| Source : http://onevanillabean.com/2010/07/13/bad-things-true-blood-macarons/ |
You can find the basic recipe for macaroon shells here.
Coffee Filling
Ingredients:
• 114 grams heavy cream
• 1 vanilla bean
• 250 grams white chocolate (24% cocoa content, or more)
• 3 teaspoons espresso powder
• ¼ teaspoon coffee extract
Procedure:
1. Place cream and vanilla seeds and pod in pot. Bring to a simmer. Turn off and let infuse for 30 minutes.
2. Melt chocolate over a water bath.
3. Remove vanilla beans from cream and strain cream through a fine mesh strainer. Add the espresso powder and coffee extract to the cream and stir well. Incorporate the cream into the chocolate in 3 additions.
4. Pour ganache in a shallow gratin dish or plastic container. Refrigerate until thickened, about 1 hour.
Sour Cherry Filling
Ingredients:
• 114 grams heavy cream
• 250 grams white chocolate (24% cocoa content, or more)
• 114 grams sour cherry preserves, blended in a food processor
Procedure:
1. Bring cream to a simmer, turn heat off and set aside.
2. Melt chocolate over a water bath. Incorporate the cream into the chocolate in 3 additions. Stir in the sour cherry preserves.
3. Pour ganache in a shallow gratin dish or plastic container. Refrigerate until thickened, about 1 hour.
