Find out how to make the cutest pumpkin French macarons! Re-posts of this recipe have shown up around the blogosphere, but these are the original Pumpkin French Macarons featured on The Martha Stewart Show.

So you know those Hello Kitty Macarons I showed you? Well when I was piping the macaron shells I got the idea to make pumpkin shaped macarons. And I had to make them the first chance I got. I know, you’re probably thinking this is too hard. You’ve heard everyone say how hard and temperamental macarons are and that you’ve got to weigh ingredients perfectly. I have to say I disagree. I always use Martha Stewart’s recipe which is one of the simplest I have found, and they always have turned out perfectly. I don’t even own a kitchen scale. Bakers blasphemy, I know.

These delicious pumpkin French macarons are crisp on the outside, light on the inside, and filled with pumpkin spice flavor. I fill them with pumpkin cream cheese frosting filling for the most delicious fall treat.

For a special fall treat I added 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice to the macaron shells and filled them with a pumpkin frosting. They tasted just like pumpkin pie. Only with the outer crunch and inner softness of a macaron.

How to Make Pumpkin French Macarons

To make the pumpkin shape, I simply piped ovals of batter and added a little “stem” to the top. I usually bake macaron shells on parchment, but was out, so I used my silpat. The silpat results in smaller “feet” on the macarons, which is not as desirable to some macaron experts 🙂

Once again, I brought out the food coloring pens to add some details. I used gel food coloring and a small paint brush too, but that’s not necessary.

Add faces to make Jack-o-Lanterns if you like! Bring these to your Halloween parties and your friends will be seriously impressed. Be careful with putting them on a stick like I did in this last picture. They will slide off if the filling is not stiff enough, so I recommend using a chocolate ganache or refrigerating them.

We’re breaking out the Halloween decorations today! I used the rest of the burlap from my fall decorating to make a (not too) spooky banner for our front door. I love fall. Even if it is 80 degrees here right now and my cute boots and sweaters have yet to make an appearance.