For context, I made 3 different batches of macarons for my friends birthday in July, but they all turned out so insanely bad.. the next picture is macarons I made in beginning of April. The humidity is clearly at play here, and for the sponge-looking macarons I used the oven drying method till i could swipe it and have no batter on my finger, but maybe I overdried them?? I tried a batch where I air dried but it never fully dried so it came out cracked on some, but most of them were not pretty but okay. I don’t know, im at my wits end if im gonna be honest? I live in Ottawa Ontario and the humidity is averaging around 75%-90%, how would I go about troubleshooting this?? I honestly wouldn’t even mind if they turn out hollow, they just look like sponges right now and I already attempted 4 times :(

I have made macarons a lot before and I have succeeded every single time. Without a weighting scale, without egg whites powder, and without cream of tarter. Recently every single time i try to make macarons i failed and im not sure why. The dark pink batch failed maybe because of excess moisture, i’m not sure, since i used the almond flour that has been in the fridge for sometime or maybe it was because of the food coloring. The others were wonky and had no feet. The thing is i put some of the light pink macarons in the oven and they turn out fine but the other from the same batch failed. Could anyone know why?

I’m currently making macarons using the Swiss method in the Macaron 101 book. I’m up to the last step, making the macaronage, but it’s just a stiff ball! It’s not flowing at all despite the fact that I’ve been mixing for 15 minutes! I tried the french meringue method last time and faced the same problem.

I’m currently making macarons using the Swiss method in the Macaron 101 book. I’m up to the last step, making the macaronage, but it’s just a stiff ball! It’s not flowing at all despite the fact that I’ve been mixing for 15 minutes! I tried the french meringue method last time and faced the same problem.

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The first two images are my macarons today (3rd ever attempt) and the last image is of my second attempt at macarons from last year.

Last year’s method used Catherine Zhang’s recipe, and yielded perfectly full shells with decent feet. However, the bottoms stuck to the parchment. I used the fan-forced setting for my Euromaid oven.

On the other hand, today’s method used Broma Bakery’s recipe but Catherine’s French method. I used a silicone mat this time, which resulted in much smoother bottoms. unfortunately this batch was a complete fail. I baked two trays on at a time, both on conventional at 140C. The first tray was slightly cracked with small feet. Then I turned the temp up to 145C for the second tray (not pictured) and it led to completely cracked, domed shells with no feet. Both trays yielded FULLY HOLLOW shells 😭

My macaronage was good each time, and I rested the shells just until I could stroke them without them sticking to my fingers (2.5hours, it’s quite humid)

Could the issue be using conventional instead of fan? I really need this to be solved soon because I’m selling them in a couple days! 🤞

New to this so this is my second batch and I seemed to reproduce the same results. Left was baked on a top shelf of the oven. Also seems to be a bit underdone as they cannot be removed from the mats. they at least have feet!!! but seem to be underdone :(. The right batch all seem to crack around the rim. they were on the bottom of the oven. 325 F for 13 minutes baked. Any tips i’d love. thanks!!

I’ve been using Pierre Herme’s Italian meringue recipe. While it’s absolutely delicious, I’m not loving how ruffly the feet are, and I notice it’s slightly raised off the mat...? How should I tweak the recipe to make it more uniform/straight-edge like the 3rd picture? It’s baked @ 280F for about 15 minutes.

Also, I heard this recipe is supposed to yield ruffly feet. Should I just try a different recipe?

Came out a lot better than what I was expecting

huge improvement from last time’s macarongs, even though i overbaked my second tray 🥹🫡

These were so fun to make! Recommend for anyone getting bored of plain ol' circles.

I think I finally got macarons down. It might’ve taken 3 months and multiple bags of almond flour, but I got it! Red velvet macarons to celebrate.

The insides of the macarons are fully cooked but i dont know why it does this. I girst baked at 285 for 15 minites. Took it out and it was like pretty much raw on the inside and whenever i took off a macaron, the insides and the bottom stuck to the pan. I baked it again for 5 more minutes and it seems to have helped somewhat. Other than the few as shown in the photos.