These Strawberry Shortcake Macarons are the classic summer dessert wrapped up in a tasty French macaron!
I saw a quote on Instagram the other day that I really liked and thought was kind of funny. It said, “I just don’t want to look back and think… I could have eaten that.”
For me that quote would read more like…”I just don’t want to look back and think… I could have MADE that.”
My Cooking and Baking Bucket Lists
I sort of have this “bucket list” when it comes to cooking and baking. The things that are on it are things that I THINK are more challenging. Things that I have a greater chance of messing up. I’m just going to get it out there…things I am afraid to try.
OK, I said it…yes, that I am AFRAID to try. Sounds silly doesn’t it? I’m not sure, but sometimes I think guests who come to my kitchen think only good things are prepared in it, but let me assure you I have had my share of disasters!
Everyone does. You know, the recipe that sounded really good, but then you tried the first spoonful and it was heave-ho right into the trash!
I will say I have more items on my “baking bucket list” than I do on my “cooking bucket list”. I love to cook and it seems like most of the time (not ALL of the time) I can fix what I have cooked because I never go overboard initially with spices and salt and pepper.
Like Ree Drummond says “you can always add more, but you can’t take out what you’ve already put in”.
I love to bake but, baking has been a little bit tougher for me to master, but over the years I have learned from my mistakes and am slowing crossing off items on “the list”. Happily, some items that have already been checked off are brioche rolls, pretzel rolls and now finally macarons!
The Best Strawberry Shortcake Macarons Recipe
I have wanted to make macarons like forever, but yes I was too scared to attempt it! They look so beautiful, so they must be hard. Too time-consuming. Pastry bags, piping tips, fillings….too many details!
Well, with a little coaxing from my good friend Hakeem who is a pastry chef I attempted the impossible…or so I thought!!
They weren’t that hard at all and believe it or not they were really fun to make. And while you are waiting for the macarons to rest before baking you can make your filling.
Strawberry Macaron Ingredients
- almond flour
- confectioners’ sugar
- egg whites
- granulated sugar
- vanilla
Buttercream ingredients
- unsalted butter
- vanilla extract
- confectioners’ sugar
- whole milk
- strawberries
It really is amazing how many flavors and colors of macarons there are too. Hakeem suggested Strawberry Shortcake Macarons so we tweaked his original macaron recipe and….
TAA DAA…..I present to you DELICIOUS Strawberry Shortcake Macarons with Vanilla Buttercream filling with fresh pieces of juicy, sweet strawberries!!!!!
Back to the Bucket List
Strawberry Shortcake Macarons………DONE!! THANKS Hakeem!
A Few Cook’s Notes
These macarons are fun and not hard to make. It is the perfect recipe to start with if you are new to making macarons.
While you are waiting for the macarons to rest before baking – make your filling.
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Strawberry Shortcake Macarons
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Macarons:
- 2/3 cup almond flour
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
- 4 oz. egg whites about 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
Buttercream:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter one stick room temperature
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
- 3-4 tsp. whole milk
- 1/2 cup strawberries finely chopped
Instructions
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl sift together almond flour and confectioners sugar. Set aside.
- Beat egg whites in the bowl of a standing mixer using a whisk attachment until soft peaks form. (about 3 minutes) Slowly add granulated sugar and vanilla and continue to beat on high for 2 minutes until stiff peaks form. Add almond flour mixture to egg whites and fold in slowly by hand until well incorporated.
- Scoop macaron mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a #806 tip. Pipe quarter size circles (1 - 1 1/2 inch) on parchment lined baking sheets about 1 inch apart. After piping leave out to rest on your counter at room temperature for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Bake macarons for 15-17 minutes. I only baked one tray at a time. Cool on tray before frosting.
Buttercream Frosting
- In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment beat butter and vanilla extract on medium speed until light and fluffy. (about 2 minutes)
- Turn mixer to low and slowly add confectioners sugar. Beat for 2 minutes scraping down the bowl after 1 minute.
