Toasted Almond Coconut Financiers Recipes

TOASTED ALMOND PUDDING

Steps:

• Melt the stick of margarine. Mix together the coconut, brown sugar, almonds, flour and melted butter. Place on cookie sheet and put in oven at 325 degrees until brown, stirring often. Let this cool.
• Mix together the pudding and milk then add the Kool Whip. In the bottom of the bowl add a very light layer of the coconut/almond mixture then spoon on top the pudding mixture. Add most of the coconut/almond mixture in the middle just make sure to save enough to sprinkle on the top and then add the remaining pudding mixture. Then add the amount you saved to garnish the top of the pudding.
• Chill and serve.

TOASTED ALMOND-COCONUT FINANCIERS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 12-cup mini-muffin tin.
• On a rimmed baking sheet, spread out the coconut and almond flour, side by side. Toast until both are lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes, stirring halfway through and keeping a close watch at the end. Transfer to a large bowl and let cool slightly.
• Use your fingertips to grind the coconut with the almond flour to break it down into small pieces. Add the sugar, flour and salt, and whisk to combine.
• Whisk in the egg whites and almond extract, then the melted butter.
• Divide the batter evenly among the greased cups. (A small cookie scoop makes easy work of this task.) Tap the pan on the countertop to smooth the tops.
• Bake until the cakes spring back when pressed gently in the center, 18 to 20 minutes. Pop them out of the tin, using a small offset spatula or knife to loosen the edges if needed, and let them cool completely on a wire rack.
• Melt the chocolate and oil together in a small bowl in short, 10-second bursts in the microwave, stirring between each. (Alternatively, melt the chocolate and oil over a double boiler on the stove.)
• Dip half of each financier in the chocolate and set on a rack until set, at least 30 minutes.