1. Pre-heat oven on Conventional at 140°C.
2. Combine the icing sugar and almond meal in a mixing bowl. In an electric mixer, beat the
egg whites until soft peaks form, then add the sugar, a little at a time until you have formed
a meringue.
3. Mix half of the meringue into the almond mixture using a rubber spatula. Once fully
incorporated, stir in the remaining meringue.
4. Transfer the mixture into a piping bag with a small plain nozzle. Pipe macarons,
approximately 2 teaspoons on a baking tray lined with baking paper, making sure to leave
about 4cm gap between each macaron.
5. Rest the trays on the bench to create a skin on the macarons, allow to sit for 30-45 minutes.
To test, gently touch a macaron with your finger, you should leave a slight impression, but
the mix should no longer be tacky. If the mix is tacky leave to dry longer and test every
10 minutes.
6. Place one tray of macarons in the oven on shelf position 2 and bake for 20 minutes.
7. Once cooked, remove from the oven and slide the baking paper off the tray and directly onto
the bench to cool down.

1. Beat together the mince pies and the vanilla ice cream in a food processor until combined.

1. Sandwich the macarons together with the ice cream and serve immediately.

• When mixing the meringue and the almond mixture, don’t be too scared of knocking out the air, the mix needs to be smooth and shiny. It is important to remember that this is a biscuit base, and not a soufflé mixture. The more shine and the more the mix is worked, the better the final product.