French Macarons with Easy Green Tea Buttercream
Perfect green tea french macarons. They are filled with a foolproof green tea buttercream frosting that is so easy it should be illegal!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 cups of frosting 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No bake
- Cuisine: French
Ingredients
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- 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 4–5 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 packets Pique green tea jasmine(about 1 heaping teaspoon)
- Green gel food coloring
- French Macaron Shells (I used this recipe, which is the most comprehensive and easiest to follow that I’ve found.)
Special Equipment:
Instructions
- Make french macaron shells using your favorite recipe. I used this recipe.
- Beat butter on high for 2-3 minutes until pale and creamy. Add powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Add cream, vanilla, green tea powder, and a tiny bit of green gel food coloring and beat until smooth.
- Fit your piping bags with a large round piping tip. Pipe a dollop of green tea buttercream on to one macaron shell. Gently cover with another macaron shell.
Find it online: https://asideofsweet.com/french-macarons-green-tea-buttercream/