnt use cream of tartar and also mistakenly put all the dry ingredients at once, but i managed to get the figure 8 and they turned ot perfext!! They did need a little longer in the oven and i wasscared theyd be dry and hard but by golly were they absolutely delicious the next day! I made a chocolate-coffee ganache by melting some instant coffee in the heavy cream before pouring it on the chopped chocolate. 11/10, first time making macarons and im still in disbelief at how perfect they turned out. Thank you for your crystal clear recipe!!

[@indahcoakley]

Thank you for the video. I just clicked subscribe, not only because you are awesome by giving us tutorials but also cos you are multi-tasking: baking and looking after your baby. That is super sweet! 😊 x

[@teresabeeson7593]

Thank you so much. I made these watching you this is the second attempt. They turned out great. You are a great teacher. It was raining today and I brought in a heater and turned on the fan. Beautiful feet and milk chocolate ganache filling. I am a grandmother of 6 grandchildren, I always bake with them and they love it. Again thank you and may God Bless you and your family this new year. Teresa

[@eunjun4996]

They look perfect! Lots of hearts from a small baking & cooking youtube channel!

[@hollyfletcher7869]

I have tried this 7 times (different recipe) I saw this tried it and it WORKED AMAZINGLY

[@Bookworm-bh9yy]

I know this might not ever be seen, but thank you for this video and recipie! Made my first ever macarons yesterday and they were very successful! Only thing was my piping of the cookies, but I was the one who went rouge and didn't use the template. They are delicious and I've been so happy to share with friends and family!

[@SugarGeekShow]

I’m so glad the recipe worked well!! Macarons can be so tricky 💕 Thanks for your comment

[@MamaJBakes]

Just tried your recipe...this is the one I'm sticking with! I got yours right on the first try (this was my 4th time trying to make macarons though)! I'll be trying your other versions as well. Thanks so much 😊

[@brittanyseptrion3452]

This video and blog were VERY helpful. I’ve made French macarons several times with success and without. So far I follow everything to a T and it’s perfect. Baking off some right now! This is my second time. I doubled the recipe and they are turning out great. In the past my biggest issue was having hollow shells. Full all the way thru with your directions and recipe. Thanks a bunch!

[@SugarGeekShow]

Brittany Septrion thank you so much!! So glad they’re working out for you!

[@elizabethpage7674]

Thanks for sharing your expertise! I think you’re wonderful and I’m glad I found you. ☺️

[@SugarGeekShow]

Get the full written recipe on my blog sugargeekshow.com/recipe/chocolate-macaron-recipe/

[@cindyanderson4306]

Congratulations, Ezra looks as sweet as a macaron ! Thanks for the lesson.

[@le-reecegengan6568]

Ya😘❤️😊

[@maritsasorto8845]

Followed your tutorial step by step...made my first batch of these delicious macarons & it came out way better than expected. Thank you!

[@nileriver1632]

y’all these ended up SOOO GOOD!! the cookies were so chewy and cute 😭 i’m so happy, i’ve been craving macarons but didn’t wanna pay for them lmao

[@olgashmtv1875]

I turn on my ceiling fan, helps speed up the drying process!

[@emerge9224]

Oh that Ezra is to die for..Love Babies..miss them so much. I came to you for the ins and outs of Macarons..I needed the details and you have done it. I will be peppermint' ting ( my middle) Thanks so much Liz. Happy 2021!

[@monekmarianna]

Thank you for sharing this tutorial. I did not have a good recipe for chocolate macaron. I will try yours. Your baby is so cute, congratulations!!! I do the same like you, parenting with little kids and baking, and love them!

[@guppy2129]

You are giving me the courage to try again! 1st attempt last year🤣 was an epic fail BUT I think it was the pasteurized egg whites I used! Yikes I didnt know I needed to use real egg whites 🤞🤞🤞 I had a couple of French toast macarons this weekend & oh my stars🤩 SOoooo delicious!! Thanks Liz💞 Ezra & Avalon

[@SugarGeekShow]

Guppy 2129 yep! Those pesky pasteurized egg whites don’t play nice

[@winniewinifred4170]

This video really help me a lot. I did mine by following your recipe, but seems I overbeat.. Will try again tomorrow. Even they are cracked but still taste very nice. Love you and your son.

