Description
These Double Chocolate Financiers are a rich and moist French almond cake infused with cocoa powder and studded with chopped chocolate. Made with browned butter, almond flour, and a touch of honey, they offer a nutty, chocolaty treat perfect for dessert or an indulgent snack. Chilling the batter enhances the flavor, and a quick 12-15 minute bake yields golden brown, tender financiers with a crisp exterior and a soft, chocolatey center.
Ingredients
Scale
Butter
- 7 tbsp unsalted butter
Wet Ingredients
- 3 egg whites
- 2 tsp honey
Dry Ingredients
- 7 tbsp castor sugar
- 4 1/2 tbsp cake flour
- 7 1/2 tbsp almond flour
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/8 tsp baking powder
Topping
- 1 oz chopped chocolate or chocolate chips
Instructions
- Make brown butter: In a medium light-colored frying pan or skillet, melt the butter over low-medium heat. Stir constantly as the butter foams to avoid burning the milk solids. When the milk solids turn dark golden brown and emit a nutty aroma, immediately remove from heat.
- Strain and cool butter: Strain the browned butter into a heatproof bowl to stop cooking and let it cool completely before use.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk the egg whites, castor sugar, and honey for 3 minutes or until the sugar dissolves fully.
- Combine dry ingredients: Sift together cake flour, almond flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder into the wet mixture. Whisk until evenly combined.
- Add browned butter: Pour the cooled browned butter into the batter and whisk thoroughly to incorporate.
- Chill batter: Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight to develop flavor. This step is recommended but optional.
- Preheat oven and prepare molds: Set the oven to 375℉/190℃. Butter the financier molds to prevent sticking.
- Prepare batter: Remove batter from the fridge and gently mix with a spatula to loosen it.
- Fill molds: Transfer the batter to a piping bag and pipe into the molds until they are about 80-90% full. Alternatively, use a spoon.
- Add chocolate topping: Sprinkle chopped chocolate or chocolate chips evenly over the batter in each mold.
- Bake: Place molds in the oven and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the financiers are golden brown on top.
- Cool: Immediately remove the financiers from the molds and transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Best enjoyed the same day.
Notes
- Chilling the batter improves the flavor and texture but can be skipped if short on time.
- Use a light-colored pan for browning butter so you can monitor the color change.
- If you don’t have financier molds, mini muffin pans can be used as an alternative.
- The financiers are best eaten on the same day for maximum freshness.
- Be careful not to burn the browned butter as it can turn bitter.
- Substitute almond flour with hazelnut flour for a different nutty flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Baking
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Keywords: double chocolate financiers, almond cake, browned butter cake, chocolate almond cake, French financier, gluten free dessert, chocolate cake bites