- Add the milk one teaspoon at a time until the frosting is at a good piping consistency and continue to beat for 3-4 minutes.
- Scoop the buttercream frosting into a pastry bag fitted with the #806 tip and pipe the buttercream onto the flat side of one of the macarons, top with 4 to 5 finely chopped pieces of strawberry and then sandwich together.
Notes
- These macarons are fun and not hard to make. It is the perfect recipe to start with if you are new to making macarons.
- While you are waiting for the macarons to rest before baking - make your filling.
I love strawberry shortcake macaroons, they look delicious!! My wife makes almond flavored macaroons all the time! :)
Thanks Michael! Strawberry shortcake is one of my favorite summer time treats!
These look delicious, I love strawberries, I’m lucky enough to grow them in my garden and they are some of the best I’ve ever tasted, so much sweeter than shop bought.
Thank you. I wish I had them growing in my backyard because I am sure they are fabulous! I have a great farmer’s market in town where I get mine during the winter months. I am looking forward to the vegetable/fruit stands at the Jersey shore this summer to pick some beauties! Thanks for following!
Strawberry shortcake is one of my favorite desserts! Turning it into a macaroon is a genius idea, they look delicious! Well done!
Thanks so much! I love strawberry shortcake too! They are easier than I thought. You should try!
These strawberry shortcake macaroons are delightful! They are perfect little spring/summer treats.
Yes, perfect for spring and summer! Thanks so much and thanks for following!
This looks so yummy!
Thanks! They really are delicious and not hard to make!
Is it possible to use one of this little ice cream scoops to make the cookies? Or do you need to pipe them?
I don’t think an ice cream scoop would work. I think when you pipe them the mixture will spread correctly. With an ice cream scoop it would be more like a mound shape and you need it to be flat. I got plastic piping bags and the piping tips at Michael’s Craft Store and they were very inexpensive. Once you have them you can use them for cupcake and cake decorating too. Good luck.
Ha! I love that quote. And you’re version as well. Macaroons are on my bucket list. I’ve always been kind of intimidated to try them. These look amazing and your photos are excellent! So adorable!
Thanks so much Liz! Not as hard as I thought! Encouragement from my friend Hakeem helped me!
Will do! And some more of my caramels so you can eat yourself into a candy coma again! XO’s roomie
These macarons are the most perfect in terms of looks I have seen Mary Ann – and I’m sure their taste matches the appearance! Definitely guilty of re-pinning the images too many times. Also thanks for your beautiful comment on my latest post, it really made me smile.
Thanks so much Thalia and coming from you that means so much! I’m glad my comment made you smile!
Mary Ann..I made these last night. And they turned out AMAZING!! Thank you for your inspiring me with your beautiful pictures and easy to understand recipe. I can’t thank you enough!! :)
Totally agree with the prior comment. I have been wanting to make these for years and every recipe I read makes it seem as if this is a highly-expert and intensive process that is destined to fail. Many bakers discuss baking these in a way that has always led me to believe I just didn’t have the skill to do it. Your approach was much more inviting and it actually wasn’t as hard as I feared it would be! I still need to get my piping technique down, but mine turned out quite lovely, and yummy, too. I am thrilled to have crossed this off my bucket-list and to know that I can easily do these again in the future! Thank you for your positive and “you can do it, too” approach!
I am so glad you tried them! I was afraid to try these for the longest time! When I see directions for something I really want to try and the directions look really difficult I work up the courage and do it the hard way first and then the next time I do it my way…the easier way. I can honestly say that in most cases the easier way usually works! And I am lest stressed and enjoy making it so I will make it again. I am no expert by far with piping either. I just figure the more practice the better I’ll get at it! There are tons of flavors of macarons too, so hopefully I’ll get another on the blog! Thanks so much for making a comment and for following!
This looks beyond delicious! I love strawberry anything :) Thanks for sharing!
