I don't know many people who aren't lovers of sticky date - it is certainly a dessert that makes the taste buds go into heaven! Today I am going to share with you my newly invented recipe - Sticky Date Macarons



This idea all stemmed from my brother in-law who is not so much the sweet tooth expect for ice cream and sticky date! So I pondered for a while and came up with this idea of making a sticky date macaron - a dessert that I am sure will convert him!!

I have shared with you my macaron recipe before and also my sticky date recipe. So today I will go through the process and pictures and also the caramel buttercream that I made for it too.







There are essentially 4 components to making this





1. Making the Macaron Shells

see here for how to make the perfect macarons









2. Making the Sticky Date Puddings

see here how to make sticky date puddings





3. Making the Caramel

see here how to make caramel





** when you have made the caramel - portion it out into a couple of bowls or cups. I also placed a portion into a disposable piping bag.





4. Making the Caramel Buttercream





Ingredients:





100 grams Nutellex

165 grams soft icing mixture - sifted

1/2 cup of the caramel that you made for the sticky date





Method:





In a mix master or using hand held electric beaters, place the Nutellex and Icing Sugar in the bowl and mix until light and fluffy.





2. Add the caramel and further mix for a minute.





3. Place into a piping bag using a large star shaped tip.





Assembling the Macaron





Assembling the Macarons is actually not too difficult.





1. After making the individual sticky dates, I used a knife to cut the pudding into thin square slices.

Approx 2 cm x 2 cm x 1 cm deep.





2. Place the sticky date slice onto the inside of the macaron shell.





3. Pipe the caramel butter cream around the sticky date.





4. Add the caramel on top of the sticky date.





5. Place another Macaron shell on top.







