Cherry, Chocolate and Pistachio Friands

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    30mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    24
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    174

Friands are closely related to financiers. Some recipes call for the nuts to be toasted and the butter to be clarified, however this recipe is a quick version. Traditionally baked as small oval shapes in a specially designed friand moulds, they also work perfectly when baked in small amounts in a cupcake or small muffin tin. This recipe finishes the friands with Kirsch-soaked cherries, chocolate ganache and pistachios for added indulgence - you could serve them warm dusted with icing sugar instead to keep it simple.

recipe updated Apr 24, 2025

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    185 g
  • Egg white icon
    Egg white
    6
  • Glace cherries icon
    Glace cherries
    50 g
  • Pistachios icon
    Pistachios
    30 g
  • Pistachios icon
    Pistachios
    15 g
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    225 g
  • Cocoa powder icon
    Cocoa powder
    1 tablespoon
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    50 g
  • Ground almonds icon
    Ground almonds
    100 g
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    1 teaspoon
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    as needed
  • Kirsch icon
    Kirsch
    2 tablespoons
  • Dark chocolate chips icon
    Dark chocolate chips
    50 g
  • Milk chocolate chips icon
    Milk chocolate chips
    30 g
  • Whipping cream icon
    Whipping cream
    40 g
  • Edible gold dust powder icon
    Edible gold dust powder
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Spatula
  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Cooling rack
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Kenwood Chef
  • kCook icon Saucepan - small
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Muffin pan - 12-hole
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Kenwood bowl - kenwood chef
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Heatproof bowl
  • kCook icon Saucepan - small
  • kCook icon Piping bag

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 180°C
  2. Add unsalted butter to a clean saucepan
  3. Heat until melted - low heat
  4. Transfer content of saucepan to medium bowl
  5. Using a pastry brush, generously brush each of the holes in the muffin pan with some of the melted butter
  6. Reserve the remaining melted butter and let cool
  7. Add icing sugar, cocoa powder and all purpose flour to a clean large mixing bowl
  8. Stir until combined then set aside
  9. Attach Whisk
  10. Add egg white to the Kenwood Bowl
  11. Mix with splashguard fitted until frothy - 1 min, Speed 5
  12. Attach K Beater
  13. Transfer flour mixture to Kenwood Bowl
  14. Add ground almonds, vanilla extract and salt to the Kenwood Bowl
  15. Transfer the reserved melted butter into the Kenwood Bowl
  16. Mix with splashguard fitted until just combined - 20 sec, Speed Min
  17. Then add glace cherries and pistachios to the Kenwood Bowl
  18. Mix with splashguard fitted until just combined - 20 sec, Speed Min
  19. Transfer mixture to muffin pan
  20. Bake until springy to touch - 10 min, 180°C
  21. Remove from oven and let cool - 5 min
  22. Run a sharp knife or palette knife around the edges of the friands to loosen any stubborn edges
  23. Turn out onto cooling rack until completely cool
  24. Add glace cherries and kirsch to a clean small bowl
  25. Soak then set aside
  26. Add dark chocolate chips and milk chocolate chips to a clean heatproof bowl then set aside
  27. Add whipping cream to a clean saucepan
  28. Heat until simmering - medium heat
  29. Pour cream into heatproof bowl
  30. Let rest - 3 min
  31. Stir gently until combined
  32. Transfer chocolate mixture to piping bag
  33. Drizzle cake with chocolate mixture
  34. Place soaked fruit on cake
  35. Sprinkle with pistachios
  36. Garnish with edible gold dust powder
  37. Serve
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