I am so very fond of madeleines: they are so delicate, tiny and lovely shaped. They are very French too, so it is not a surprise that I like them so much.
I actually have very sweet memories connected with madeleines. As a child, I used to have madeleines at my grandma’s place. We would enjoy them just as they were, or with a bowl of hot chocolate. My grandma would always have different variations to offer, with a myriad of shapes too: the long finger ones, the regular shaped ones, sometimes naturally flavored with butter, sometimes topped with some pearl sugar or candied fruits, or even lined with a chocolate shell underneath.
On the blog, you can even find my favorite sweet version: madeleines with orange blossom water, a recipe that comes together with an article in which I explain how you can get this lovely little bump on top. Madeleines work also very well in a savory version, as your taste buds will soon confirm when you have baked the following recipe. As long as you have the madeleine pan (try to have a nonstick one, it is much easier), you can push back boundaries and create endless madeleine recipes to please your taste. They become the perfect “amuse-bouches” then!
The idea of these madeleines with goat cheese and sun-dried tomatoes actually came up to my mind a couple of weeks ago. As the company I work for organized a French VIP event, we agreed that according to my strong interest for cooking, I could help with the catering. A lovely idea! Among other things, I prepared some petits choux with salmon, some mini quiches lorraines… and of course savory madeleines!
The impact on the guests was immediate: everyone loved these bites, while listening to “La vie en rose” by Edith Piaf that an accordionist and a singer hired especially for the event were performing live. I managed to post a quick snapshot of the madeleines on my Instagram before the catering. The picture was a huge success. Holding this recipe back from the blog would have been criminal.
Mainly inspired by my goat cheese & sun dried tomato appetizer muffins, these tiny bites shaped into madeleines are the perfect appetizer to enjoy this summer for a barbecue party with friends or for any summer celebration. They are packed with flavors (the addition of basil leaves in the batter brings a very refreshing twist) and look fancy, although they are very easy to bake. And if you happen to bring your own twist to this recipe or even turn it into a brand new version, feel free to leave me a comment below, I would love to hear from you!
PrintGoat Cheese & Sun-Dried Tomato Madeleines
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 15-20 servings 1x
- Category: Savory
- Cuisine: French recipes
I am so very fond of madeleines: they are so delicate, tiny and lovely shaped. They are very French too, so it is not a surprise that I like them so much.
Ingredients
- 2 jars of sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 cup (200g) goat cheese
- ½ cup (120 ml) of milk
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ¼ cup (150g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Salt & pepper
- 5 Tablespoons (75ml) olive oil
- 50g walnuts
- 12 basil leaves
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Cut the sun dried tomatoes and the goat cheese into pieces.
- Heat the milk in a small saucepan. Beat the eggs, flour, baking powder, salt & pepper in a large bowl. Stir in the olive oil and the hot milk.
- Stir in the dried tomatoes, walnuts and goat cheese, and gently fold in the basil leaves. Blend the mixture but do not over mix.
- Pour the batter into each cavity of a nonstick madeleine pan, up to three-fours full. If you don’t have a nonstick madeleine pan, brush each cavity with melted butter or using a cooking spray.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes in the oven until golden brown.
- Remove the madeleines from the pan and let them cool completely on rack before serving.
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Lastly, if you make this Goat Cheese & Sun-Dried Tomato Madeleines, be sure to leave a comment and give this recipe a rating, letting me know how you liked it. And of course, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Thank you and enjoy!
Marion
Please tell me how big are the jars of sundried tomatoes?
Delphine Fortin
Approx. 3 oz/100g. I hope it helps!
Rebecca
So you used two 3oz jars?
Delphine Fortin
Yes, that is approx. what I would use, so about 5-6 oz, depending on how much you want in your batter.
Hélène S.
Très sympa pour un apéro !
Delphine Fortin
Oh oui c’est une recette qui plaît toujours beaucoup lors d’apéro dinatoires !
Mary Teixeira
These were delicious., however, it wwuould have been helpful to have a jar size on the sun dried tomatoes. In the USA, they are quite large and I only used 1/2 a jar. When I saw things were getting out of control, I stopped. Still delicious. I also cut back the olive oil by half. Thanks for a great recipe.
Delphine Fortin
Hi Mary! Hum, that’s interesting, I will try the recipe again with the American measurements for the sun-dried tomatoes, now that I just moved to the US. I hope it will be helpful for my American readers in the future 🙂 Thanks for getting back to me regarding this, and I am really happy that you liked the recipe! Have a nice week!
