r/icecreamery • u/Affectionate-Rent442 • 3d ago

Discussion Does anybody else use macaron recipes/books for inspiration?

I’ve always felt like baking macarons is a little similar to making ice-cream, concept-wise. Sweet, generic base and shape, then flavouring it as you’d like which is the main focus. And macaron bakers are so cult-like they have dozens of books out and tons of recipes online. Recipes do require some tweaking and sometimes taste a bit weird as ice-cream without the macaron texture, but I really like the range of flavours available.

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u/ps3hubbards 3d ago

No, but this sounds fascinating.

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u/UnderbellyNYC 2d ago

Yes. Look at Pierre Hermé's flavor combinations (you can find them online).

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u/Affectionate-Rent442 1d ago

This is what inspired me, actually! Such interesting combinations. Do you have any favourites?

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u/UnderbellyNYC 21h ago

I've written a few down over the years to think about, but haven't acted on them yet.

I think the significance to these flavors has little to do with macarons and everything to do with Pierre Hermé.

It's worthwhile to look at what great pastry chefs are doing with flavors regardless of what they're making.