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Black Sesame Macarons

January 4, 2020

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These light, chewy, bite-sized black sesame macarons are flavored with crushed black sesame seeds in the shell and a sweet, salty sesame seed paste filling. I adapted the shells for the sandwich cookies from Zoë François’ recipe, which is totally fool-proof and cram jam full of helpful tips. You can find it here.

grey macaron shells topped with black sesame seeds crowded together on a baking sheet
three black sesame macarons precariously stacked on top of each other in front of a baking tray.

For the macarons

125g almond flour

225g powdered’ sugar

130g egg whites (4 large egg whites)

110g sugar

Black food gel coloring

For the filling and topping

1 1/2 cup black sesame seeds, lightly toasted

5 oz. honey

For the macarons shells, just go to Zoë’s recipe! There are just a few additions:

  1. Before you do anything: In a blender or food processor, blitz 1 1/4 cup of the sesame seeds just to break them up a little bit. Then reserve 1/4 cup for the batter. (You’ll need the other cup for the filling.)
  2. When the egg whites are whipped to soft-peaks, add just a drop of the black gel food coloring.
  3. When you begin the macaronage (or, folding together the egg whites and the dry ingredients) fold in 1/4 cup of the crushed sesame seeds.
  4. After piping them out, sprinkle sesame seeds over the tops of half the shells.

For the filling

  1. In the blender or food processor, continue grinding the sesame seeds until it looks like a nut butter.
  2. Add the honey and continue processing until it’s a shiny, thick paste. If you think it’s too thick to pipe, add another tablespoon of honey.

Assembly

  1. Pipe a dime-sized mound of sesame paste on all the bottoms.
  2. Place on the tops and press lightly to sandwich the filling. Enjoy!
one black sesame macaron sits on its side facing up at the camera to show its black sesame honey filling

Black Sesame Macarons

Print Recipe
These chewy black sesame macarons are flavored with crushed black sesame seeds in the shell and a sweet, salty sesame seed paste filling.
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Keyword black sesame, gluten-free, macaron cookies, macarons
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 32 macarons

Ingredients

For the macarons

  • 125 g almond flour
  • 225 g powdered’ sugar
  • 130 g egg whites 4 large egg whites
  • 110 g sugar
  • Black food gel coloring

For the filling and topping

  • 1 1/2 cup black sesame seeds lightly toasted
  • 5 oz. honey

Instructions

For the macarons shells, just go to Zoë's recipe! There are just a few additions:

  • Before you do anything: In a blender or food processor, blitz 1 1/4 cup of the sesame seeds just to break them up a little bit. Then reserve 1/4 cup for the batter. (You’ll need the other cup for the filling.)
  • When the egg whites are whipped to soft-peaks, add just a drop of the black gel food coloring.
  • When you begin the macaronage (or, folding together the egg whites and the dry ingredients) fold in 1/4 cup of the crushed sesame seeds.
  • After piping them out, sprinkle sesame seeds over the tops of half the shells.

For the filling

  • In the blender or food processor, continue grinding the sesame seeds until it looks like a nut butter.
  • Add the honey and continue processing until it’s a shiny, thick paste. If you think it’s too thick to pipe, add another tablespoon of honey.

Assembly

  • Pipe a dime-sized mound of sesame paste on all the bottoms.
  • Place on the tops and press lightly to sandwich the filling. Enjoy!

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  1. Demi says:

    5 stars
    The recipe says 1.5 cups of sesame seeds. But then it says blitz 1.25 cups and reserve .25 for the macaronage and the “other 1 cup” for the filling. Doesn’t this make the total sesame seeds needed 1.25 cups instead of 1.5? Or am I missing something?

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