Bordeaux cannelés
Bordeaux cannelés is a medium French recipe that serves 8. 120 calories per serving. Recipe by Chef Sylvain - Long live pastry! on YouTube.
Prep: 24 hrs 40 min | Cook: 40 min | Total: 25 hrs 40 min
Cost: $2.95 total, $0.37 per serving
Ingredients
- 330 g Whole milk (Bring to a boil then let steep)
- 1 gousse Bourbon vanilla bean (Split lengthwise and scrape out the seeds)
- 165 g Granulated sugar
- 85 g Type 45 wheat flour
- 2 unités Egg yolks (Separate from whites)
- 65 g Dark rum (Approximately 4.5 tbsp)
- 20 g Unsalted butter (Melt then let cool)
Instructions
Vanilla milk infusion
Pour the milk into a saucepan, add the split vanilla bean, bring to a boil, remove from heat at the first boil and let steep for 10 minutes. Scrape the seeds with the tip of a knife and incorporate them into the milk, then let the milk cool completely.
Time: PT15M
Egg‑sugar mixture
In a bowl, whisk the two egg yolks with the granulated sugar until the mixture whitens and becomes slightly frothy.
Time: PT5M
Incorporating flour, rum and butter
Add the sifted flour to the egg‑sugar mixture, then pour in the dark rum and the cooled melted butter. Mix until a homogeneous batter is obtained.
Time: PT5M
Adding the vanilla milk
Gradually pour the cooled vanilla milk into the batter while whisking gently to avoid forming air bubbles.
Time: PT5M
Batter rest
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a lid and place in the refrigerator for 24 hours. This rest allows the flavors to develop and the flour to absorb the liquid.
Time: PT24H
Mix before baking
Remove the batter from the refrigerator, stir gently to redistribute the vanilla seeds that may have risen to the surface.
Time: PT5M
Filling the molds
Pour the batter into the silicone molds up to about 1 cm from the rim (approximately 70 % of the mold volume).
Time: PT5M
First high‑temperature bake
Preheat the oven to 270 °C. Bake the molds for 10 minutes.
Time: PT10M
Temperature: 270°C
Temperature reduction and final bake
Reduce the oven temperature to 200 °C and continue baking for 30 minutes (or 25‑35 minutes depending on the desired level of crunch).
Time: PT30M
Temperature: 200°C
Cooling and unmolding
Remove the cannelés from the oven, let cool for 15 minutes in the mold, then gently unmold and place on a rack to cool completely.
Time: PT15M
Nutrition Facts
- Calories
- 120
- Protein
- 2 g
- Carbohydrates
- 15 g
- Fat
- 6 g
- Fiber
- 0,5 g
Dietary info: Vegetarian, Contains alcohol, Contains gluten, low-carb, low-calorie, very-low-calorie, low-fat, high-fiber
Allergens: Milk, Eggs, Gluten, Alcohol
Last updated: April 7, 2026