[@jillmcdonald1714]

The first time I tried making these, and the last, the recipe made no sense at all! After all, it never said when to put in the coconut, it wasn’t even listed as an ingredient! I wanted to make Coconut Macroons for a 4th of July party! I now know the difference but haven’t tried to make them since! Thanks for showing the blunders also! Hopefully that means I have a chance to make something turn out great! 👍 and, Last but not least, Congratulations on your having little Ezra! He’s a cute little bun from the oven! Look forward to seeing your children more. Some people don’t show the kids but I think it personalizes the show. There is one lady on KZbin that has a son that was born almost a year ago. She doesn’t ever have him on or even talk about him. It doesn’t seem right. I’m sure she has her reasons but you’d never even know it that she has a child. It seems that she’s just wanting to make the money from the channel instead of being a proud mother.

[@elizabethmohammed9417]

Hi Liz. Congrats on a safe delivery and a handful and a bundle of joy as in your son.

[@MrKrisby]

The best macaron video on the internet.🥰 Would you enjoy showing us some more recipes for macaron fillings?

[@alishabarlowSTC]

My first batch of shells are drying over right now. They look very promising. Will update when baked.

[@Frog.person]

Someone forgot about the update lmao

[@veronicagarcia489]

first happy new year, second congrats for your baby, and third thank you so much for the perfect explanation how make beautiful macaron . God bless you

[@dlockern950]

Thank you for including the size of the pastry tip!!

[@Nomnomonurface]

If you sift the dry ingredients on to parchment paper first. Will be less messy and you can put in to bowl after. Just a good tip I learnt.

[@lorrainehicks9172]

Thank you for making it look easy. It's also nice to know that not all your recipes turn out the first time!, Keep on caking.

[@nt2girls]

Thanks for taking the time to post such a great video! I’m confused: the recipe on your blog and the description here in your video, the ingredient quantities don’t match. Which one is correct?

[@tay9sdaughter121]

Awe he is so adorable 😍. I miss my twins at that age.

[@KiranSingh-io9bd]

I made this recipe twice and they turn out BOTH TIMES!!! I was shocked, but I followed your recipe to the T and they were absolutely delicious! Thank you for the recipe! Question though, if I want to make regular plain maracons can I take out the cocoa powder and sub in more almond flour?

[@debbiegrubbs8708]

They look delicious, I want to make them. I will watch video a couple more times and get brave enough! Lol Ezra is a beautiful baby!! Blessings

[@elnywidjaja9885]

I'm not sure the technique is the correct one. You missed the macronage. By rotating around like that, the batter won't be incorporated.

[@abbykramer7195]

I agree. She whipped the egg whites far too long and didn't properly scrape and mix the batter. She is a good cook though, I just agree that she's missing some technique.

[@flourchylde]

You're right. Her recipe is fine but her macronage technique is way off. It shouldn't take that long to fold the batter and her egg whites were too stiff. However, her final product looked great. I have baked thousands of macarons and don't recommend using the baking mats such as Silpat. I find the bottoms don't crisp as well as they do on parchment.

[@shalibakes8440]

She did macronage, just very slowly & softly.

[@kibretyirsan3272]

Ikr

[@BellaHairCare4u]

I thought she macronaged. How else would they have come out so well? Just because her technique was different doesn’t mean it wasn’t there. Maybe watch her other videos and you can see she has a technique.

[@Yuppers20]

Hi there! I just want to ask if you have measurements using cups, tsp / tbsp or how many eggs? Thank you!

[@s.k.7800]

Your macaron recipes are the only ones that really work out for me! :-) Thanks a lot for the perfect explanations & tips! :-)

[@Tibby4mark]

This is the second video I watch of yours and I am hooked! You are such a great teacher! Macarons have always intimidated me but watching you make them has made me want to try. Thank you! Your baby is so cute and I love the wrap!

