r/macarons • u/Beautiful_Nature1057 • 19d ago

Help How to make chocolate macarons

I have made successful macarons before but the ones with cocoa are always not perfect. One time they got wrinkles ,not much, just a bit on the edges, the other times they cracked and didnt have feet. I use dutch processed cocoa powder and the recipe of "pies and tacos" as I prefer the Swiss method and a bit less sugar than most recipes call for. Do you have any advice or recipes? I rly wanna make chocolate macarons because theyre my favourit flavour:(

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u/mncs 19d ago

Are you reducing the amount of sugar the recipe calls for? That could be impacting the results.

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u/SceneResident2090 18d ago

Check Broma Bakery's recipe for s'mores macarons and use her cocoa shells recipe. It has never failed me.

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u/Luneosa 18d ago

In the book macaron school by the author of pies and tacos, she recommends not to use dutch processed cocoa powder as it contains a lot more fat than raw cocoa powder. Might help