Chocolate madeleines
Simple and delicious, goes very well with tea or coffee.
311 K 3.9/5 (24 reviews)
1 hour 15 min.
Easy
30 madeleines
7 IngredientsLast modified on: March 10th 2019
For 30 madeleines, you will need:
- 1
90 g noisette butter - 2
75 g dark chocolate - 3
100 g icing sugar - 4
40 g flour - 5
40 g ground almonds - 6
3 egg whites - 7
½ tablespoon honey - Total weight: 445 grams
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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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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Add 40 g ground almonds and mix.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Beat 3 egg whites about one minute, just until they become slightly frothy, not like for meringue.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Add the mix of flour, sugar and almonds to the beaten egg-whites, beat again to mix.
Add 90 g noisette butter and beat again to mix thoroughly.
Add 90 g noisette butter and beat again to mix thoroughly.
Stage 6 - 30 min.
Add melted chocolate, ½ tablespoon honey, and beat again to mix thoroughly.
Refrigerate mixture for 30 minutes.
Refrigerate mixture for 30 minutes.
Stage 7 - 10 min.
Pour mixture into moulds, using a forcing bag (easier) or a tablespoon, then put back in fridge for 30 minutes.
Stage 8 - 20 min.
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).
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 recipe | 20 RDI=7 % | 180 RDI=20 % | 150 RDI=20 % | 1,940 RDI=100 % | 8,140 RDI: 100 % |
| Per 100 g | 4 RDI=2 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 30 RDI=5 % | 440 RDI=20 % | 1,840 RDI: 20 % |
| Per madeleines | 0 | 6 RDI=1 % | 4 RDI=1 % | 60 RDI=3 % | 270 RDI: 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 30 madeleines : 2.65 €
- Per madeleines : 0.10 €
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Icing sugar
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Noisette butter
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Dark chocolate
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Flour
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