[@joanmartinayarlagadda2814]

Thank you for all the hard work you put in to give us a perfect recipe…🥰🥰🥰

[@elizabethmohammed9417]

Thank you so much for that video. Always wanted to try but it seemed so intimidating. Your a very good teacher. Will give it try and let you know what happens.

[@calicopurr]

You can use pasteurized egg white. It will be flatter, but they turn out really nice. Try it.

[@michelleneuman579]

I just watched your more recent video on the cooking mats. After watching this video I subscribed right after I saw baby!!! So cute! Cant wait to gather all of my supplies to make Macarons!

[@SugarGeekShow]

Michelle Neuman yay thanks so much! Welcome to the sugar geek fam 😄

[@fhouacym]

I've been trying the French method for two days now.. not turning out as good as the Italian meringue method. I might have to give your method a try. Your mixing is a lot more gentle than what I've been doing so I'll give that a try. Good job on your macs turning out for you.

[@sweetremission2658]

Congratulations on your new little one!!

[@mari_4688]

Iv'e been following this recipe till this day, and its works wonders!

[@JustAnotherBuckyLover]

More Mom-and-Baby videos for sure! 😍 Your macarons looked amazing. Honestly, I guess I'm a bit of a heathen because I don't like them, really (I'm not keen on the texture and I think it's also the almond flour, I hate marzipan and almond paste with a passion, and anything almond flavoured though I like whole or slivered almonds). But the effort and skill that goes into making GOOD macarons is something that I find inspiring.

[@janetmccartin9087]

This video gave me confidence to try making macarons. Thank you for all the details!

[@user-yr2ql4eq1e]

I recommend macronaging and doing 3 rounds of folding 1 is with 6 rotation 2 is also another 6 rotation and the third and final one is 30 rotations

[@magyespitia6928]

Looks Deli,Deli 😘💕💯 You are the Best pastry chef in the world.

[@rociosoto7270]

Great recipe for small amount to try out. Thank you

[@lynnel.1083]

Ezra! So cute. Oh, you made something... lol. Looks yummy.

[@imeldasantana1652]

I love macaroons 😋. Thank you for sharing the recipe and your tips 👏👏.

[@MunibaRizwan]

If anyone doesn’t where to get cream of tartar you can get it from Tesco

[@krishernandez7259]

I know this is about macarons but now I'm thinking of how useful that bottle prop would have been (such a cutie)

[@parisbravo2144]

Awesome. Thank you!!! Adorable baby. But I’m so excited to try these today.

[@maryannelliott3915]

They look amazing they always look hard to do so avoid doing them but I love the way you explain everything so I will have ago this weekend 🤞🏻

[@NadiaRae]

These would make perfect gifts 🎁 !

[@chrisveit1120]

Why can’t one use pasteurized egg whites! Thank you so much! I love your show! One of my favorites is the chocolate tempering show!

[@no-mz7nz]

You cant use pasteurized egg whites because they are low in protein protein is a key part for meringue no protein no meringue 🤷‍♀️

[@aviscraig7427]

I'm so glad I watched your video. Now I know what I did wrong in not achieving the feet. Thanks.

[@mithulahiri4105]

Would it still work if I used a bit more cocoa powder to icing sugar in the dry mix? I want that deep dark chocolate flavour to come through and not be too sweet. Thanks! I love your videos!

[@Mu5096rdgh]

I am definitely going to try this recipe. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@jkbc]

I like this recipe, I decided to try since the ingredients look not too much if I flunk it but guess what, they turned out great. Thank you, Can you make the Italian Meringue version?

[@abbykramer7195]

I've actually tested this because i was curious, and you don't actually need to let the macarons dry before baking. It was a huge shock to me, but i think you should definitely do a testing video on that.

[@madisonsang2197]

Uhhh yeah u do??

[@ashleybows5289]

These look amazing

[@Laow.s]

I can’t wait to try these!

