Clutch your pearls, friends.  Last week, my kids and I figured out how to make macaroons out of a box of pancake mix!!  Our apologies to the macaroon purists of the world.

We recently started experimenting with a series of products from one of our beloved brand partners, Kodiak Cakes. With the help of Kodiak Cakes’ extensive line of baking mixes, we made everything from pancakes, waffles, quiche, turkey sausage pinwheels, morning glory bread, and these amazing macaroons.  Over the next week, we will be sharing many of these recipes on the blog, but wanted to share this hack of a macaroon recipe, first.

To create the macaroons, you will need a box of Kodiak Cakes “All Purpose Baking Mix,” and a few basic ingredients.  For the filling, we used almond butter, Nutella, bananas, and fresh berries for an easy and healthy twist on ganache.  Before you know it, you will have delicious macaroons that are beautiful on the outside, and packed with wholesome goodness on the inside.

If you are looking for more traditional macaroon recipe ideas, check out our additional macaroon recipes, here.  However, if you are interested in a healthy and whimsical approach to baking macaroons, then you are going to fall in love this easy macaron recipe inspired by Kodiak Cakes.  Savourer!

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Macaroons from a BOX!

Clutch your pearls, friends!  WE FIGURED OUT HOW TO MAKE MACAROONS OUT OF A BOX!!  With an all purpose baking mix from Kodiak Cakes and a few basic ingredients, we baked traditional macaroons that are beautiful on the outside, and packed with goodness on the inside.

Author: www.piecrustandpixiedust.com

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup Kodiak Cakes Baking Mix
• 1 cup Confectioner's Sugar
• 2 room temperature Egg Whites
• 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Almond Extract
• Food Coloring

Instructions

1. Sift baking mix into a bowl.

2. Sift confectioner's sugar into the same bowl as the baking mix.

3. Set aside.

4. In a stand mixer, whip two room temperature egg whites on high until fully whipped, (2-3 minutes).  

5. Slowly add in granulated sugar a little bit at a time and continue to whip.

6. Once whipped, add food coloring and whip until blended.

7. To maintain whippiness, slow the mixer down and begin adding the baking mix/confectioner's sugar to the egg white mixture one scoop at a time. 

8. Speed up the mixer one more time for around one minute.  

9. Pipe macaroon batter onto a macaroon baking mat or in circles on parchment paper covered cookie sheet.  

10. Allow the batter to sit for 10 minutes before placing the macaroons into the oven.  This will allow the macaroons to stabilize before baking.

11. Bake for 8-10 minute.  

Filling:

1. Instead of ganache, we used almond butter, Nutella, and fresh berries.