Cherry Chocolate Macaroon Pie Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.) In a medium bowl, combine crumbs, and 1/4 cup softened butter. Press onto the bottom and sides of an 8 inch pie pan. Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes. Cool.
• In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave chocolate until melted. Stir occasionally until chocolate is smooth. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in melted chocolate, salt and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating 5 minutes for each egg. Stir in chopped cherries. Spread into cooled crust. Chill 4 hours.
• Before serving, garnish pie with whipped cream and maraschino cherries.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY FRENCH MACARONS

Steps:

• Line 3 baking sheets with baking mats or parchment paper.
• Make the cookie base: Using a fine mesh strainer, sift together the powdered sugar and almond flour. (This may take some time - I use a spatula to try to work out any large clumps or pieces. If there are bits of the almond flour that won't go through the strainer, you can put the mixture in a food processor and pulse a few times. Make sure to just pulse so you don't turn it into butter.)
• Add the 65g of egg whites and stir until the mixture is moistened.
• Make the Italian meringue: Place the 185g of sugar in a small saucepan. Add about 2 tablespoons of water and stir with your finger until the sugar is moistened. Wet your finger and wipe down the sides of the pan to remove any sugar on the sides of the pan.
• Place the pan over medium heat and bring to a boil.
• Meanwhile, place the egg whites in the bowl of a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar and the cream of tartar. Turn the mixer on to medium-low.
• Once the sugar has dissolved in the saucepan, take a pastry brush dipped in water and wash down the sides of the pan. Once the mixture is at a roiling boil, turn the mixer up to medium high.
• Cook the mixture until it reaches 244ºF on a thermometer.
• When the egg whites have volume but are still soft, turn the mixture to low and slowly drizzle the sugar mixture into the egg whites, between the side of the bowl and the outer reach of the whisk. Turn the speed up to medium and continue to whip until the outside of the bowl has cooled off and the whites are firm and glossy but not dry, about 5 minutes.
• Add a small amount of the meringue to the cookie base and stir it in with a spatula. This will lighten up the mixture. Add in a few drops of red food coloring. Add the remaining meringue in 3 batches, folding them gently into the mixture. When the meringue is completely incorporated, continue to fold the mixture over until the mixture forms a ribbon that settles slowly into the mixture. If the ribbon rests on top of the mixture, stir another 4 or 5 times and test again. You don't want to stir it too much to liquify the mixture, or the cookies will not hold their shape.
• Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
• Transfer the mixture to a piping bag fitted with a large round tip (I used Ateco #804). Pipe the mixture onto the prepared baking sheets in quarter sized rounds.
• Let the cookies stand at room temperature for 10-15 minutes. The cookies should be dry to the touch and will form a "shell" on the surface.
• Bake the pans for 8-10 minutes each, until they are risen and set, but not browned. Remove from the oven and let them cool on the pan.
• Beat the butter in a medium bowl until light and fluffy. Slowly add in the powdered sugar and the cocoa and continue to beat until smooth. Add in 1 tablespoon of milk and the cherry extract. Continue to beat until combined. Add an additional tablespoon of milk, if needed, to achieve a consistency that is easy for piping. Transfer the mixture to a piping bag fitted with a medium round tip.
• To assemble the macarons, turn half of the macaron shells upside down. Cut the maraschino cherries in half or into thirds, and place one piece in the middle of each of the cookies that are upside down. Pipe the buttercream around the cherry. Place another macaron shell on top, flat side down. Press down lightly.
• Store the cookies in a covered container in the refrigerator. Bring to room temperature before serving.

ALMOND MACAROON-CHERRY PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Place pie crust in 9-inch glass pie plate as directed on box for One-Crust Filled Pie.
• In large bowl, mix all filling ingredients; spoon into crust-lined pie plate. Cover edge with 2- to 3-inch-wide strips of foil to prevent excessive browning; bake pie 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix all topping ingredients.
• Spread topping evenly over pie. Bake pie 15 to 30 minutes longer or until crust and topping are golden brown, removing foil during last 10 to 15 minutes of baking.

MACAROON CHERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. cast-iron skillet or deep-dish pie plate. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges. Bake 6 minutes; set aside. , Drain cherries, reserving 1 cup juice. Set cherries aside. In a large saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; gradually stir in cherry juice until blended. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until thickened, 2 minutes. , Remove from heat; stir in cinnamon and food coloring if desired. Gently fold in cherries. Pour into crust. Cover edges loosely with foil. Bake at 400° 20 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine first 6 topping ingredients. Stir in coconut and almonds. , Remove foil from pie; spoon topping over pie. Reduce oven to 350°; bake until topping is lightly browned, 15-20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 1 hour. Chill 4 hours or overnight before cutting.

