Samoa Macarons

🧂 Ingredients

• 100 grams powdered sugar
• 50 grams almond meal/flour
• 20 grams unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder

  sifted
• 60 grams egg whites

  at room temperature
• 40 grams granulated sugar
• ¾ cup shredded sweetened coconut
• 20 chewy caramels

  unwrapped
• 1 tablespoon milk
• dash of salt

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 310º. Prepare a baking pan by lining it with parchment paper.
  Prepare a pastry bag by fitting it with a ½-inch plain tip. 
• 2 Combine the powdered sugar, cocoa powder and almond meal.
• 3 With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until they’re foamy. Gradually beat
  in the granulated sugar and continue beating until egg whites form stiff peaks.
• 4 Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the dry ingredients into the egg whites in
  two batches. Stop folding when the mixture is a smooth, thick, glossy batter
  that slowly drips off the spatula back into the bowl when you scoop it up. Don't
  over mix. 
• 5 Spoon the batter in to the prepared pastry bag. Pipe the batter on to the
  prepared baking sheet in evenly spaced 1-inch circles (about 1 tablespoon of
  batter).
• 6 Holding the baking sheet in both hands, tap the baking sheet on the counter a
  few times to flatten the macarons. Leave out, uncovered for 15 minutes, then
  bake them for 15-20 minutes. Give the macs a gentle little shake with the tip of
  your finger to see if they’re done. You want them set but not firm. It’s better
  to undercook them a little so they are a bit chewy and not crisp.
• 7 Let cool completely then remove from baking sheet.
• 8 Coconut Caramel Filling
• 9 Preheat oven to 300º. Spread coconut evenly on a parchment-lined rimmed baking
  sheet and toast 10 - 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes, until coconut is
  golden. Cool on baking sheet, stirring occasionally. Set aside.
• 10 Put the unwrapped caramels, milk and salt in a large microwave-safe bowl and
  cook on high for 1-2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds. When smooth, fold in
  toasted coconut with a spatula.
• 11 Using two teaspoons coated in cooking spray, drop a rounded teaspoon of filling
  on to a macaron shell and gently sandwich another shell on top..

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