[@April4YHWH]

These cookies are on my List - I’m grateful for the extensive testing you did so I can confidently dive in, knowing they’re foolproof 😊 EDIT: I commented fairly early in the video, because if I had waited, I would have seen that BEAUTIFUL baby and made note of it!! My word, Liz, he’s just beyond gorgeous... *that hair!!!* Love the baby-wearing; my daughter did the same thing ❤️ I think I speak for the majority here: you’re stuck including Ezra in your videos because if you don’t, we will feel cheated. 💕 😉 Great job on those marvelous macs...they’re truly picture perfect. Plus, showing us what incorrect techniques produce was a bonus👍 Thanks again!

[@susangardner3418]

I missed the live cause it was really late last night for me but watching it now yey

[@rathiparis6359]

Nice

[@batoolsaify1674]

Thanks dear for this recipe ♥️♥️😘

[@mithulahiri4105]

Can you do a video of macarons that have flavoured shells? Unless, of course you don't recommend using those flavour concentrates because they don't turn out as yummy as we hoped...

[@tomerdanielli4354]

Can i use a 1/4 teaspoon of vinegar Instead of the cream of tartar?

[@helpfulnatural]

I swear I'm going to attempt these soon! :)

[@terriarheghan3676]

Those look delicious!👍🏽💜

[@jadeencarnacion.b2570]

Preppy kitchen gives Great Technics doesn't he!?😌

[@wendyx2489]

Congrats on the baby !!!! ❤❤❤

[@bakinfchannelagainstillbak8384]

Just yes

[@MsMiniDope]

Can’t wait to try these

[@LoneWolf-sh1ph]

They look delicious

[@deejake9805]

I use pasturized egg whites it takes tweeking for real.. I did a lemon and the chocolate

[@tammyvanroon7386]

The written recipe is different than what you say in the video. 8g cocoa powder in recipe yet 10g in video. Ganache has different as well. Which is correct? Thank you for your video.

[@josephinepaul6]

I love the recipe

[@viper1001001]

The measurements are a little difficult to follow if someone doesn't have a gram scale. Is this listed somewhere with cup and tbsp measurements? Would love to try this!

[@sj444]

Can you use black cocoa powder? Will the lack of fat in the cocoa powder cause a problem?

[@patparish7776]

I’ve made these macarons twice but because the temperature in my oven is never constant, the macarons are hollow. However, I put them in an airtight container with some fresh bread and leave overnight. The moisture in the bread helps to add a softness to the macarons. They do taste great though. I have a question about the ganache recipe. Both times, I used the semi sweet chips, not the wafers, but couldn’t get the ganache to the consistency of peanut butter. I had to add several tablespoons of icing sugar and leave in the fridge for an hour before I could pipe it. Do you have any thoughts on why this happened? Thank you.

[@studenttangheitungjoannie2147]

Wow it looks super cool and I like it and it is super hard to bake these

[@drsaisingh5548]

Definitely gng to give this a try

[@jessicaminervini950]

What do you mean when you say “age the eggs”? I’m a new baker and always like a challenge so I’m starting with one of the most difficult pastries first lol 😂

[@SugarGeekShow]

To age the eggs, just crack and separate the eggs the night before you’re going to use them. Then store the white in the fridge with some plastic wrap on top, and poke a few holes in the plastic. This process of aging the whites will help evaporate some of the water in the eggs and whip to a stronger meringue.

[@jessicaminervini950]

@@SugarGeekShow Thank you so much! 💕

[@sierrasnackenberg6569]

I like macaroons I never tried them

[@marleeim091]

Try them they are really good

[@martinaantalkova8966]

Hii! thanky you for this recipe! I was just wondering if it’s big mistake if I use hand mixer over the stand mixer? Is there a big difference? thx for answering and have a nice day!🥰

[@SugarGeekShow]

Hi! It will just take MUCH longer to whip up the eggs into a strong enough meringue. But it’s possible! It’s just faster to use a stand mixer :)