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Chocolate, Hazelnut and Sour Cherry Friands

October 29, 2013 by Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

Like so many of my recipes, this one grew out of a need to use up surplus ingredients.

I had egg whites leftover from the Spritz Cookies, hazelnut meal buried in the back fridge, and a bag of frozen sour cherries. Here’s what I ended up with…

  • 100g unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 4 large (59g) free range egg whites
  • 45g plain (AP) flour
  • 140g icing sugar mixture (confectioner’s sugar)
  • 85g hazelnut meal
  • 100g frozen sour cherries, pitted, defrosted on a plate and halved
  • 50g dark chocolate callets (I used Callebaut 811, 54% cacao)

1. Preheat the oven to 190C or 175C with fan.  Sit six sturdy cupcake liners on a tray and spray the insides of them lightly with oil.  Alternatively, use a friand pan or muffin pan.

2. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour and icing sugar, then whisk in the hazelnut meal. It’s important to sift the icing sugar, or you’ll end up with hard lumps in the finished friands.

3. In a separate mixing bowl and using a hand whisk, beat the egg whites for about a minute until they’re frothy, but not stiff.

4. Quickly but gently fold in the dry ingredients, then add the cooled melted butter.  Stir until just combined.

5. Add the defrosted and halved cherries and chocolate and stir very gently into the batter.

6. Spoon the mixture evenly into the six paper liners and bake for 25 – 30 minutes, rotating the tray once during the baking time.  The finished friands will be well risen and  golden brown in colour.

The coarsely ground hazelnut meal added a delicious nuttiness to these, and the sour cherries and dark chocolate ensured that they weren’t overly sweet. Pete loved them!

If you don’t have hazelnut meal or sour cherries, you might like to try one of our previous friand recipes (the first link has photos of the process and a recipe for microwave custard to use up any leftover egg yolks):

Raspberry and Chocolate Friands

Peach Friands

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  1. on October 29, 2013 at 12:12 am annashortcakes

    MMM! I love anything using sour cherries!


    • on October 30, 2013 at 4:55 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Anna, I was pretty pleased to find these in the freezer – I thought they were raspberries! :)


  2. on October 29, 2013 at 12:12 am Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

    I had to laugh when I looked at your photos. John came in the other day and asked if I could make some mango and pistachio friands and I said, “I don’t have a friand pan.” Don’t tell!

    I wasn’t in the mood for mango and pistachio anything. He told me today he would look for a pan and I felt bad but I didn’t say a word. :)

    He’d love your friands!


    • on October 30, 2013 at 4:56 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Maureen, I love friands, but I don’t have a good run with friand pans – the little buggers always get stuck and I never seem to get the design showing up on the top. Now, if someone would just invent oval cupcake liners, that would be perfect. :)


  3. on October 29, 2013 at 1:43 am Glenda

    Oooh they do look good and I always have egg whites in the freezer. I don’t have sour cherries but I do have some Maraschino cherries. They might do.


    • on October 30, 2013 at 4:57 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Glenda, they certainly will, but they’ll be a lot sweeter! :)


  4. on October 29, 2013 at 1:46 am Pat Machin

    They look really good and I’m sure they would be deliciously moist with the cherries in.


    • on October 30, 2013 at 4:57 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Pat, they were SO moist! Pete loved them!


  5. on October 29, 2013 at 2:07 am dishnthekitchen

    ohmygosh! I’m so excited…I have four egg whites in the fridge right at this moment ;)


    • on October 30, 2013 at 4:59 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Bernice, make some friands! Fill them with anything you want! :)


  6. on October 29, 2013 at 3:00 am Jeannette

    Friands are my favourite way to use up the egg whites I have left over after making ice-cream. I made some at the weekend using ground almonds not hazelnut flour and they were delicious. I topped mine with some blueberries and cranberries.


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:00 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Jeannette, I usually use ground almonds as well, they give the finished cake a smoother texture, but I had to use up my hazelnut meal! :)


  7. on October 29, 2013 at 4:00 am frugalfeeding

    Tremendous friands – they looks great!


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:00 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Nick, thank you! :)


  8. on October 29, 2013 at 4:41 am Manuela

    You are so good at using up things! Those look very tempting and mouth-watering. I’m sure they taste delicious!


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:00 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Manuela, thank you! They’re easy to make too!


  9. on October 29, 2013 at 5:15 am Sophie33

    Yum Yum, Celia. Your friands are calling my mouth,…Ooh yes. 😃


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:01 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Sophie, they’re my husband’s favourite! :)


  10. on October 29, 2013 at 6:14 am The Life of Clare

    Love a recipe that let’s you use up excess ingredients, that’s where most of our meals and baked goods come from at the moment.


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:01 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Clare, when we have backyard chooks, it takes some creativity to get through all the eggs! :)


  11. on October 29, 2013 at 6:21 am glamorous glutton

    I bet the sour cherries make these really tasty, a great way to use up left overs. GG


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:02 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks GG! I can’t bear to waste eggs when they’re being laid by our own chooks!


  12. on October 29, 2013 at 6:38 am heidiannie

    I really enjoy this kind of baking- figuratively and literally
    Using up ingredients and making a delicious treat- Big Saves!
    Thanks for sharing- they look wonderful/


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:03 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Heidi, it’s such an easy treat to make up, and it makes a reasonable quantity – just six – enough for morning or afternoon tea for all of us, but none to go stale! :)


  13. on October 29, 2013 at 6:55 am Promenade Claire

    I keep learning – I never knew that was how you made friands. Perfect !


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:03 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Claire, it’s a really fun recipe and very versatile, bet you could come up with some wonderful versions! :)


  14. on October 29, 2013 at 7:37 am Norma Chang

    Such pretty cupcake liners, would love to go shopping with you, I could learn so much. One of those friands right at this moment would hit the right spot.


