Chocolate Bacon Macarons

Beat the egg whites with the granulated sugar (preferably with an electric mixer) until they’re glossy and don’t budge (hold it over your head and they shouldn’t move). Then fold in the powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and almond meal until just incorporated. Pour into a piping bag with a round tip and pipe them out on parchment paper or a Silpat mat.

Fry some bacon and sprinkle some ground black pepper on it. Put little bits of the bacon on the shells before baking. You can sprinkle some more pepper on the shells if you like.

Bake at 280 degrees for 15 minutes. Let cool before attempting to remove them from the sheets.

Filling:
I took the easy route and used a dark chocolate spread that I had on hand. Then I put small pieces of bacon in the middle of each filling and pressed the shells together.