Vegan Almond Financiers
Financiers are elegant, classic French almond cakes: rich, moist, and buttery, with a fine, tender crumb and a delicious nutty sweetness, traditionally baked in small oval or round moulds. This 100% vegan version replaces egg whites and dairy butter with plant‑based ingredients, keeping the signature dense‑yet‑light texture, deep roasted almond flavour, and golden crisp edges without any animal products at all.
Shared by katty
Time
45 min
Serves
5
Difficulty
easy
đź›’ Ingredients
- #Cake Batter;
- 80 g blanched almond flour.. 40 g plain all‑purpose flour.. 100 g icing sugar
- Pinch of fine sea salt.. 80 g vegan butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 60 ml unsweetened almond or oat milk
- 2 tbsp aquafaba (chickpea brine) or unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract.. ½ tsp almond extract (optional, for deeper nutty flavour)
- #Topping;
- Thinly sliced flaked almonds.. Extra icing sugar for dusting
👩‍🍳 Instructions
- 1
Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together almond flour, plain flour, icing sugar, and salt until completely smooth and evenly combined — sifting gives the finest texture if desired.
- 2
Combine wet ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk the cooled melted vegan butter, plant milk, aquafaba or applesauce, vanilla, and almond extract until fully blended and smooth.
- 3
Make the batter: Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients. Stir gently with a spatula just until no dry flour remains — do not over‑mix, or the cakes will turn tough. The batter will be thick and glossy.
- 4
Rest (optional): Cover and chill the batter for 15 minutes; this helps the cakes rise evenly and develop their signature soft crumb.
- 5
Prep & bake: Preheat oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Grease financier moulds or a mini muffin tray lightly with vegan butter. Fill each mould three‑quarters full, then top with a few flaked almonds. Bake for 12–15 minutes until golden at the edges and spring back gently when touched.
- 6
Cool & serve: Let cool in the moulds for 3–5 minutes, then carefully transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust lightly with icing sugar before serving — perfect with coffee or tea.