French Chocolate Madeleines
No list of the best chocolate desserts would be complete without classic French madeleines. They are a delectable treat made with dark chocolate. They taste like a combination of a rich cookie and a cake in one!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) melted butter
- 10 tablespoons (150 g) butter
- 6 ounces (175 g) dark or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) powdered confectioners sugar
- ½ cup (70 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (55 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 6 (185 ml) large egg whites (¾ cup)
Instructions
- Brush a madeleine baking pan with the melted butter.
- Put remaining butter and the chocolate in the top of a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water (be sure the water doesn't touch the bowl). Heat until chocolate and butter are almost melted, 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir together until smooth.
- Sift powdered sugar, flour, cocoa and salt into a bowl using a mesh strainer.
- Beat egg whites in a large bowl with an electric mixer or by hand until very frothy, about 2 minutes. Stir in flour mixture until combined. Add chocolate mixture and mix with a spatula until well blended.
- Portion batter into the pan, filllig each cup with about 1 heaping tablespoon of batter. Chill in the refrigerator one hour. If your pan makes only 12 at a time, chill remaining batter in a bowl and bake in batches.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Bake about 12 minutes, or until madeleines are springy to touch. Cool in pan 1 minute, then unmold madeleines onto a rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Recipe will yield 18-14 madeleines, depending on your pan size.
- The madeleines will have the ideal crisp outside/soft inside texture just after baking. They will keep for a few days at room temperature in a covered container, but they will soften and become more cake-like — still delicious!
Nutrition
Calories: 96kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 2gFat: 4gSodium: 74mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10g