CHERRY SUGAR COOKIE MACAROONS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line large cookie sheets with parchment paper. Let cookie dough stand at room temperature for 10 minutes to soften.
• In medium bowl, break up cookie dough. Add nuts, cherries, coconut and vanilla. Mix with wooden spoon or knead with hands until well blended. Shape rounded tablespoonfuls of dough into balls. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 3 minutes. With back of teaspoon, make indentation in center of each cookie. Spoon 1 teaspoon preserves in each indentation. Cool completely, about 20 minutes. Store in covered container.

CHOCOLATE MACAROON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 10" tart pan (with removable bottom) with nonstick cooking spray. Place your tart pan on a cookie sheet to avoid spilling in your oven.
• Stir flour, coconut, and salt. Stir in sweetened condensed milk and both extracts. Stir until combined. Press into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared pan. Press to compact it firmly.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and the center is no longer glossy. Cool completely before making filling.
• To make the filling, place the heavy whipping cream in a large bowl or measuring cup. Heat in the microwave about 2 minutes, or just until it starts to bubble slightly (but don't let it come to a full boil). Add the chocolate chips. Let it sit for about 10-15 seconds, then whisk until smooth and the chocolate is all dissolved. Pour into crust.
• Let it sit at room temperature until cool and set. You can make this up to 2 days ahead and store covered in the refrigerator but allow it to come to room temperature before serving.

CHERRY CHOCOLATE MACAROON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In bottom of chocolate pie crust, layer 1 3/4-cups coconut and 1/2-cup chocolate chips.
• Pour 1-cup sweetened condensed milk over chips and coconut; reserve remaining condensed milk. Bake 18 to 22 minutes until top is very lightly browned. Remove from oven; cool.
• Meanwhile, in small saucepan, stir together remaining sweetened condensed milk and 1/2-cup chocolate chips. Heat 2 to 3 minutes over medium-low heat until chips are melted and mixture is smooth.
• Pour melted chocolate over cooled coconut filling. Let sit 10 minutes.
• Spoon LUCKY LEAF Cherry Pie Filling over chocolate/coconut filling. Garnish with extra chocolate chips and coconut flakes if desired. Chill.

CHERRY CHOCOLATE MACAROON PIE

Steps:

• Step 1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Step 2 In bottom of chocolate pie crust, layer 1 3/4 cups coconut and 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Step 3 Pour 1 cup sweetened condensed milk over chips and coconut; reserve remaining condensed milk. Bake 18 to 22 minutes until top is very lightly browned. Remove from oven; cool. Step 4 Meanwhile, in small saucepan, stir together remaining sweetened condensed milk and 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Heat 2 to 3 minutes over medium-low heat until chips are melted and mixture is smooth. Step 5 Pour melted chocolate over cooled coconut filling. Let sit 10 minutes. Step 6 Spoon MUSSELMAN'S® Cherry Pie Filling over chocolate/coconut filling. Garnish with extra chocolate chips and coconut flakes if desired. Chill.

FEHNS MACAROON PIE

Steps:

• Mix together the pecans, dates, crackers, sugar, baking powder, and almond extract. Beat egg whites until stiff (not dry). Fold mixture in. Put in well buttered pie pan. Cook 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Serve topped with whipped cream. NOTES : MasterCook format by: Sharon Nardo Recipe by: Unknown Posted to MasterCook Digest V1 #216 by "Sharon L. Nardo" on Feb 23, 1997.

CHERRY MACARONS

Steps:

