Chocolate tiger financiers with a crunchy ganache

Ingredients

Financiers :

• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/3 cup almond meal
• 2/3 cup icing sugar
• 2 egg whites
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips

Crunchy ganache :

• 2 Tbsp cream
• 1 oz chocolate
• 1 tsp butter
• 0.5 oz crunchy chocolate pearls

Preparation

• Prepare the "hazelnut butter" : Melt the butter in a pan and let it golden.
• Remove from heat when it smells like hazelnut and has golden. Strain and leave to cool down to 104°F (40°C, room temperature).
  
• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Combine powdered almonds, flour and icing sugar in a bowl. Add the egg whites and mix well.
• Add the hazelnut butter and mix well. Add the chocolate chips and combine.
  
• Pour the batter in a greased savarin mould or a mini kouglof mould. Bake for 15 to 18 min at 350°F (180°C).
• Remove from oven and leave to cool down at room temperature. Microwave the cream for 30 seconds.
  
• Pour the hot cream on the chocolate and combine to make a homogeneous ganache. Add the butter and mix well.
• Unmould the financiers and fill them with crunchy chocolate pearls. Cover the pearls with hot ganache. Leave to cool down at room temperature or refrigerate 15 minutes.
  
• There you are, your chocolate tiger financiers are ready to devour !