Financiers
Nutrition per serving
Financiers: small, moist almond and brown butter cakes with crisp edges. A chic, melt-in-the-mouth teatime treat, ideal for using up egg whites.
Prep: 15 min | Cook: 15 min | Serves: 10 | Difficulty: Easy
Calculated per serving from the Anses Ciqual 2025 values for each ingredient, using the quantities listed. Household measures (spoonfuls, whole items) use average weights. 154 kcal · 3 g protein · 12 g carbohydrate · 10 g fat
Ingredients
- 3 egg whites
- 80 g ground almonds
- 80 g icing sugar
- 50 g plain flour
- 70 g butter
Method
- Make a brown butter (melted until golden), then leave to cool slightly.
- Mix the ground almonds, icing sugar and flour.
- Add the unwhisked egg whites, then the brown butter.
- Fill the moulds and bake for 15 minutes at 180 °C.
Nutritional benefits
Ground almonds provide good fats, protein and fibre, which makes financiers more filling than ordinary cakes. With no yolks or raising agent, they are the ideal way to use up egg whites without waste.
Variations and swaps
- With pistachio.
- With red berries (one berry on top).
- Chocolate.
- Hazelnut (ground hazelnuts).
Storage and making ahead
Keep for 4 days in a tin and freeze well; at their softest on the day.
💡 Good to know
The brown butter makes the flavour: let it colour until it smells of hazelnuts, which is what sets a financier apart from a simple almond cake.
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The foods in this recipe: egg whites · almonds · icing sugar · flour · butter.
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