People in the use often confuse macarons for macaroons. Yes this a huge difference between the two. For starters macarons often called French Macaroons (yes, I know confusing) are beautiful to look at and the flavor is outstanding. Macaroon’s are mostly sweetened coconut, they are boring to look at the flavor is just as unappealing. The video below shows you how to make the beautiful pastel confections.