Description
Brighten up your dessert table with Lucky Charms Macaron Filling, a delightful blend of vibrant buttercream and fun, vegan marshmallows. This whimsical filling is perfect for any festive occasion, adding a pop of color and surprise to your macarons. With its easy preparation and unique flavor profile that combines vanilla and a hint of lemon, both kids and adults will find it irresistible. Ideal for themed parties, this macaron filling not only looks stunning but also offers a delicious twist on traditional treats.
Ingredients
Scale
- 452 grams unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 480 grams powdered sugar (sifted)
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
- 4 drops lemon yellow gel food coloring
- 12 drops leaf green gel food coloring
- 50 Lucky Charms vegan marshmallows (reserved, for the center of the macaron)
- Gold Wilton glitter stars (sprinkle over the just piped macarons)
Instructions
- Beat room temperature unsalted butter in a stand mixer until creamy.
- Gradually mix in sifted powdered sugar on low speed.
- Add heavy cream and vanilla bean paste; whip until fluffy.
- Mix in yellow gel food coloring to achieve desired shade.
- Prepare meringue by incorporating green gel food coloring.
- Fill macaron shells with buttercream and place a vegan marshmallow inside each before topping with another shell.
- Decorate with gold glitter stars and allow to set before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 macaron (20g)
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 25mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 5mg