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Easy Chocolate Florentines
Quick and easy chocolate florentine biscuits packed with fruit and nuts are a real Christmas treat and a great gift idea too!
Ingredients
- 25 g dried cranberries
- 50 g candied peel
- 75 g mixed nuts any nuts will do
- 50 g brown sugar
- 3 tbsp golden syrup
- 50 g butter
- 50 g plain flour
- 200 g dark chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C and line 2 baking sheets
- Roughly chop the nuts but don't crush them completely
- put all ingredients (apart from the chocolate) in a pan and heat gently till sugar has dissolved. Stir to combine well and cook for 5 minutes.
- Place teaspoonfuls of the mixture on to a lined baking tray spaced well apart as they will flatten and spread as they bake
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden (they will crisp up as they cool on the cooling rack)
- Melt the chocolate either in a Bain Marie (bowl over simmering water) or in a microwave
- Spread melted chocolate on cooled Florentines then make wave-like patterns on them with a fork
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Notes
Your chocolate florentines will keep in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks making them perfect as a foodie gift for christmas.
Nutrition
Calories: 156kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.004gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 10mgPotassium: 132mgFiber: 2gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 11IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 2mg
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