Cinnamon Toast Crunch Macarons

Sharing our favorite easy macaron recipe today! These Cinnamon Toast Crunch Macarons are such a cute and yummy dessert idea! They’re simple, sweet, and perfect for parties and get togethers!

If you love macaron recipes like we do, try our Cap’n Crunch Macrons too!

easy macaron recipe

Easy Macaron Recipe

If you’ve been afraid to try your own homemade macarons at home, don’t be! I’ve got an easy macaron recipe you are going to love! Let the cereal macaron baking continue! If you haven’t braved making macarons yet, might I tempt you with my newest macaron called Cinnamon Toast Crunch Macarons! These are cinnamon sugary delicious with bits of Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal througout the shell. Start to finish, about 45 minutes. No joke.

See my Cookies and Cream Macaron post for more details and full step by step photos. Follow Picky Palate on Instagram for daily recipe inspiration.

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Your simple line up…almond meal/flour, egg whites, powdered sugar, granulated sugar and ground Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal. Each of these ingredients have to be measured with a food scale. That is one step that can not be left out. You can find yourself a food scale at any kitchen type store for about $30.

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How to Make These Tasty Macarons


Preheat oven to 280 degrees F. and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Weigh your egg whites, almond flour, powdered sugar, granulated sugar and ground Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal on your food scale.In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment add your weighed out egg whites, and sugar beating on medium speed. Beat on medium-high until stiff peaks form. Takes close to 5 minutes. See pictures for visuals. Set aside for a couple minutes.


Place the powdered sugar, almond flour and cereal into a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine. Place in a sifter or fine sieve and sift until all dry ingredients have passed through. Gently fold in the egg whites to the dry ingredients, mixing only until just combined.


Place batter into a large pastry bag with a large round tip attached. Pipe rounds, about 1/2 inch apart onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Give a good tap or two of the pan to remove any bubbles.


Bake macarons for 22-25 minutes. You’ll see a shell on top with “feet” around the edges. Let cool completely before removing. Once cooled, take an offset spatula to loosen from parchment. Pair the macarons close in size to each other to prepare for filling.

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    Add your granulated sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Takes close to 5 minutes on high.

    easy macaron recipe

    Ahh, there we go 🙂  Set this aside for a couple minutes.

    French Macaron Recipe

    easy macaron recipe

    Give your cereal, powdered sugar and almond meal/flour a good stir. I run my mixture through a fine sieve like this, but a traditional sifter would be much faster.

    easy macaron recipe

    Put my son to work running the ingredients through 🙂

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    You’ll get light and airy sifted ingredients like so.

    easy macaron recipe

    Time to fold in your egg whites. Fold gently until combined.

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    You will transfer the macaron batter into a piping bag with a large round pastry tip. See my post HERE for full photos. Pipe rounds onto your parchment paper and you are ready to bake!

    Macaron vs Macaroon?

    French macarons are sandwich cookies, like what we are making today. They consist of two halves of delicate, airy cookie with a layer of filling in between. Architecturally, they’re like brightly colored Oreos. Main ingredients for Macaron are:

    • Almond flour (i.e. finely ground almonds)
    • Sugar
    • Egg whites
    • Salt
    • Vanilla extract

    Macaroons are a dense, dollop style coconut-flavored cookie, golden brown when baked. Main ingredients for Macaroons are:

    • Shredded coconut
    • Sweetened condensed milk
    • Egg whites
    • Salt
    • Vanilla extract
    easy macaron recipe

    You’ll find these little beauties waiting for you when you pull them out of the oven. Lovely little “feet” around the edges. While they are cooling, prepare your buttercream and you are ready to enjoy!

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    Come to mama!

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    Wait until you try my Cinnamon Sugar Buttercream. Be prepared to lick the bowl clean.

    easy macaron recipe

    Cinnamon Toast Crunch Macarons. Love!!

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    Cinnamon Toast Crunch Macarons

    These Cinnamon Toast Crunch Macarons are such a cute and yummy dessert idea! They're simple, sweet, and perfect for parties and get togethers!
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: French
    Prep Time 30 minutes
    Cook Time 25 minutes
    Total Time 55 minutes
    Servings: 23 macarons
    Calories: 88kcal
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    Equipment

    • Oven
    • Food Scale

    Ingredients

    Macarons

    • 95 grams egg whites about 3 lg egg whites
    • 65 grams almond flour
    • 200 grams powdered sugar
    • 25 grams granulated sugar
    • 45 grams cinnamon toast crunch cereal finely ground

    Cinnamon Sugar Buttercream

    • 1 stick unsalted butter softened
    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
    • 2 tbsp packed light brown sugar

    Instructions

    Macarons

    • Preheat oven to 280 degrees F. and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Weigh your egg whites, almond flour, powdered sugar, granulated sugar and ground Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal on your food scale.
    • In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment add your weighed out egg whites, and sugar beating on medium speed. Beat on medium-high until stiff peaks form. Takes close to 5 minutes. See pictures for visuals. Set aside for a couple minutes.
    • Place the powdered sugar, almond flour and cereal into a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine. Place in a sifter or fine sieve and sift until all dry ingredients have passed through. Gently fold in the egg whites to the dry ingredients, mixing only until just combined.
    • Place batter into a large pastry bag with a large round tip attached. Pipe rounds, about 1/2 inch apart onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Give a good tap or two of the pan to remove any bubbles.
    • Bake macarons for 22-25 minutes. You'll see a shell on top with "feet" around the edges. Let cool completely before removing. Once cooled, take an offset spatula to loosen from parchment. Pair the macarons close in size to each other to prepare for filling.