Me too Kennedy! Something yummy and strawberry coming to the blog this week too!! Gotta use up those summer berries!
ok, after a search for easy macacron recipes i have decided on this one because the pix are so pretty. i’ve attempted to make macarons once before, failed and never tried again. it scared me so bad that i didn’t even eat the professionally made ones.
long story short: i’m going to make these this weekend and then spend the rest of the week trying to work them off.
thanks for sharing!
PS. i also got fancy, and printed the recipe out in COLOR, that’s how much i liked the pic. the end.
Thank you so much! I have had some followers make these already and they have worked out perfectly for them! Don’t be nervous, because they are not as hard as you think! Sometimes too many directions scare people off and they never attempt recipes that really aren’t that difficult. That’s the way I was with macarons, but now I LOVE making them! Please forward me any pics of your finished macarons! I would love to see! Good luck!
Hi! I am making these for a birthday party, but they wont be eaten until two days from now. I know you can store normal macarons without berries or a few days in the fridge, and that you van even freeze them, but do you know how long these will last with the berries? How do you normally store them and for how long? Will the strawberries weep into the cream and make a mess?
Thank you for this great recipe!
Hi Jessica. I’m so glad you are trying this recipe! It is one of my favorites on the blog. When I made this recipe I did not want to refrigerate any for more than a day because I did not want the strawberries to weep into the cream, so my good friend who is a pastry chef recommended freezing them. I froze the extras in a large airtight Tupperware container in a single layer and took them out, one at a time to savor, and I will tell you they were still as delicious as the first day I made them. Just take them out of the freezer, and let them come to room temperature before serving. Enjoy!
Ah! These look heavenly. Hosting a baby shower in a couple months, and the word “macaroon” was tossed around. You’ve given me the courage to give go ahead and give it a test run at least! :D
These would be so fun for a spring/summer baby shower Amy! They aren’t as hard as they look! I loved making them! Hope you enjoy them!
I did not read all comments. Apologies if this has BEEN asked and if it hasn’t let me laugh at self for asking a question that is probably me having a moment of brain lapse. lol. you said let rest sit on counter for 2 hours. why?? do you mean let it sit and use before 2 hours??
No problem at all Cara. You pipe the macarons onto your tray and let them sit on the counter for 2 hours before you bake them. The resting period lets the shell dry out so the outer part can harden when you bake them. This helps create feet at the bottom of the macaron for air to escape. Good luck. Hope you enjoy them!
This recipe is fantastic! Easy to understand and easy to follow. Even my boyfriend (who shys away from sweets) loved them. I’m bringing these to a New Years party, so i swapped the milk for champagne in the buttercream. I also cut the strawberries into discs so they fit better on the macarons. These are definitely going into my regular baking rotation!
Macarons aren’t as hard as people think, right Lois?! I’m so happy both you and your boyfriend enjoyed them. Love how you swapped out the milk for champagne! Such a great idea for New Years! Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by to leave a comment and thanks so much for following the BHK! Happy New Year!
I seriously hope you will still respond to this. I’ve made these a couple times and they have worked perfectly. This time though after I added the sugar and extract it turned liquid. I can’t figure out how to fix it. Please respond. Thank you for the recipe. I love it.
Hi Izzy. Hmmmmmm. Did you beat the egg whites for the full three minutes until soft peaks formed? And then slowly add the sugar? Maybe they was an issue with your eggs? I’m not quite sure because that’s never happened to me. Good luck. Glad the recipe has worked before and you enjoy it!
How many does this make? Do they spread when baking (quarter size seems small)?
Hi Kay. The recipe makes about 24 macarons. They don’t really spread much at all. Enjoy!
Thanks! Just made these for a Valentines Day treat. They were surprisingly easy to make and they came out PERFECT!
YAY!! So happy you tried the recipe Kay!! Macarons are not as hard as people think!
I remember the first time I made macarons. I had very similar feelings, too, lol! Love the recipe!
I love making them! Reminds me, I should create another one soon for the blog!