Description
Peach Financiers are elegant French almond cakes, featuring a tender, moist crumb enriched with browned butter and topped with delicate pieces of fresh peeled peach. These mini cakes offer a perfect balance of nutty flavor and fruity sweetness, baked to golden perfection in just 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
Financier Batter
- 3 ounces unsalted butter, plus additional for greasing
- 3 egg whites
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup almond meal
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus additional for dusting pan
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- â…› teaspoon salt
Topping
- 12 small pieces of peeled peach
Instructions
- Prepare pan: Preheat oven to 400°F. Generously butter a 12-cup mini-muffin tin and lightly dust each cup with flour, shaking to evenly coat the bottoms to prevent sticking.
- Brown the butter: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat, swirling the pan continuously to keep it moving and prevent burning. Continue cooking until the butter becomes foamy and golden brown, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Whisk egg whites and sugar: In a large bowl, whisk together egg whites and white sugar until the sugar dissolves fully and the mixture becomes thick and foamy, approximately 2 to 3 minutes.
- Combine dry ingredients and butter: Mix in the almond meal, all-purpose flour, vanilla extract, and salt into the egg white mixture. Then whisk in the browned butter until just combined.
- Fill muffin cups: Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling them nearly to the top. Gently tap the pan to release any air bubbles and ensure even distribution.
- Initial bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes to start setting the cakes.
- Add peach topping and finish baking: Remove the pan from the oven, place one small peeled peach piece on top of each financier, then return the pan to the oven and bake for an additional 10 to 12 minutes or until the cakes are golden brown.
- Cool and serve: Allow the financiers to cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes before gently removing to avoid breaking. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Use peeled peaches to keep the texture smooth and avoid any bitterness from the skin.
- Browned butter adds a rich, nutty flavor—watch carefully to avoid burning.
- Filling the mini-muffin cups nearly full will yield nicely domed cakes.
- Financiers freeze well; store in an airtight container and warm before serving.
- For extra almond flavor, you can toast the almond meal lightly before adding it to the batter.
