If you like madeleines, here is a delicious gluten free version perfect for fall! One bite of these soft cake-like Gluten Free Pumpkin Madeleines, and you will be hooked, too! These little madeleines are also dairy-free!
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It was one of those things I really couldn't justify buying in the past. My husband laughed at me when we were shopping. "Why would you want to make fancy-shaped cookies?" he asked. Ha, he doesn't know me as well as he thought.
Well, why not? And while I was at it, I turned these dairy-free, gluten-free pumpkin Madeleines into cute little mice for Halloween. These little cake-like cookies will be the hit of your party!
Decoration possibilities are endless; we chose to make these cute little mice :-). If you love all things pumpkin as we do, you will want to check out all of my delicious Gluten Free Pumpkin recipes!
Why This Recipe Is Great:
Everyone loves these gluten free pumpkin madeleines, and they are so easy to decorate! Here is why my readers love them:
- These cookies are moist with crispy edges.
- They have just the right amount of pumpkin flavor; you can dip them in dark or white chocolate.
- You can make a batch of these madeleines in under 30 minutes!
Feel free to dip these madeleine cookies in dark chocolate or decorate any way you like! Next time, I think I would drizzle the chocolate on.
Allergen Informations:
These madeleines are gluten-free, dairy-free, and soy-free.
This is one of my favorite gluten-free flour blends for cookies, cakes, pie crust, biscuits, and muffins! (Do not use this flour blend for yeast recipes.)
Ingredients Notes:
- Gluten free flour blend - I tested this recipe using Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free Flour Blend and King Arthur's Measure for Measure Gluten Free Blend. That doesn't mean others will not work. I just have not tested other flours, and I can not guarantee the recipe will work if you use other mixes.
- Almond Flour - Please use almond flour and not almond meal. Almond meal will make your madeleines more gritty.
- Xanthan Gum - If your gluten free flour blend doesn’t contain xanthan gum or guar gum, please add 1 teaspoon.
- Baking Powder - Use aluminum-free baking powder.
- Pumpkin Puree - Do not use canned pumpkin pie filling.
- Non-Dairy Milk - I used almond milk, but other plant milk types will work. Regular milk will also work.
- Coconut Oil - You can also use unsalted butter.
- Coconut Sugar - You can also use brown sugar.
- Maple Syrup and Vanilla Extract
- Pumpkin Pie Spice, Ground Cinnamon, and Salt
I love this Madeleine pan because my madeleines do not stick. They slide off the pan easily. It is also easy for me to clean.
Recipe Step-By-Step Directions:
Step 1: Add the dry ingredients, including the coconut sugar to a large
Step 2: Add the wet ingredients to another
Step 3: Wet and dry ingredients are ready to mix. Make sure you mix the batter until it is just barely mixed. Overmixing the batter will lead to denser madeleines.
Step 4: Use a large spoon to add your batter to a madeleine pan. (These are a different flavor of Madeleine, but I included this photo so you can see what the batter looks like in the Madeleine pan.)
Step 5: Bake at 350º F. Madeleines are not thick cookies and should bake in about 12-15 minutes max!
Tips and Recipe FAQ:
You do not need to use a madeleine pan for this recipe. You can make these gluten free cookies drop-style on a baking sheet if you prefer.
A madeleine is like a mini sponge cake. It is light and springy.
I recommend storing madeleines in the refrigerator.
If you bake the madeleines at too high of a heat, the outsides cook too rapidly, leaving them flat. Also check the expiration date of your baking powder in case it has expired.
These madeleines will keep up for up to 4 days in an airtight container or for up to 4 months in the freezer.
Ways To Decorate Madeleines For Halloween:
- To decorate these cookies like mice, grab full almonds and some candy googly eyes. You can follow this fun tutorial if you prefer to make your own googly eyes. I used a tube of icing I bought (usually used for writing on cakes) to adhere to my googly eyes. For the tails, I used black bean pasta.