    Buttercream

    • To prepare buttercream, beat softened butter and powdered sugar until creamy and smooth. Add cinnamon and brown sugar to the frosting, beating until combined.
    • Place buttercream into a medium pastry bag with a large round tip attached and pipe a dollop of frosting on the center of a macaron and top with a second macaron. Serve room temperature. Store any remaining macarons in the refrigerator.

    Notes

    Please note that all ovens are very different. These tips and instructions are a reflection from my kitchen and my oven. Play around with my tips but baking time may vary depending on individual oven temps. Good luck and have fun!!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 88kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 22mg | Potassium: 10mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.7mg
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    42 Responses
    1. Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking

      My mind is officialy blown. You just took my favorite cereal and made it a million times even more appealing! Great recipe, Jenny!

    2. Heidi @ Bits of Sunshine

      You are amazing 🙂 I love your cereal macarons! They are nice and easy and not daunting!!!

    3. angela @ another bite please

      these look so perfect…perfect little treats…for breakfast right 😉

    4. danielle

      I love how many creative ideas you have had with macarons! I made chocolate and pistacio macarons for the first time this easter and have been wanting to come up with more flavors, but you always hear how tricky it is so I was a little afraid to mess with my recipe. Now I know I can change it and make whatever I want! So yummy, thanks for the ideas! Choc. pistacio was amazing if you ever want to try a different one, although you still have a lot of the cereal aisle to work through 🙂

    5. Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love.

      I love how you make making macarons so easy! I need to get over my fear. This is such a great idea too!

    6. Jamie

      How cute! Reminds me of when I was a kid and had cereal for dessert… but I’d pick these macarons over the real thing any day!

    7. Janelle

      I love your thread, always read and use it. Change your ‘measurements’ back or lose ‘1’ loyal individual.

    8. Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet

      After seeing all of these macarons that you are making, I seriously need to give it a shot!

    9. Carla @ Carlas Confections

      You are really making me want to make macarons again! These look seriously amazing

    10. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie

      Love this! Ever since I saw The Novice Chef’s fruit pebble macarons I’ve been meaning to try another cereal. Glad to see it does work with others! Need to try these now.

    11. Annamaria @ Bakewell Junction

      Lori,
      I’ve seen macarons on many blogs but you are definitely making me want to try making them. Yours look perfect and delicious.
      Annamaria

    12. Rachel @ Bakerita

      I lovelovelove that you put your simplified, approachable spin on macarons! I’ve made them successfully before, but they’re still an intimidating little cookie! Your recipes always make things seem more approachable, so I think I’ll be giving these a shot! Love!

    13. Heather Christo

      You are so good at these cookies!! I have to get in the kitchen and give them another try!

    14. Leah | So, How's It Taste?

      I love it! Cinnamon Toast Crunch was my favorite as a kid. These look great!

    15. Angie | Big Bear's Wife

      oh wow! I’m so afraid to try and make macarons! But you make it look so easy! I’m going to have to get a scale

    16. Robin @ Simply Southern Baking

      These look amazing Jenny! Would you believe I’ve never made macarons?

    17. Julie @ Table for Two

      you’re a macaron queen now!! you’ve totally mastered it. i wish i could!! i love the cinnamon toast crunch idea!!

    18. Ali | Gimme Some Oven

      Oh my goodness — these are too fun! I still have never attempted making macarons, but you make it sound do-able. May totally have to give these a try when I gear up my courage. Cinnamon Toast Crunch is the best!!

    19. carrian

      you are killing me here! I secretly cannot stopping snacking on that stuff if it’s i the house!

    20. Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl

      I have never made Macarons in my life because I thought they were so tricky to make, then I looked at your walk through and you made it so easy! There’s hope I think!

    21. Laura Dembowski

      These are probably my favorite macarons yet! Cinnamon Toast Crunch is awesome! I’m imagining the familiar flavor in this sophisticated dessert.

    22. Nikki

      I loved Cinnamon Toast Crunch as a kid. I never thought to make it into macarons. How creative!

    23. Sommer @ ASpicyPerspective

      Wow! You are so creative with these cereal recipes, Jenny! Love the cinnamon buttercream – don’t think I would be able to resist! 🙂

    24. Tieghan

      Oh mu gosh! Jenny, these are awesome! we love cinnamon toast crunch! What a fun a creative idea!

    25. Averie @ Averie Cooks

      Jenny they are gorgeous and so creative! I love Cinn Toast Crunch cereal and have made smoothies with it, but wow, you have me way beat! And the Cinnamon Sugar Buttercream – yes, I’d be licking the bowl! I can’t believe you have only been making macarons for like…a month! You are a total pro!!

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