Macaron flavours

Macaron flavours

Macarons come in a large variety of flavours and colours.  The flavours can be sweet or savoury; however we would only recommend a sweet macaron, who would want a tuna, garlic or even onion flavour macaron?  The flavour will have an impact on how the macaron is presented and what the filling will be.

Macarons are made of meringue biscuits and fillings.  The meringue is usually coloured to match the filling but with the exception of chocolate or nut flavoured, the meringue would not be flavoured.  Since your first sense of taste is with your eyes, strongly coloured macarons make them more enjoyable.  The filling is made from either ganache, butter cream or fruit jams, with the fillings depending on the flavouring you want. 

Traditional macarons are fruit flavoured and filled with jams or preserves.  We make our macarons with the finest jam or when the fruit are in season and the orders are large enough we make a large batch of jam ourselves.  Conventional English berries such as strawberries, raspberries and blackcurrants make good flavourings. 

Butter cream fillings are our favoured choice and can be used for all types of macaron.  Fruit flavoured macarons go well with butter cream and ensures the final result is not too sweet as can be the case with jam fillings.  Butter cream also makes a larger variety available an flavours can be mixed: champagne & strawberry, coconut & lime.

Finally, ganache, is chocolate truffle like the centre of a Swiss chocolate or Ferrero Rocher.  Made with chocolate and cream, the result is a thick a decadent treat.  Any chocolate lover would enjoy a chocolate macaron and never want a milk tray again.  At a recent sale in St Albans, macarons with chocolate filings were the best sellers by far.

Finally, nut macarons are one of our specialities.  Coconut, hazelnut or pistachio make macarons and they are required to be added to the meringue biscuit as well as the filling.  This makes a flavour explosion that carries through the entire macaron.

Please see our website at Fondant & Chocolate for a full range of flavours and contact us for any requests, most sweet desires can be catered for.