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:04 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Norma, I didn’t have much luck with friand pans, and these cupcake liners are the bee’s knees – they stand up on their own, so they don’t need a tin!


  15. on October 29, 2013 at 8:56 am lizzygoodthings

    I bought myself a friand pan a year or two ago, but have still not made any… bookmarking this delightful recipe now… one for my retirement baking! Thanks Celia xo


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:04 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Lizzy, these are so easy that you might not need to wait! :)


  16. on October 29, 2013 at 9:10 am lambsearsandhoney

    Mmm, yum. I’m thinking these would be appropriate breakfast fodder with that nutritious nut meal and fruit. Yes, cake fro breakfast works for me!


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:05 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Hahaha…yes, cake for breakfast. And why not, folks have been eating muffins for years! :)


  17. on October 29, 2013 at 10:20 am Claire @ Claire K Creations

    I’m loving cooking with hazelnut meal at the moment. It’s such a lovely flavour. Once again a delicious looking use-it-up recipe creation!


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:05 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Claire, thank you – I loved the sour cherry taste. Have to find more things to do with the rest of the bag!


  18. on October 29, 2013 at 12:11 pm hotlyspiced

    I love how in your house nothing goes to waste. I do try to emulate you! I would love these friands because I just love sour cherries xx


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:06 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Charlie, I’m flattered, thank you! :) Can’t say we don’t waste anything, but not nearly as much as we used to!


  19. on October 29, 2013 at 12:14 pm nancy@jamjnr.com

    Cherries, chocolate & hazlenut looks and sounds like a winning combo. Nice to see you don’t need a friand pan too!


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:07 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Nancy, the cupcake liners are fabulous – they’re sturdy enough not to need a pan for support. These would work well in lined muffin tins though, if necessary!


  20. on October 29, 2013 at 1:26 pm Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

    I’m a huge sour cherry fan so I’d totally gravitate towards this and perhaps add even more cherries! :D


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:07 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Lorraine, I’m not sure the friand would hold together with any more cherries! :D


  21. on October 29, 2013 at 2:20 pm ChgoJohn

    You know, Celia, I’ve still got about 8 pounds of pitted sour cherries in my freezer. From mid-Summer forward, I decide whether a recipe is “sour cherry worthy”. I just can’t throw these precious red gems into any old recipe. Your friands are definitely sour cherry worthy. The combo of almond and cherry flavors cannot be beat. I can’t wait to give them a try. Thanks for sharing!


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:08 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      John, a freezer full of sour cherries is like having gold in the safe! I think you’re right too – they would have been great with almond meal, which is probably how we’ll make the next batch, as I’m almost out of hazelnut now! xx


  22. on October 29, 2013 at 5:07 pm InTolerant Chef

    Waste not, want not Celia! I certainly love friands, so much nicer than muffins and the cherries would be gorgeous too :) xox


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:08 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Becca, I’m not a muffin or cupcake fan, but friands are a completely different story!


  23. on October 29, 2013 at 6:22 pm Kari @ bite-sized thoughts

    Recipes from surplus ingredients so often turn out the best – perhaps because they’re made with a hefty dose of imagination and experience often times. Whatever the reason, these look gorgeous Celia!


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:09 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Kari, thank you! And I think you’re right, often the things we make to accommodate what we have on hand are the best! :)


  24. on October 29, 2013 at 8:48 pm Jas@AbsolutelyJas

    I love recipes made from leftovers – I hate wasting food :) These sound glorious!


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:10 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Jas, I could have frozen the eggwhites, but I don’t tend to do that anymore. They freeze brilliantly, but I keep losing them in the freezer! :)


  25. on October 29, 2013 at 8:55 pm saucygander

    I wish my fridge yielded such delicious treats! :-D


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:10 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Saucy, I’m sure it does, they’re just different! :)


  26. on October 29, 2013 at 8:57 pm Lisa the Gourmet Wog

    chocolate and cherries are always a winner in my books! Great recipe xx


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:11 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Lisa! I was at Harkola last week and they still have lots of moulds! But Ray has told us that they come in from Syria, so he’s not sure he’ll be able to source more after this lot is gone, so you might want to try to get in soon! xx


      • on October 30, 2013 at 2:31 pm Lisa the Gourmet Wog

        Thanks for the heads up Celia! Might head over on the weekend :) xx


  27. on October 29, 2013 at 9:32 pm chef mimi

    What is a friand, exactly? I’ve never seen this word, but they look delicious!


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:12 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Mimi, it’s related to a financier. They’re very light compared to a muffin…

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friand


  28. on October 30, 2013 at 4:17 am tableofcolors

    The friand is a new acquaintance, thank you for the introdution and links to the previous recipes. Many of my recipes get developed from what is on hand at the moment and with the hopes of something delicious and inspiring even if that “one” ingredient happed to missing! :)


    • on October 30, 2013 at 5:13 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Laila, I think you’d really enjoy friands – somehow I think the colours and lightness of texture would appeal to you! :)


  29. on October 30, 2013 at 7:35 am dianeskitchentable

    I’ve never heard of hazelnut meal but these look so scrumptious that I’m adding that to my ‘quest’ list. I’m wondering if some place like Trader Joe’s would have it. You really have a winner with this one Celia!


  30. on October 30, 2013 at 1:47 pm EllaDee

    Yum :) I often exchange SR flour for baking powder plus almond or hazelnut meal when making cakes… I like the extra substance and flavour they give it. What a windfall finding frozen sour cherries in the freezer.
    My other use for hazelnut meal is chook stuffing. Adding hazelnut meal, chopped dried figs and a couple of sage leaves to plain bread stuffing (the G.O.’s preference) makes a lovely rich solid stuffing :)



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