Mini choc-chip friands
These mini choc chip friands can be made a day ahead if you're baking to entertain, and go down a treat with a cup of good coffee. They also freeze well, just don't ice them beforehand.
- 15 mins cooking
- Makes 24 Piece
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Ingredients
Mini choc chip friands
- 3 egg-whites
- 90 gram butter, melted
- 1/2 cup (60g) almond meal
- 3/4 cup (120g) icing sugar mixture
- 1/4 cup (35g) plain flour
- 100 gram dark chocolate, finely chopped, plus 100g extra
- 1/4 cup (60ml) cream
Method
Mini choc chip friands
- 1Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease 2 x 12-hole mini muffin pans.
- 2Place egg-whites in a medium bowl; whisk lightly with a fork until combined. Add butter, almond meal, sifted icing sugar and flour. Using a wooden spoon, stir until just combined. Stir in chopped chocolate. Spoon tablespoons of mixture into pan holes.
- 3Bake friands for about 15 minutes or until browned lightly and cooked through. Turn onto wire racks to cool.
- 4Combine cream and extra chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water; stir until just melted. (Or, microwave on HIGH (100%) for about 1 minute. Stir mixture until smooth.) Stand until thickened. Spoon chocolate mixture over tops of friands.