Kim
Hi Delphine – I am also in a quandary- the jar sizes vary in Australia – have a 500g jar and I feel that doubling that would be excessive. Can you please give a more precise indication?
Delphine Fortin
Hi Kim! Oh, sorry about that. I would use approx. 125-150g max, it should be enough. I hope it helps. Cheers. Del.
Kim
Thank you so much Delphine – these were a such a tremendous hit at a cocktail party that I made another version to serve at our next one – goats cheese, caramelised onion, anchovy and olive – another success! Merci beaucoup
Delphine Fortin
Oh I need to try this version. Looks amazing!! 🙂
Shari Sykes
Same here. Epic fail just now. Glad i’ve made them a week ahead to just try the recipe. I think i would need to massively reduce the tomatoes, oil, cheese and walnuts just to get them to appear as Madeleines. Mine look more like fritters.
Angela
Oh my, I love the flavor combo of the goat cheese and tomato. These are almost too beautiful to eat!
Delphine Fortin
Thank you, Angela! I’m glad you like them 🙂
Annick
Humm elles donnent envie tes madelaines. Je crois qu’il va falloir que je m’achète un moule à madeleines pour pouvoir tester ta recette enfin je la testerais peut être dans un autre format (juste en cake).
Merci pour la recette en tout cas.
Delphine Fortin
Très bonne idée Annick. J’ai d’ailleurs déjà testé cette recette dans un moule à cake et les proportions sont parfaites pour un moule classique. Et la texture parfaite 🙂
Royal Chill
Non mais les photos sont terribles et me donnent trop faim ! 😀 Chouette recette, j’ai très envie de tester !
Des bises et passe un bon week-end !
Delphine Fortin
Merci beaucoup Cécile (j’imagine que c’est Cécile qui écrit :))! Ces petites madeleines sont vraiment toutes simples à réaliser et font leur petit effet à chaque fois!
Debra
Love the sun dried tomato and tangy goat cheese combination – looks just yummy1
Delphine Fortin
Thank you, Debra! Sun-dried tomatoes and goat cheese pair very well indeed. And the basil adds an interesting little twist as well! 🙂
Peter Block
Del, these are so elegant. So unique with the sundried tomatoes and the goat cheese.
Delphine Fortin
Thanks Peter. Great to hear you like this combo too 🙂
Morgi
Miam, ca a l’air super bon!
http://www.morgirunsaway.com
Delphine Fortin
Merci, Morgi! Ravie que ca te plaise 🙂
Florian @ContentednessCooking
Great spin on a sweet treat! So full of flavor!
Delphine Fortin
Thanks, Florian! 🙂
BoopCook
ooouu elles sont plus que tentantes !
Delphine Fortin
Oui, des petites bouchées qui disparaissent très vite en effet 😉
prettylittletruth
Hum, elles ont l’air delicieuses ces madeleines 🙂
Delphine Fortin
Je confirme, elles le sont! Et aussi très simples à réaliser 🙂
Claire – 1604
Olala tu me donnes faim !
Une super recette simple et rapide à réaliser, ça donne envie d’apéro 🙂
Belle journée,
Claire
Delphine Fortin
Merci Claire! En effet, c’est une recette toute simple et très gourmande qui fait toujours son petit effet. Vive les longues soirées d’été et apéro-dinatoires qui vont avec 🙂
Contes et Délices
Tes madeleines me donnent l’eau à la bouche et en te lisant, j’ai autant envie de ta version salée que des madeleines à la fleur d’oranger et ceux de ta grand mère !! Enfin tu m’as donné envie de manger des madeleines … 😉
Delphine Fortin
Oui, il y a toujours une bonne raison pour manger des madeleines, et comme elles sont petites, on peut en prendre une de chaque (une sucrée à la fleur d’oranger et une salée ci-dessous) sans trop culpabiliser, même si pour ma part il est rare que je culpabilise devant des bonnes petites choses, j’assume parfaitement ma gourmandise ! 😉
Blablayablog
Trop jolies ces petites madeleines.
Ca me fait penser que ça fait un sacré moment que je n’en ai pas préparées 🙂
Delphine Fortin
À toi de jouer maintenant alors ! Elles sont très simples à réaliser et font toujours leur petit effet auprès des invités 🙂
LadyMilonguera
Irrésistibles ces madeleines salées !
Delphine Fortin
Oh merci, je suis ravie qu’elles te plaisent ! 🙂