• Before the start, get all of your ingredients ready. Prepare a large piping bag, fitted with a large round tip.
• Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mat.
• Measure out all of the ingredients.
• Sift the powdered sugar, almond flour, and cocoa powder together. Set aside.
• Place the egg whites and granulated sugar in a heat proof bowl or in a double boiler. Over a pan of simmering water, whisk the whites and sugar until frothy and sugar completely melted. It will take a couple minutes.
• Make sure the bottom of the bowl isn't touching the simmering water.
• Transfer the mixture to the bowl of a stand mixer.
• With the whisk attachment, whisk the mixture on low, and gradually increase the speed over the next 2 minutes, until you achieve high speed. Then continue to whip for a few minutes until stiff peaks are formed.
• Best way to check this is to keep your eye on the whites. Once they get glossy and you start seeing streaks formed by the whisk, it might be time to stop.
• Whisk until stiff peaks have formed. When you pull your whip up, the peaks should be shooting straight up. The peak should be stiff, forming a slightly curved shape at the top, but not bending down to the side.
• Pour the powdered sugar, almond flour, and cocoa powder into stiff whites.
• Start folding gently forming a letter J with a spatula.
• Add food coloring at this point, if using any.
• It's time to stop folding when the batter is glossy and has a thick and flowing consistency. There are several ways to test this.
• First, pick up some batter with the spatula and try to form a figure 8 a few times. If you can draw a figure 8 with the batter falling off the spatula a few times, without the batter breaking up, that's one indication that it might be ready.
• Then, you can perform what I call the Teaspoon Test. Grab a teaspoon of batter and spoon onto the parchment paper or silicon mat, then tap the tray gently against the counter and wait one minute.
• If the batter stays stiff and doesn't spread out a bit, fold the batter a bit more, then test again.
• Once the teaspoonful of batter smooths out on top and starts to look glossy on the parchment paper/silicone, without forming a peak at the top it means it's ready.
• You don't want the batter to be too runny either. So be careful not to over mix. It's always best to under mix and test several times until the proper consistency has been achieved.
• Transfer the batter to the piping bag.
• Pipe 1 1/2" inch circles on the parchment or silicone. Hold the bag at a 90 degree angle right in the middle of a circle template. Apply gentle pressure for about 3 seconds, then pull the bag up.
• Once you've piped as many 1 1/2" circles as you could, bang the trays against the counter a few times each. Use a toothpick to poke any air bubbles on the surface of the macarons.
• Let the trays sit for a while so the shells will dry out a little bit. I usually leave about 20-40 minutes, depending on how humid the day is. You'll know they're ready when you gently touch the surface of a macaron and it seems dry.
• Pre-heat the oven to 325F.
• Bake one tray at a time.
• Bake for 5 minutes, rotate tray.
• I bake for a total of 15 to 20 minutes. Until you try to move a macaron and it doesn't feel jiggly.
• When baked, the macarons will have a deeper color and formed feet. And they will peel off the tray easily.
• Remove from the oven and bake the other tray.
• Let the macarons cool down before proceeding with the filling.
• Place the cream cheese and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer. Cream at medium high speed for 1 minute. With the mixer off, add powdered sugar. Mix on low until combined. Raise speed. Cream on medium for 1 minute. Add vanilla and cherry jam. Stir to combine.
• If buttercream is too liquid and runny, you might want to add some more sifted powdered sugar in.
• If the buttercream seems too stiff, add just a tad of milk or more jam (about 1 teaspoon at a time until you achieve desired consistency)
• Place cherries in a small food processor, puree until liquid. Pour in a small saucepan with sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir and let mixture simmer at medium heat for 10 minutes, or until thickened, and with a very deep color.
• Mix the cornstarch with the water until dissolved. Then add it to the pan.
• Let the mixture cook for a few minutes, while stirring non-stop in order to make it thicker.
• Remove from the heat, transfer to a bowl and let it cool down completely.
• Pipe a small amount of buttercream on a bottom shell. Top with another shell. I also sprinkled some chocolate sprinkles over the filling.
• Keep these macarons in the fridge for up to 7 days, and in the freezer for up to 1-2 months, very well packaged.

MACAROON CHERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. While oven is preheating, let pie crust thaw. Pierce the bottom of crust with a fork a few times. Bake pie crust for 6 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.
• While pie crust is pre-baking, prepare the filling on the stove top. Drain cherries and reserve 1 cup of the liquid. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; slowly stir in reserved cherry liquid until blended. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. It doesn't take long.
• Remove from heat; stir in cinnamon and food coloring if desired. Gently fold in cherries.
• Pour into crust. Cover edges loosely with foil. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. If the edges are browning too fast, cover them with foil.
• While the pie is baking, prepare the topping. In a large bowl, combine topping ingredients and mix well. Remove the foil if you used it. Spoon topping over pie.
• Reduce oven to 350 degrees and bake 15-20 minutes more or until topping is lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack 1 hour. Chill 4 hours or overnight before cutting.