- Stick four pipe cleaners or black bean pasta into each side to make them into "spiders" for Halloween.
- Dust with Powdered sugar.
- Dip them in chocolate!
More Gluten Free Madeleines Recipes:
- Gluten Free Matcha Green Tea Madeleines
- Gluten Free Chocolate Madeleines with Crushed Candy Cane
- Gluten Free Butterscotch Madeleines
- Easy Gluten Free Lemon Madeleines
📖 Recipe
Gluten Free Chocolate Dipped Pumpkin Madeleines
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups gluten free flour blend * see note
- ½ cup almond flour * see note
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup coconut oil * see note
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup coconut sugar * see note
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup pumpkin puree * see note
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup non-dairy milk almond milk or another type is fine
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350º F.
- In a small bowl, add wet ingredients together. Whisk to blend
- In a large bowl, whisk all dry ingredients together, including coconut sugar.
- Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Spray a madeleine pan with coconut oil, or other non stick oil.
- With a ladle fill each madeleine section with batter.
- Bake 8-10 minutes until done.
- Optional: dip or drizzle melted dark chocolate.
Notes
- Gluten free flour blend - I tested this recipe using Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free Flour Blend and King Arthur's Measure for Measure Gluten Free Blend. That doesn't mean others will not work, I just have not tested other flours and I can not guarantee the recipe will work if you use other mixes.
- Xanthan Gum - If your gluten free flour blend doesn’t contain xanthan gum or guar gum, please add 1 teaspoon.
- Feel free to use brown sugar instead of coconut sugar
- You can substitute butter or another light oil if you prefer those to coconut oil.
- I highly suggest using almond flour and not almond meal. Almond meal is more coarse and will make your madeleines grainy.
- These madeleines will keep up to 4 days in an air-tight container, or up to 4 months in the freezer.
SPECIAL NOTE
Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn't test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.
Nutrition
Nutrition Disclaimer
Nutritional information is an estimate provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the actual nutritional information with the products and brands you are using with your preferred nutritional calculator.
This post was updated from an older post dated 11/3/14 with more recipe details.
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Ela
How do you make the tails curl?
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Ella, It was a spaghetti that had bends in it.
Val
I didn’t have coconut sugar sonI used my regular morena sugar. I didn’t have the madeline pan, but just now gave them a try in a mini muffin pan and they are so good and perfect texture!
Sandi Gaertner
I love how you improvised and I am even more glad you liked them :-).
Bonnie Middlebrook
Do you know if brown sugar monk fruit would work as a sweetener? My daughter is diabetic
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Bonnie, I have not tried baking with monk fruit sweetener. If you try it, please do let me know how it turns out.
Bonnie Middlebrook
Hi Sandi
I made them with a erythritol brown sugar called sukrin gold. Also substituted the maple syrup with monk fruit maple syrup. Carb count significantly reduced, and flavor and texture are superb!! Magnificent!!! So simple, so delicious and now keto!
Thank you for the recipe!
Bonnie
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Bonnie, wow, thank you so, so much for taking the time to come back to let us know this worked. I really appreciate it!
Taylor Kiser
Oh these are so cute! What a fun cookie!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Taylor 🙂
Holly
Oh goodness these are adorable! I think they are perfect for Halloween and throughout the fall season. SO fun!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Holly 🙂
Jill
Turning these into mice is such a cute idea! Love them! I've never made madelines before but now I am wanting to!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Jill 🙂
Cookilicious
oh they look more cute than scary..love them... 🙂
Sandi Gaertner
LOL, my son doesn't do scary so this is the best I could do.
Jane Saunders
OMG. They made madelines on the Great British Bake Off this week and I was there thinking: okay, so madelines should not be transformed into cute little animals. However, I stand corrected - these are exceptional and I would love to present them to my family. Lucky I already have the fancy tin.
Sandi Gaertner
LOL, I love that Madeleines were on the British Bake Off...I would love to see what people created.