Until I moved to Paris, chestnuts didn’t hold any holiday significance to me. But two winters of seeing marrons glacés everywhere changed me for the better and now I can truly relate to the words of “chestnuts roasting on an open fire…” It’s Christmas Eve so I’ll keep this post short and sweet. These macarons make up the last third of my cookie list this year. The filling is by far the easiest thing, and although used for macarons here, I can imagine it going well with any sort of wafer, shortbread, or vanilla cake. It may not be the day to try making macarons for the first time, but if, by any chance, there is a can of crème de marron lying around, this is definitely something that can be made in a pinch. Oh, and there’s butter involved…but who DOESN’T have that lying around?
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! May the 25th, whatever importance that day means to you, is a day of full of joy and lots of food!
Macaron recipe here.
Chestnut Buttercream Filling
Fills 72 macarons
310 g crème de marron
125 butter, room temperature
In a bowl beat crème de marron and butter together until light and fluffy. Place inside a piping bag and fill macarons once they are cool.
hungry dog says
Lovely and so elegant! Merry everything to you!
Jessica says
Hungry Dog- Same to you!! Happy Holidays!
Hannah says
What beauties! Your macarons really look bakery-perfect, and I love the fact that you highlighted the oft-ignored chestnut, which so deserves the spotlight more often.
Jessica says
Hannah- Thanks so much! I know! Chestnuts are so under appreciated.
saucy ganders says
This looks like such a versatile filling, maybe for profiteroles shells?. Or I could eat this with a spoon.. 🙂
Vivienne says
Merry Xmas Jess 🙂
I’ve tasted so many diff types of chestnut desserts in Japan last month that it opened my eyes to what u can really do with chestnuts!
Your baked goodies and your photography are amazing!!
Jessica says
Vivienne- Happy Holidays!! Hope you had a good Christmas!
Dina says
they look like perfect macarons and i love the chestnut flavor!
Jessica says
Dina- Thanks so much!!
Rachel Cotterill says
They look perfect 😀
sugared & spiced says
have never seen a chestnut macaron before, not even here in paris! would love to try yours sometime 🙂