Description
Learn to make these French honey pumpkin madeleines from scratch. Butter, eggs, whole wheat flour, baking powder pumpkin puree, honey, brown sugar, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves come together to make the perfect French dessert!
Ingredients
- 113 g (1 stick) of unsalted butter
- 2 eggs
- 120g of whole wheat flour
- 1/2 can pumpkin puree
- 1 tbsp honey (we used Spotted Gum Honey from Knobel Honey)
- 140g brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp cloves
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Powdered sugar to dust.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C).
- Make the “beurre noisette” by heating the butter on medium heat in a small casserole until the butter begins to brown. Put aside to cool.
- Whisk together the wholewheat flour, spices, salt and baking powder.
- Whisk the eggs, sugar and honey using a stand or hand mixer. (We use our Kitchenaid stand mixer.) Keep mixing on medium strength until the mixture is pale and fluffy.
- Add the flour and spices mixture to the egg, sugar and honey mixture. Fold in until lightly mixed.
- Add the cooled butter. (Make sure to include the little brown bits of your “beurre noisette”! These will add a lovely nuttiness to your madeleines.)
- Coat your madeleine molds with butter.
- Fill the molds, leaving a small space for them to expand in the oven.
- Bake for 10 – 12 minutes or until slightly golden brown.
- Leave to cool for at least 5 minutes before removing from madeleine molds.
- Dust with powdered sugar to serve.
Notes
Knowing when the madeleines are ready to come out of the oven
When you touch the madeleines they should have a slight bounce back. Madeleines should not jiggle (undercooked) or be too compact (overcooked).
Special tools to make this recipe
It’s easier to make well shaped madeleines when you use a high quality silicone madeleine pan. We love this silicone Madeleine Pan to make perfect madeleines every time. Baking powder can be tough to find in France, particularly organic baking powder. We order this Doves Farm Organic Baking Powder on Amazon.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Snack
- Cuisine: French
