Chocolate madeleines


Chocolate madeleines
Simple and delicious, goes very well with tea or coffee.
319 K 3.9/5 (24 reviews)
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Last modified on: March 10th 2019
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Resting: 50 min.
Cooking: 5 min.
All in all: 1 hour 15 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Chocolate madeleines : Stage 1
Melt 150 g dark chocolate broken in pieces in a bain-marie then leave to cool.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.
Chocolate madeleines : Stage 2
Sieve together 200 g icing sugar and 80 g flour.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
Chocolate madeleines : Stage 3
Add 80 g ground almonds and mix.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.
Chocolate madeleines : Stage 4
Beat 6 egg whites about one minute, just until they become slightly frothy, not like for meringue.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 5 min.
Chocolate madeleines : Stage 5
Add the mix of flour, sugar and almonds to the beaten egg-whites, beat again to mix.

Add 175 g noisette butter and beat again to mix thoroughly.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 30 min.
Chocolate madeleines : Stage 6
Add melted chocolate, 1 tablespoon honey, and beat again to mix thoroughly.

Refrigerate mixture for 30 minutes.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 10 min.
Chocolate madeleines : Stage 7
Pour mixture into moulds, using a forcing bag (easier) or a tablespoon, then put back in fridge for 30 minutes.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 20 min.
Chocolate madeleines : Stage 8
Preheat oven to 150°C ou 302°F and cook for about 20 minutes.

Turn out onto a wire rack to cool. Serve at room temperature (not too warm).
Keeping: Several days in a closed metal box.
Source: From Joël Robuchon.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe40 RDI=10 %370 RDI=40 %290 RDI=40 %3,850 RDI=190 %16,110 RDI: 190 %
Per 100 g4 RDI=2 %40 RDI=4 %30 RDI=5 %440 RDI=20 %1,830 RDI: 20 %
Per madeleines06 RDI=1 %4 RDI=1 %60 RDI=3 %270 RDI: 3 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, Gluten, Nuts, egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 60 madeleines : 5.25 €
  • Per madeleines : 0.10 €

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