For those craving French pastries but also festive pies, this homemade tart macaron recipe by Sugar & Cloth creatively shows a way to enjoy both simultaneously. The homemade macarons are decorated with food coloring to resemble fruit-filled pies offering a refreshing take on the traditionally colored cookies.
These freshly made macarons are made using almond extract and filled with white royal icing. Foodies looking to take this recipe to the next level could easily flavor the centre cream to reflect the taste of the pie decoration. Then using edible food markers and paint pie crusts and fruit fillings such as berries, lime and lemon are drawn using dots to create a texturized effect. Some of the pies such as lime and lemon are even topped with mini meringues.
Homemade Pie Macarons
These Miniature French Pastries are Decorated to Look Like Tarts
Trend Themes
1. Decorative Food - A trend of creatively decorating food, such as homemade tart macarons, to resemble other culinary delights like pies, providing a visually appealing and unique dining experience.
2. Fruit-flavored Delights - A trend of infusing fruit flavors into various desserts, such as flavored macaron centres replicating the taste of different pie fillings, creating a burst of fruity goodness in every bite.
3. Edible Artistry - A trend of using edible food markers and paint to create intricate designs on desserts, like drawing dots to mimic pie crusts and fruit fillings on homemade macarons, showcasing artistic craftsmanship in the culinary world.
Industry Implications
1. Bakery - The bakery industry can experiment with new decorative techniques on pastries, like creating macarons that resemble pies, to attract customers with visually striking and innovative treats.
2. Confectionery - The confectionery industry can explore new flavors and textures by infusing fruit essences into desserts, such as introducing macarons with flavored centres like different pie fillings, to cater to discerning palates.
3. Culinary Arts Education - Culinary arts schools can include courses on edible artistry, teaching aspiring chefs how to use edible food markers and paint to create intricate designs on desserts, giving them a unique creative edge in the industry.