Top 10 Halloween Macaron Ideas

Looking for some spooky or delicious inspiration as Hallowe'en creeps up on us this October? Be inspired by my Top 10 Halloween macaron ideas. From fun, easy creative ideas, delicious fall macaron flavours to the downright surprising. So take your pick and join the party!

Top 10 Halloween Macaron Ideas

It's funny. Every year the French become a little more accustomed to Hallowe'en. When I arrived here in 1992, it was a total non-event. However, over the years with tourism, Parisian shop windows in the fall have gradually been increasing their creative spirit (get it?) with Halloween ideas. We're seeing marzipan and chocolate pumpkins with the odd spider lurking around.

Perhaps my biggest surprise was last year, when our local fromagerie (cheese shop) in Saint-Germain-en-Laye put out a life-size witch who, whenever was touched, would hackle. Even the most macho of teenagers who past were spooked - far from cheesy!

1. Halloween Macaron Skeleton Faces

Here's an idea from Fortnum and Mason's in London (the UK does Halloween better than Paris). They usually have Hallowe'en treats with names like Pick your Poison. These rum macarons have skeleton faces. If making for large quantities, use a black food colouring spray with a stencil.

However, for smaller quantities at home it's just as easy to draw them on by hand using edible food ink pens. Create your own simple spooky faces using a jet black edible pen on these salted caramel macarons, for example.

Food ink pens are available in all good specialist cake shops.
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2. More Halloween Macaron Faces

I'm not much of an artist but if you are, then I'm sure you can do more elaborate Hallowe'en decorations on your macarons. Using edible food ink pens, draw on pumpkin lantern faces, a ghost face, write the words, 'Boo', and so on.

Edible Glitter Look

Brush on some edible glitter (lustre) - such as bronze or deep pink - to make your macarons extra shiny. They're particularly good on salted caramel, raspberry macarons, and chocolate macarons (many recipes in both my books).

3. Make your Own Edible Eyes with Smarties

Mini and regular smarties are great for making quick and easy edible eyes. Create a one-eyed monster's bloodshot look using black and pink edible pens.

Stick them on with a dab of melted chocolate. It's what I did to create the Witch's Hat Macaron Tower. Don't be scared to make a mess, either, as too much chocolate 'glue' can make them look like black eyes!

4. Halloween Black Macarons

I find that gel is better than powder for creating black macarons and use good quality black food gel to make liquorice macarons extra black. Available in good baking specialist shops, my favourite brand in Paris is DecoRelief (not sponsored) but many others are good from any of the Parisian stores on Rue Montmartre.

5. Witch's Hat Macaron Tower

Use a polystyrene cone (again, available in specialist decor and baking shops like Zodio in France). Wrap some black crêpe paper around it or simply place over a (clean) fancy-dress witch's hat. Then stick the whole thing in place with cocktail sticks.

They not only keep the paper in place but, by sticking them in two-thirds of the way into the polystyrene, you can pierce each macaron in place.

6. How to Make Spider Macarons

If you're like me and don't like things too spooky over Hallowe'en, then these are more deliciously adorable. Spider macarons are far from creepy.

How to make spider macarons: cut up some liquorice shoe-lace or coils and stick them into the ganache before placing the macaron shell on top.

7. Mummie Macarons

Cut up tiny marzipan strips and stick them on with melted chocolate to make Mummie decorated macarons.

This Hallowe'en macaron tower is in my 2nd book, Teatime in Paris: A Walk Through Easy French Pâtisserie Recipes.

8. Halloween Fall Macarons

Just looking for fall macaron flavours? Try these scrumptious Pumpkin Spice Macarons made with a white chocolate ganache. Without any added sugar in the filling, they're not too sweet.

Unlike many pumpkin macarons that just use pumpkin spice, these ones actually contain delicious roasted pumpkin - or use your favourite Libby's purée. They have a good hint of pumpkin spice too.

9. Halloween Macaron Ideas to Die For

The following Halloween macaron ideas have an element of surprise - perfectly delicious to die for their flavours!

Exploding Sugar

Add some extra exploding sugar (sucre pétillant) to top these already fizzy Orangina or Fanta macarons. The recipe is in Teatime in Paris and is easily adaptable to make Coca-Cola macarons too, making it a spookily black filling!

However, it's probably even funnier to get them when they don't expect it in, say, raspberry and rose macarons. Let me know if you try it.

Add Some Surprising Spice!

Pistachio, Coconut and Wasabi Macarons are definitely my favourite macarons to die for (in my first book). The macaron flavours were inspired by Michelin starred chef, William Ledeuil from tasting a dessert like this pistachio ice cream.

Did I say WASABI? Yes, this fiery Japanese mustard packs a punch. There's just enough wasabi to add some intriguing heat in that macaron ganache filling. Yet the sweetness of the macaron puts out the fire!

Although it looks like a whopping load of wasabi in the ganache recipe, the right dosage of white chocolate, coconut cream, vanilla and pistachio makes a perfect Hallowe'en concoction. The surprising mixture cuts out the fire just leaving the hint of wasabi behind on the tongue.

Speaking of tongues, I should have made the smarties tongues green, I know! You'll do a better job, I'm sure. Give them angry faces.

Savoury Macarons: Witch One?

Mini savoury macarons create a real element of surprise and are a fun Hallowe'en idea that adds some tasty creativity.

Serve little cups of this mushroom cappuccino soup with a dusting of unsweetened cocoa powder. and mini savoury mushroom macarons with a hint of truffle.

Have you tried the curry tikka mac'sala mini macs with the creamy French cauliflower soup, Crème Dubarry, for example? Curry macarons are great fun served with drinks - partnered with a Gin & Tonic for an adult Hallowe'en party or with this pumpkin soup with ginger.

Alternatively, what about these fun Thai Green/Red Curry mini savoury macarons? They are HOT! Yes, that's snow in that photo. It was so cold around Paris that we needed some heat via spicy macarons.

10. Purple Halloween Colours to Pair with Macarons

Here are more purple macaron halloween ideas around flavours to pair together for dinner.

• Replace these French Vichy carrots with purple carrots
• Purple carrot cake - a delicious carrot cake made with purple carrots!
• Replace purple versions of vegetables in soups (replace regular potatoes in this Arugula or Rocket Soup with Vitelotte; cauliflower with purple cauliflower (yes, it exists! It's natural and healthy too.)
• For some purple fun, serve mini beetroot and horseradish macarons (from Mad About Macarons) with a fun and fiery spicy beetroot and horseradish risotto.

There are also Bloody Mary macarons to choose from for a real trick AND treat.
For more, see my post on what to serve with savoury macarons.

Mad About Macarons Halloween Birthday Party

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This post was first published 26 October 2018 but is now completely updated.