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Chocolate Mendiants

Amanda
Thesechocolate mendiants or chocolate discs are traditionally served in France atChristmas. With just a few ingredients, they are so easy.
5 from 15 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Dessert, Petit Four
Cuisine French
Servings 16
Calories 75 kcal

Equipment

  • glass bowl to fit over a saucepan for a bain marie
  • 2 trays lined with parchment or silicon mats

Ingredients
 
 

  • 150 g plain chocolate semi sweet
  • 16 almonds
  • 16 dried cranberries
  • 16 pieces crystalised ginger
  • 16 cashew nuts or pistachios

Instructions
 

  • Melt the chocolate in a bain marie by putting the pieces in a heatproof bowl and setting the bowl over a simmering pan of water. Gently stir the mixture with a dessert spoon until it is melted.
  • Drop spoonfuls of chocolate onto the parchment paper and use the back of the spoon to make rough circles about 4 cm or one and a half inches.
  • Immediately decorate them with 4 or 5 different pieces of fruit and nut.
  • Leave them to cool and set at room temperature.
  • Carefully peel them from the parchment to serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 75kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 1mgPotassium: 71mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 5IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chocolate mendiants
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