Unlike walnuts, which were an acquired taste, pecans were love at first bite – I instantly became a fan of their sweet and delicate flavor.
These friands were delicious and I loved the pecans paired with maple syrup – they work really well together. Now I have got to try them together in ice cream form, too... Yum! :)
Pecan and maple friands
from here
1 cup (110g) pecan halves
6 egg whites, lightly whisked
¾ cup + 1 tablespoon (184g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 2/3 cups (233g) icing sugar, sifted
½ cup + ½ tablespoon (75g) all purpose flour, sifted
2 tablespoons maple syrup
10 pecan halves, extra
1 tablespoon maple syrup, extra, to serve
Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F; brush ten ½ cup (120ml) capacity oval friand pans with melted butter to lightly grease.
Place pecans in the bowl of a food processor and process until finely chopped. Transfer to a large bowl and add the egg whites, butter, icing sugar, flour and maple syrup. Stir until well combined.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared pans. Top each with a pecan half. Bake for 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Set aside for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool.
Serve brushed with a little extra maple syrup.
Makes 10 – I halved the recipe above, used 1/3 cup (80ml) capacity muffins pans and got 8
15 comments:
I agree 100% Patricia! I love pecans but have always felt walnuts were bitter. They have their place in a salad or two, but usually when I see walnut in a sweet recipe, I substitute pecans. Every time.
These look light and lovely. Maple syrup is a favorite with everyone!
I'm sorry 2 say my realtionship with pecans didn't have a good start, but I've learned to love them. I'm sure I'm gonna love this recipe 2!
these look cute and good. the pecan and maple flavour are so good !
these look cute and good. the pecan and maple flavour are so good !
this looks sooo good and great for the season! thanks for sharing!! :-)
Oh i love pecans too,though a bit difficult to find here and love the addition of maple syrup to this recipe....delightfully delicious sweety....
There's just something so classic about the combination of maple and pecan. These friands are worth every precious drop of that rare elixir that I have in the fridge here! ;)
YUM! Im loving the sounds of these little gems!
Barbara, they are bitter, aren't they? And maple syrup has become a huge favorite of mine, too!
Thank you, sweetie!
Lara, I hope you give these a go!
Tks for stopping by!
Natalie, thank you!
Binky, tks for stopping by!
Vanilla..., they are expensive here, but worth every penny! :)
Thank you!
Mark, maple syrup is insanely expensive here (and hard to find, too), so I am enjoying the bottles I brought from London. ;)
Thank you!
Jen, I know how much you love maple syrup!
Thank you, darling!
Wow, I had never heard of friands until about 6 months ago. I came upon a Banana Coconut Friands recipe. Since my husband loves anything coconut I had to give it a try....it was terrific. We also enjoy pecans this will be next on my "to try" list. Thank you.
Lynnette, I learned about friands when I started reading food blogs from abroad, because they are not know here in Brazil either. I've become addicted!
Hope you like the recipe - tks for stopping by!
Friand-virgin over here as well, but this post (and your lovely photos) have made me quite curious to make and taste them.
These sound so delicious-and that pecan on top is just the perfect touch!
I did it and love them! The maple and pecan combination is heavenly. Thank you so much for sharing!
Xiaolu, I'm sure you'll become addicted one you try friands!
Thank you!
Megan, thank you!
Lynnette, thank you for letting me know!
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