Financiers Recipe – this delicate french almond cake is flavored with browned butter and is super easy to make. The perfect dessert to enjoy with tea.
Easy French Financiers Recipe
Leave it to the French to create and concoct the best pastries ever. This delicious French Financiers Recipe has a lot of flavor packed into a two-bite treat.
Financiers have a soft pillow-like texture with a fragrant aroma and a soft delicate flavor that is so addicting. I added a raspberry in the middle to give out a hint of sweetness and tanginess.
You can enjoy these almond cakes as a dessert, breakfast, and tea and coffee. Originally, Financiers have a rectangular shape similar to gold bars. Maybe that’s how they got their name?
I decided to make them in my mini muffin pan since it’s something that most of you may already have in the kitchen.
This Financiers Recipe can be adapted to suit your taste, add ground pistachios, replace the almond flour with hazelnut flour or even change the raspberry and add apricots, blueberries, or omit the fruit entirely. Therefore, it’s a blank canvas that is perfect for recipe experimenting.
The secret behind the flavor is the use of brown butter. When you cook the butter in the burner, it starts to turn brown and becomes super aromatic. The French call it “Beurre noisette” or hazelnut butter because it has a very distinctive nutty smell when cooking.
Furthermore, the reason why I decided to make my yummy Financiers was to pair it with the Republic of Tea new SuperGreen Tea Collection. This line of teas combine organic matcha, green tea leaves and other herbs in a delicious drink that can be enjoyed either hot or cold.
Finally, I hope you can try this delicious Easy French Financiers Recipe at home. If you do, please upload a pic on Instagram and tag me @Livingsweetmoments or use the hashtag #LivingSweet. I promise to repost it.
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/2 stick
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 egg whites
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 12 raspberries
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
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Spray a mini muffin or financier mold with non-stick spray
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Place butter in a pan over medium-low heat
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Melt butter and whirl the pan occasionally
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When butter turns brown and develops a nutty aroma, remove from heat and strain. Cool for a few minutes
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In a bowl, whisk the egg whites until frothy
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In another bowl, combine the flour, almond flour, confectioners sugar, baking powder, and salt.
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Gently mix in the cooled brown butter, egg whites, and vanilla using a whisk or a wooden spoon. Do not overmix
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Pour the batter 3/4 full of each crevice of the mold
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Place the raspberry inside the batter
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Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the tops becomes brown and the financiers are fluffy and springy to the touch
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Remove from oven
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Unmold
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Enjoy!
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