How to Make French Macarons | Beginner-Friendly Vanilla Macaron Recipe | The Floral Apron

If you've been wanting to learn how to make French macarons, this is the video for you! I walk you through my entire beginner-friendly process for making macarons via the French method, from mixing up the meringue and macaronaging to piping and baking. I include plenty of tips and tricks along the way to help ensure your success in the kitchen with these finicky sandwich cookies!

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At the start of my macaron journey, I wanted to spend as much time as possible perfecting my shells. I didn't care quite as much about fancy fillings until I knew my shells were going to look as good as they tasted, so that's why I opted for a simple American buttercream filling here. If you're up for an extra challenge, my birthday cake batter French buttercream (https://floralapron.com/birthday-cake...) also has a strong vanilla flavor but will use up your leftover egg yolks.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 — Intro

00:36 — Recipe

01:01 — Prepping Equipment

02:24 — Weighing Ingredients

03:56 — Processing the Almond Flour and Powdered Sugar

04:52 — Making the Meringue

09:00 — Soft Peaks

09:59 — Adding Vanilla and Gel Food Coloring

11:17 — Stiff Peaks

11:37 — Macaronage

13:00 — The Best Place to Rest Your Bowl when Macaronaging

14:26 — Transferring to a Piping Bag

15:53 — Piping the Macaron Shells

17:05 — Banging/Tapping the Trays

17:43 — Popping Extra Air Bubbles

18:07 — Smoothing Pointed Tops

18:32 — Drying Macaron Shell Tips

20:50 — Going in the Oven

21:33 — Dishes

22:33 — First Tray out of the Oven

23:28 — Making Vanilla Buttercream

24:52 — Removing Macarons from the Mat

25:20 — Matching up Macaron Shells

27:00 — Filling the Macarons

28:30 — Outro