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Savory macarons are made by using foods that are spicy and salty for filling macarons with.

Savory macarons can be filled using soft cheeses (pimento, cream cheese, goat cheese) to bring the flavors of the savory macarons together.

The soft cheeses absorb the flavors of the spices and combine the other ingredients together to make the filling of the macaron easily pipeable.

Smoked Salmon Savory Macarons

Smoked salmon savory macarons are made with chives or dill on the tops of the macaron shells.

The filling of the smoked salmon savory macarons has a base of Boursin cheese, smoked salmon, lemon juice, chives, dill, and pepper to taste.

The filling is quite thick, therefore you can use the star piping tip to pipe the filling into a fancy design for your savory macarons.

Tomato Basil Feta Savory Macarons

Tomato basil savory macarons are made by making macaron shells, followed by a cream cheese filling.

The filling is made by creaming together cream cheese, feta cheese, basil leaves, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Diced tomatoes are folded into the cream cheese savory macaron filling.

The macarons are assembled by placing 1 macaron shell, then adding a basil leaf, the cream cheese filling, and another macaron shell to sandwich the savory macaron together.

Smoked Salmon and Wasabi Savory Macarons

Smoked salmon and wasabi savory macarons are made with a cream cheese based filling.

The wasabi powder is mixed with a small amount of water to emulsify it.

Next, the cream cheese is beaten until fluffy, and then the wasabi paste mixture is added to it.

Soy sauce, milk, and green onions are added to the cream cheese base to make this savory macaron filling.

To assemble the smoked salmon and wasabi savory macarons, the cream cheese filling is piped onto the macaron shell, and then is topped with a strip of folded smoked salmon. A small amount of cream cheese macaron filling is piped on to of the smoked salmon for the other macaron shell to hold it closed.

These macarons are not able to be frozen, and it is recommended you assemble them right before serving.

Goat Cheese Savory Macarons

Goat cheese savory macarons are made with a fig compote. The figs are chopped, heated, and then cooled.

The filling is made with mascarpone cheese, goat cheese, and black sesame seeds creamed together.

To assemble the goat cheese savory macarons, pipe a ring of the creamy goat cheese mixture around the edge of the macaron shell.

Add the fig compote to the center of the macaron. Top with the other macaron shell and sandwich together.

Pimento Cheese Savory Macarons

Pimento cheese savory macarons are made with a mixing pimento cheese with heavy cream in a food processor until fully combined.

You can even make your own pimento cheese at home for a more intense flavor for your savory macarons.

Bacon Savory Macarons

Bacon savory macarons are made with a buttercream based filling.

Butter is creamed with powdered sugar, and then a hint of maple syrup and vanilla extract are added.

Mix in chopped pieces of bacon to create your savory macaron filling. Pipe inside your macaron shells and sandwich together for a savory bacon macaron.

Wedding macarons are beautiful and intricate cookies that can be filled with luscious flavors like champagne, white chocolate rose, salted caramel, and red velvet.

Wedding macarons can be served on a 3 tier stand, or as a macaron tower on a dessert buffet table.

Wedding macarons can be flavored with a variety of flavors including adult beverages (champagne macarons), or dessert flavors (white chocolate ganache macarons).

Wedding macarons can be colored white, gold, or made to be a specific color to match your wedding colors.

You can even color them blue for a “something blue” theme.

Champagne Macarons

Champagne macarons are made by adding a hint of champagne into a buttercream base frosting.

Champagne macarons can be decorated with a bit of gold dust to make them shine bright.

Red Velvet Macarons

Red velvet macarons are made by adding cocoa powder, and vanilla extract to the macaron shell batter. Red velvet is a flavor that has both chocolate and vanilla flavors, making it truly memorable.

The filling of the red velvet macaron is a vanilla cream cheese icing. The cream cheese icing with the chocolate flavored macaron shells makes this flavor of macaron creamy and rich.

Vanilla Bean Macarons

Vanilla bean macaron shells can be flavored with the contents of a vanilla pod into the macaron batter.

The filling is made by adding vanilla bean paste to cream cheese frosting. You can add in vanilla extract if you’re wanting a stronger vanilla flavor.

White Chocolate Rose Macarons

White chocolate rose macarons are made by adding vanilla bean paste to the macaron shell batter.

For a bit of added decoration, you can add dried rose petals to the top of the macaron shells, right after piping them. They will make your macarons looked eye catching with it’s textured look.

The filling is made by adding rose water, and melted white chocolate to a buttercream base frosting.

To decorate the macarons, you can add a little more melted white chocolate and streak it on the top of the macaron shells. You can add a few more dried rose petals or sprinkles that will stick onto the melted white chocolate.

Lemon Macarons

Lemon macarons are made by adding 1/4 tsp of lemon extract to the macaron shell batter.

The filling of the lemon macarons are made by adding lemon zest and lemon juice to a buttercream base frosting.

Lemon macarons are tart, tangy, with a little sweetness from the frosting.

White Chocolate Ganache Macarons

White chocolate ganache macarons are full of sweet, creamy chocolate flavor.

You can make white chocolate ganache macarons by heating heavy cream, and pouring it over white chocolate melting wafers.

Make your chocolate ganache the day before, and let it sit in the fridge overnight, prior to filling your macarons.

Turtle Macarons

Turtle macarons are made by substituting some of the almond flour for pecan flour to macaron batter.

The turtles are filled with freshly made caramel sauce.

Caramel sauce is made by cooking sugar in a saucepan and waiting for it to crystallize into an amber color.

Once you’ve reached your desired color, heavy cream is added to the sauce to make creamy and delicious caramel. Butter is added to thin out the caramel sauce and make it more of a rich caramel flavor.

Top the turtle macarons with melted chocolate and pecans.

Add a little chocolate on one half of a pecan and stick it to the top of the macaron.

Add drizzled melted chocolate over the pecan to make it look eye catching and complete the turtle flavor of pecans, chocolate, and caramel.

Salted Caramel Macarons

Salted caramel macarons are made by creating a caramel sauce using the “wet” method.

Sugar and water are combined in a saucepan white it crystalizes and forms an amber color.

Heavy cream and butter are added to give the caramel sauce a rich and buttery taste while it thickens.

Once the sauce has thickened up, salt is added to give the caramel sauce a salty finish to the sweet caramel. When filling the macarons, a little goes a long way!

Coffee Macarons

Coffee macarons are made by adding a small dusting of coffee grounds to the tops of the macaron shells right after piping them.

Coffee macarons are filled with coffee cream cheese buttercream icing.

You can add in your coffee flavor by adding a small amount of strong coffee, espresso, or using a pack of instant coffee with a bit of hot water.

Add the coffee in slowly to your filling, you don’t want the flavor to be too overpowering, or too thin of an icing to pipe.

Piña Colada Macarons

Piña colada macarons are made by adding a little coconut flour to the macaron batter.

After the macarons have been piped, a sprinkle of shredded coconut is added to the tops of the macaron shells.

The filling of the piña colada macarons is made by adding rum extract, pineapple juice, and coconut cream to a buttercream frosting.

Lemon Raspberry Macarons

Lemon Raspberry Macarons are flavored packed with a burst of lemon and a hint of raspberry taste.

Lemon Raspberry Macarons are made with lemon extract, lemon juice, lemon extract, and raspberry jam to create this sharp sweet flavored macaron.

Lemon Raspberry Macarons can be colored with red, pink, or yellow food coloring.