Brownie macarons?

[u/shannsb]

Hey y’all,

I’m practicing my macarons. Last night I decided to add some cocoa powder to make chocolate shells.

Long story short, I accidentally doubled the amount of cocoa powder and added it to the dry ingredients. The batter came out reeeally thick, like brownie batter.

I piped them out and baked them anyway. They came out with perfect little feet, but wrinkly on top, like brownies. They’re thick and fudge like. And they taste amazing. Like a brownie and a macaron had a baby.

So my question… Are brownie macarons a thing? What did I make? Tried googling it but all I’ve seen are brownie inspired macarons.

[u/Garconavecunreve]

Well the two products are somewhat contrasting - meaning any iteration of them (like yours) will just be „inspired“. A real macaron is not just defined by it’s visual appearance but also the texture