Sunday, April 17, 2011

Who can resist strawberries and chocolate?

For this month's chocolate mac attack I wanted to try a unique ganache. I started with frozen strawberries, which I blended with water and balsamic vinegar. I boiled the mix on the stove until it reduced down to about 1/3 of the original amount. I then added 2 cups of brown sugar and a heaping spoonful of cocoa powder and 8 oz of Trader Joe's baking chocolate discs. Once that cooled a bit I added about 3/4 of a stick of unsalted butter. The result was exactly as I'd hoped, you taste strawberry first, and then the chocolate at the end.

Strawberry balsamic brown sugar chocolate ganache macarons

Strawberry balsamic brown sugar chocolate ganache macarons
These pink macs have a strawberry balsamic brown sugar chocolate ganache.






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8 comments:

  1. JamieApril 17, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    Wow now that is creativity! I love it. That ganache sound so much like chocolate-dipped strawberries, and who doesn't love those? I love the combo especially with the tang of balsamic vinegar. Perfect mac for Mactweets this month! So happy to have you baking with us!

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  2. The Mad HausfrauApril 18, 2011 at 12:55 AM

    One of the most creative fillings I've seen. Wow. Really pretty macs.

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  3. KatieApril 18, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    WOW! Okay, these sound fabulous! I love everything about this combination.

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  4. RollerScrapperApril 19, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    Thanks for all of the encouragement, they were a big hit at my women's networking meeting tonight! I just love how you can take one cookie and make an infinite amount of flavors!

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  5. Deeba PABMay 1, 2011 at 5:49 AM

    What a great combination...I love the pairing. The strawberry balsamic filling sound so GOOD! Thank you for bringing these beauties to Mactweets!

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  6. AnonymousMay 4, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    That does sound like an intriguing filling. Would love to taste a sample! Perfectly pink for your blog, too, with a hint of chocolate for Mactweets.

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  7. RollerScrapperJune 8, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    Thanks for the kind words! It its so great to be baking along with the bloggers that I learned some of the first techniques from!

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  8. Type A RamblingsJune 20, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    Love macrons. There's only one place in Vancouver that makes delicious ones (Thomas Haas). My own ode to the macron:

    http://typearamblings.blogspot.com/2011/04/macaron.html

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