Chocolate Ganache Macaron Filling (5 Ingredients)

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Chocolate Ganache Macaron Filling (5 Ingredients)

Make a rich and decadent chocolate ganache macaron filling with only 5 ingredients. You'll only spend 20 minutes of active time in the kitchen, making this one of the fastest and best fillings for chocolate macarons.

Prep Time20

Cooling Time45

Total Time1 5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Servings: - 25 (1.5 inch) macarons, ¾ cup

Calories: 61kcal

Author: Jessica Mode

Equipment

heat safe mixing bowl
silicone spatula
piping bag and piping tip

Ingredients

½ cup (100 grams) semi-sweet chocolate morsels
6 tablespoons (75 grams) heavy cream
2 tablespoons (28 grams) unsalted butter softened to room temperature, cut into 1 tablespoon cubes
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon fine sea salt

Instructions

Place chocolate morsels in a medium-sized heat-safe bowl.
Heat heavy cream in the microwave on 100 percent power (high) for 45 - 60 seconds until the heavy cream begins to steam (but doesn’t boil over). Immediately pour the heavy cream over the chocolate. Make sure all of the chocolate is submerged under the cream. Allow the mixture to sit, without stirring, for 3 minutes.
Add butter, vanilla extract, and salt to the chocolate. Stir until the mixture is smooth and fully blended. If there are still bits of chocolate or butter after stirring for 60 - 90 seconds, heat the mixture in the microwave on 100 percent power (high) for an additional 10 - 15 seconds, then stir until the correct consistency forms.
Place the bowl in the fridge and allow the mixture to cool until it’s firm enough to pipe, about 45 minutes.
Match up macaron cookies so they are paired with a similar size/shaped cookie. Pipe ganache on one side of the macaron shell using a ½ inch round piping tip. Gently place the matching macaron on top of the ganache.
Mature the macarons with the filling in the refrigerator overnight. This will allow the macarons to slightly soften and develop a deeper flavor.

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Notes

Make Ahead: Make the ganache up to 7 days ahead of when you plan to use it. Store it in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Before you need to pipe the ganache filling, allow it to slightly warm closer to room temperature. Give the ganache a stir to ensure it's at a pipable consistency.

Ganache Storage: This ganache filling for macarons should last up to 2 weeks if properly stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Macaron Storage: Macarons filled with chocolate ganache will last up to 7 days when stored in the refrigerator and up to 1 month when stored in the freezer. However, the macaron shell tends to soften the longer the macaron is stored. Learn more about the proper way to store macarons.

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