Best Rum Raisin Macaroons Recipes

COCONUT-RUM MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Heat the milk, 1/4 cup sugar, the nutmeg and a pinch of salt in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
• Whisk the egg yolks and cornstarch in a medium bowl. When the milk mixture starts to steam, slowly pour half the milk into the egg yolks, whisking constantly. Pour the egg mixture into the saucepan with the remaining milk and cook, whisking occasionally, until thick and spoonable, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. Transfer the custard to a bowl and let cool to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, whisk the egg whites, rum, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Fold in the coconut. Cover and refrigerate about 30 minutes to firm up.
• Scoop level tablespoonfuls of the coconut mixture about 1 inch apart on the prepared pan. Make an indentation in the middle of each cookie with the back of a 1/4-teaspoon measuring spoon. Fill each indentation with the cooled custard.
• Bake until the cookies are golden around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes. Grate some more nutmeg on top of the cookies. Let cool 10 minutes on the pan, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

RUM RAISIN TRUFFLES

Steps:

• In a heatproof bowl set over simmering water, heat the cream until hot to the touch and turn off the heat. Meanwhile, chop 350 grams of the milk chocolate into small pieces. Add the chocolate and butter to the hot cream, and stir until the chocolate melts.
• Place the raisins and rum in the bowl of a mini food processor or blender and process until the raisins are finely minced. Stir the raisin mixture into the chocolate mixture and set aside at room temperature for at least 6 hours or overnight to cool.
• Using a 1 1/4-inch ice cream scoop, scoop balls of the rum raisin mixture and place them on sheet pans lined with parchment paper.
• To make the tempered chocolate, chop the remaining 400 grams of milk chocolate and place 3/4 of it in a small glass bowl in the microwave for 20 seconds exactly. Stir the chocolate and continue to microwave for 20 seconds at a time, stirring in between, until the chocolate is smooth and shiny. Add the remaining 1/4 of the chocolate and stir until smooth. The chocolate should register 85 to 89 degrees F on a candy thermometer.
• With 2 small spoons, pick up each ball and cover it with tempered chocolate. (You can also use your hands to coat them.) They can look a little messy and "truffle" like. Place the truffle back on the parchment paper. Continue to coat each of the balls until they're all coated with milk chocolate. Allow to sit for a few minutes until the chocolate hardens. Serve at room temperature.

RUM RAISIN TIRAMISU

Steps:

• Place the raisins and 2 tablespoons of rum in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and place in the microwave on high for 1 minute. Uncover and set aside to cool.
• Beat the egg yolks and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on high speed for 5 minutes, until very thick and light yellow. Lower the speed to low and mix in the mascarpone until smooth. With the mixer still on low, add 1/2 cup of rum, 1/4 cup of orange juice, the vanilla extract, and the seeds from the vanilla bean. Stir until combined.
• Pour the remaining 1/2 cup of rum and remaining 1/2 cup of orange juice in a shallow bowl. Dip one side of each ladyfinger quickly in the rum mixture and place them in one layer in a 9 by 11 by 2-inch rectangular or oval dish. Break the ladyfingers in smaller pieces and dip them in the rum mixture to fill the spaces. Sprinkle half the rum-soaked raisins evenly on top. Pour half the mascarpone mixture over and spread evenly. Repeat the layers of dipped ladyfingers, rum-soaked raisins, and mascarpone mixture. Smooth the top, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 6 hours, but preferably overnight.
• Before serving, sprinkle the top with the shaved chocolate and serve cold.

MACARONS

Steps:

• Place egg whites into a metal mixing bowl and refrigerate overnight. The next day, bring egg whites to room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 280 degrees F (138 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Whisk confectioners' sugar and almond flour in a bowl. Beat the egg whites with salt in metal bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until foamy, about 1 minute; increase speed to high and gradually beat in superfine sugar, about 1 tablespoon at a time, until the egg whites are glossy and hold stiff peaks, 3 to 5 more minutes.
• Gently fold almond flour mixture into whipped egg whites until thoroughly incorporated; spoon meringue into a pastry big fitted with a 3/8-inch tip.
• Pipe 1-inch disks of meringue onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving 2 inches of space between cookies. The batter will spread. Lift the baking sheets a few inches above the work surface and hit them lightly on the work surface several times to remove any air bubbles from the cookies. Let the cookies stand at room temperature until the shiny surfaces become dull and a thin skin forms, about 15 minutes.
• Place the baking sheets in the preheated oven and bake with the oven door open slightly until the macarons' surfaces are completely dry, about 15 minutes. Let cookies cool completely on a baking sheet before peeling parchment paper from the cookies.
• Spread half the cookies with any desired filling, top with remaining cookies to make sandwiches, and refrigerate at least 2 hours to overnight to let the cookies soften.

RUM RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; position oven rack in middle of oven; spray cookie sheets with nonstick cookie spray.
• In a mixing bowl, add half the cake mix along with the nutmeg, oil, eggs, and rum extract; blend with an electric mixer on med-high for 1-2 minutes, until blended and smooth.
• Stir in remaining cake mix and raisins with a wooden spoon until all dry ingredients are moistened.
• Drop dough by teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, on cookie sheets.
• Bake 9-12 minutes or until set at edges and just barely set at center when lightly touched.
• Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
• Icing: in a bowl, combine the powdered sugar, butter, and rum (add rum extract ½ teaspoon at a time and taste).
• Add just enough milk to make icing of spreading consistency.
• Drizzle icing over cooled cookies.

BOURBON (OR RUM) RAISINS

Steps:

• Find a mason jar or other glass container with a tight-fitting lid.
• Place the raisins in the jar.
• Pour the bourbon (I use Maker's Mark)over the raisins--enough to cover them.
• Give them a shake and close up the jar.
• Let it sit in your cupboard for a few days (although after just a few hours the raisins will begin to plump), inverting the jar occasionally to make sure all the raisins are getting coated.
• Voila!
• For bourbon or dark rum, I suggest dark raisins.
• For white rum, I suggest golden raisins.

OLD-FASHION RUM RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat raisins, water and rum to boiling in 1-quart saucepan; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 20 to 30 minutes or until raisins are plump and liquid has evaporated. Cool raisins 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 375º. Beat sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed about 3 minutes or until fluffy, or mix with spoon. Beat in egg. Stir in remaining ingredients. Stir in raisins.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.