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Pumpkin Spice Macarons Recipe – sweet, chewy, full of wonderful flavors, perfect for fall!
I’m back with another seasonal sweet treat – Pumpkin Spice Macarons Recipe. You may have noticed that I’ve reduced the number of dessert posts lately. I’ve been sharing lots of quick and easy weeknight meals and soups.
This is pretty much what I’ve been into lately. Spend time with my family, plan the holidays, enjoy the unusually warm weather and I haven’t had time for desserts.
Plus I really want to share dessert recipes that are worth my time. And if I eat the extra sugar, they need to be good!
I can never say “no” to french macarons. They are my favorite cookies. It is weird that the first time I tried them, I was not impressed. Things have changed since then and now I enjoy making and eating.
This Pumpkin Spice Macarons Recipe is my newest obsession. With Halloween and Thanksgiving around the corner, it is time for some pumpkin treats.
You may also like this Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Pie With Chocolate Crust Recipe that I recently shared on the blog. Some other popular recipes here are this Cream Cheese Filled Pumpkin Bread and this Pumpkin Pull-Apart Yeast Bread.
The truth is that there is very little pumpkin pure in the filling of these Pumpkin Spice Macarons.
They are loaded with pumpkin pie spice in both the shells and the filling.
It brings the warmest, comforting fall flavor. Perfect for a cup of coffee, tea or PSL!
The macaron filling in this Pumpkin Spice Macarons Recipe is Pumpkin Swiss Meringue Buttercream.
No liquid flavorings and emulsions in this Pumpkin Spice Macarons Recipe.
I like to play it safe and have been getting great results with this specific recipe.
It is slightly different from what I’ve shared previously. I used plain old pumpkin pie spice and some pumpkin puree in the French macaron filling.
You may have heard this, but macarons are finicky to make, or let’s say it is challenging to get consistent results.
I’ve been in a macaron “black hole” this summer.
I had to change my recipe and way of doing things when making French macarons.
Things are way better now.
I also have an exciting collaboration with a catering company here in Chicago going on. I’ve been making macarons for special events and I enjoy doing it.
By the way, I started a completely new Facebook Page, only for desserts.
It is called “Cooking LSL Sweet Treats”.
You can see my newest creations there. Feel free to follow me, rate and comment. I’ll greatly appreciate it!
Hope you like these Pumpkin Spice Macarons. If you are into macarons baking and love pumpkin pie spice, you should definitely try it!
Pumpkin Spice Macarons Recipe
Ingredients
For the French Macarons:
- 200 grams powdered sugar
- 113 grams almond meal
- 113 grams egg whites
- 1 pinch cream of tartar
- 100 grams granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
For the Pumpkin Buttercream:
- 57 grams egg whites
- 150 grams sugar
- 227 grams unsalted butter, cut into pieces and refrigerated
- 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp pumpkin puree
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Instructions
For the French Macarons:
- Add powdered sugar, pumpkin pie spice and almond meal to a food processor and pulse 7-8 times. Sift through a fine mesh sieve.
- Add egg whites and cream of tartar to the bowl of a stand mixer. Start beating on speed 6, until mo more greenish liquid could be seen.
- Continue beating on speed 6 and slowly add in the granulated sugar. Beat on speed 8, until stiff peaks. Do not over beat.
- Add the almond mixture in 3 increments, folding between each addition. The mixture should be at lava consistency. Fill a piping bag, fitted with wilton N12 tip with the mixture.
- Pipe mixture oven prepared baking sheets, lined with parchment paper or silpat mats.
- Slam sheets 5-6 times on the counter, to release air. Let the cookies dry at room temperature for 45 minutes. Preheat your oven to 325 (170 C) F.
- Bake sheets of macarons one at a time, for 11-13 minutes, until fully cooked, but not burned. Check at 11 minutes of baking, if the tops slide, they need 1-2 more minutes. Let the macarons cool for 10m minutes, before you remove them from the baking sheets.
For the Swiss Meringue Pumpkin Buttercream:
- Fill a medium saucepan with 3 inches (7.5 cm) of water. Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer combine egg whites and sugar. Whisk to combine. Place the bowl over the simmering water.
- Start to continuously whisk gently, being careful, because the bowl will become hot quickly.Every few minutes check the temperature of the mixture (while still whisking). Once the temperature reaches 160 F, remove from heat and attach to the mixer. (Be careful as the bowl is hot!).
- Turn the stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment on high and start whisking. Remove butter from the fridge.
- Whip the mixture until the bowl is cool to the touch (about 10 minutes) and it has the texture of marshmallow fluff.
- Beating on medium high start adding the butter, one piece at a time, until incorporated.
- Add pumpkin pie spice, vanilla and pumpkin puree and mix until combined.
- Fill a piping back with the buttercream. (Store in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 30 days).
To assemble:
- Pipe 2 tsp buttercream to one shell and stick the other one to it. Store macarons in an air-tight container for 5 days in the fridge, or freeze for up to 60 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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These macarons are gorgeous, Mira! You make the prettiest ones, and I’m loving the pumpkin spice flavor. Definitely perfect for fall! Pinned!
I totally agree that a dessert has to be really good if you’re going to eat the extra sugar!
I’m amazed how gorgeous your sweet treats always look, Mira. You’re a pro, and I’m definitely going to check out your new FB page!
I have not had the guts, yet, to try making macaroons, but I do love them. These look wonderful.
These turned out fantastic!
This looks so good! What a great dish to make for friends on the weekend!