I have had a huge interest in baking since college. My first real job, I would wake up early to make fresh bagels to bring to the office (fairly easy once you get a routine), and frequently hosted pageant parties where girlfriends would wear crowns while enjoying wine and dessert treats.
After many successes with established recipes, I must have felt my ego needed a check - I started to write my own. Years before I knew what a blog was, I created recipes. I still shudder when I think of all that was lost with a laptop death a few years ago - chills as I type that now.
Fast forward several years, adding a new challenge of baking vegan and gluten free. Friends and family subjected to enjoying flat loaf cakes with a smile, and a good stretch where all I made was variations of brownies "because I wanted the result to be dense and fudgy". Well, that part is still true.
French macarons were something I did not attempt as a vegetarian, when I could have easily used eggs. Nope, I had to wait until the challenge would be much greater. After a couple not so pretty fails, I summoned the willpowder to keep going.
With attempts at clever jokes came success! With this amazing product I created a cardamom macaron and filled it with dark chocolate ganache. Then I resumed breathing. Whew.
Before I share a recipe I will be making more batches. While these tasted amazing and had the similar textures to a classic macaron, I want to perfect their appearance while hopefully making them less delicate. I want to make other bright colors (for cardamom flavored I chose a pale green). I just want more excuses to make these and have that elation again! I was giddy all day. After I resumed breathing.
What was your last elated success, in cooking or otherwise?
Jessekarh says
Where's the recipe! I want it now! I'm having a bake-off with one of my good friends, knowing I'm vegan he chose Macarons! What a little weasel. So you should get around to posting the recipe... 🙂
Carla says
I look forward to the recipe, I want a macaron
Nishna Shah says
Dear Spabettie
Good day I would just like to say that i am truly surprised that you have been able to produce vegan macaroons as i have searched for a very long time to find such a recipe.
I as just wondering if it was possible if you could tell me your recipe for it is a major grade for my science project
hope to hear from you soon
your truly Nishna
Rosie says
Hi there! I'd love even the rough version of the recipe - dying to make these and there's not a lot of options for vegan macarons online!
Kim says
Please please please the recipe! They look so great. They would be great for my Paris photo evening coming Friday.
I'm searching for a special French snack.
Maya says
Please! They look soooo perfect!
Cat @ Cat's Kitchen says
Oh my god they look perfect! Please post the recipe soon! My first attempt at vegan macaroons ended in little walnut cookies, so naturally I'm now on a quest to succeed 🙂
Hanna says
recipe?! i can't wait to make these wow they look amazing
Tomi says
Have you posted the recipe for these yet? They look amazingly tasty!
spabettie says
sorry, Tomi, I have not yet. I want to make them again, I hope to find time soon. Cheers!
CM says
these are wonderful, when will you post the recipe ?
xo
Niki M. says
I have this absurd fasination for macaroons. I didn't hesitate buying them while peaking in the stores in France. I've tried them at home, and even though they are tricky non-vegan, I can't imagine creating them vegan. It's been one of my biggest goals to create a vegan macaroon. I can't wait to see the recipe when you finally display it for the most perfect batch!
spabettie says
this has been my goal for quite some time too - it's REALLY not easy, and I tried with the egg replacer (Ener-G), with all kinds of things, they just didn't turn out. This was the first batch to work! I kinda took a break from them after this post - I need to get back to it! 😀