CHOCOLATE-DIPPED CHERRY MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. Spread chopped cherries out on a paper-towel-lined plate. Set aside. In a large bowl, stir together coconut, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Then fold in the chopped cherries. This will turn the mixture a light pink color-just fold until the whole mixture is evenly colored. Sprinkle flour evenly over the mixture and then fold again to incorporate. With a stand mixer or hand mixer, with the whisk attachment, whip egg whites and salt on high speed until there are medium-firm peaks. Very gently fold egg whites into coconut mixture. Using a medium-sized cookie scoop (the one I used is 1-3/4 inches in diameter), pack the coconut mixture fairly tightly into the scoop, and drop the batter onto prepared baking pans. Place both pans in the oven and bake for about 30-33 minutes, or until golden brown and set, alternating pans halfway through the total baking time. Remove pans from oven and let macaroons cool on the pan for 5 minutes before removing them to a rack to cool completely. Line a pan with parchment paper and set aside. In a very small microwave-safe bowl, gently melt the chocolate in the microwave. Heat for 15-20 seconds at a time, stirring in between, taking extra care to make sure the chocolate doesn't scorch. Dip the bottom of each macaroon into the melted chocolate, so chocolate reaches about ¼ inch up the sides. Wiggle the macaroon so excess chocolate will fall back into the bowl. Very gently scrape the bottom of the macaroon across the lip of the bowl, from inside of bowl to outside, to let excess chocolate fall back into the bowl. Place chocolate dipped cherry macaroon on parchment paper lined pan. Repeat until all macaroons are dipped. Let macaroons sit at room temperature until chocolate is set, or place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to speed up the process. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for a few days. These also freeze very well in an airtight container with parchment paper separating any layers of macaroons.

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY-COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• Place chopped cherries in a strainer and press with the back of a spoon to extract as much juice as possible (if you are looking for something to do with the juice, it can be added to iced green tea to give it a delicious taste). Place cherries on a double thickness of paper towel; wring and squeeze paper towel to extract more juice. Spread cherries on another sheet of paper towel until ready to use.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees farenheit. Grease 3 to 4 large baking sheets. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs and salt until light. Beating constantly at medium speed, add sugar 1/4 c at a time, beating well after each addition. Increase speed to high; continue beating until mixture is thick and pale and ribbons form in bowl when beaters are lifted, about 5 to 10 minutes. Fold in vanilla and flour, then coconut, chocolate chips and the chopped cherries. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons,1 1/2 inches apart, on prepared baking sheets. Press down slightly.
• Bake 15 to 19 minutes, or until golden brown on the tips. Cool on racks. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks or freeze for longer storage.

CHERRY COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 170°C / 340°F (150°C fan) and line a large baking sheet with greaseproof paper or baking parchment. Place the egg whites and cream of tartar into the bowl of your stand mixer (or a large bowl) and whisk using the balloon attachment (or an electric hand whisk) until soft peaks have formed. Add the sugar, and continue to whisk until stiff peaks are formed, and the mixture is nice and shiny. Add the vanilla, almond, salt, coconut, and chopped cherries, and gently fold together until the coconut is completely covered in the egg whites, and the cherries are well distributed. Using your hands (or an ice cream scoop) form golf-ball sized balls of the mixture, making sure they are nice and compact. Place on the lined baking sheet - they won't spread too much in the oven, so they can be fairly close to each other. Pop in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes. The more exposed bits of coconut should be a nice golden brown, but there will still be some white in there too. Leave to cool completely on the baking sheet. Once cooled, drizzle with melted chocolate and pop in the fridge to set.

MACAROON BROWNIE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350?. In a medium bowl stir together flour, the 1 tbsp sugar, and salt. Cut in the 6 tbsp butter until pieces are pea-size. Gradually stir the 1 beaten egg into flour mixture until most of dough is moistened. Gently knead until a ball forms. If necessary, cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30-60 minutes or until dough is easy to handle. On a lightly floured surface slightly flatten dough; roll into a 12-inch circle. Transfer pastry to a 9-inch pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate. Fold under. Crimp edges as desired. Do not prick pastry. Set aside. For filling, in a medium saucepan combine corn syrup and the 1/2 cup sugar. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture begins to boil. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate, the 1/4 cup butter, the 3 beaten eggs, coconut, cherry juice, and almond extract. Pour filing into prepared pastry shell. Bake 35-45 minutes or until filling sets (filling puffs up during baking and falls when cool). Cool on wire rack. Chill 3-24 hours. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving. If desired, sprinkle grated chocolate on each plate and serve with whipped cream. Recipe by: Amanda Denton Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST V3 #,

CHERRY-CHOCOLATE MACAROON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In bottom of chocolate pie crust, layer 1 3/4 cups coconut and 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
• Pour 1 cup sweetened condensed milk over chips and coconut; reserve remaining condensed milk. Bake 18 to 22 minutes until top is very lightly browned. Remove from oven; cool.
• Meanwhile, in small saucepan, stir together remaining sweetened condensed milk and 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Heat 2 to 3 minutes over medium-low heat until chips are melted and mixture is smooth.
• Pour melted chocolate over cooled coconut filling. Let sit 10 minutes.
• Spoon LUCKY LEAF Cherry Pie Filling over chocolate/coconut filling. Garnish with extra chocolate chips and coconut flakes if desired. Chill before serving.