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Zesty Orange Madeleines with Dark Chocolate Drizzle | CaliGirl Cooking
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Zesty Orange Madeleines with Dark Chocolate Drizzle

These healthy madeleines are laced with zesty orange flavor and drizzled in bittersweet dark chocolate. The perfect afternoon treat!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 153kcal

Ingredients

For the Zesty Orange Madeleines:

  • ¼ cup butter plus 1 tablespoon melted (separated)
  • ½ cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons nonfat plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons honey
  • 2 drops orange oil optional

For the Dark Chocolate Drizzle:

  • 5 ounces dark chocolate I used 72%, chopped

Instructions

  • Brush madeleine molds with 1 tablespoon melted butter. Place pan in refrigerator for butter to harden. This will prevent the madeleines from sticking to the pan during the baking process.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Sift flour, baking powder and salt together into a small bowl, then stir in orange zest. Set aside.
  • Heat ¼ cup butter, brown sugar and honey in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove pan from heat.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together sugar and egg on high for about 3 minutes. Add Greek yogurt and beat to combine, then add flour mixture. Once again, beat to combine and then finally add warm butter mixture and orange oil (if using.)
  • Once batter has formed, scoop into a piping bag (no piping tip needed.) Simply squeeze the batter into the madeleine molds, being careful not to overfill.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, or until very lightly golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of one comes out clean. Remove from oven and turn out of pan onto a cooling rack immediately. Let cool for about 20 minutes.
  • While madeleines are cooling, place chopped dark chocolate into a double boiler over medium heat. If you don’t have a double boiler, simply place the chocolate in a small mixing bowl over a small saucepan filled about 1/3 of the way full with water. As the water heats up, keep stirring the chocolate until it forms a smooth glaze.
  • Transfer to a piping bag (again, no piping tip needed) and drizzle over madeleines in desired pattern. Although you could technically eat these right away, you may want to place them in the refrigerator for a half hour or so for the chocolate to re-harden, and then bring them back to room temperature before serving.

Notes

These are best if eaten within the first day or two of baking.

Nutrition

Calories: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 111mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 152IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 2mg