Chocolate Mendiants

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Chocolate Mendiants

Makes
10
Time
20 min + 30 min setting

A single bar melts into ten thin disks, each studded with almond, pistachio, raisin and candied orange, as François Pralus’s Tanzania 75% Dark Chocolate Bar, made from organic Forastero cacao grown on volcanic soil, brings its woody, spicy character to a small tray of homemade treats.

Makes 10 · 20 min + 30 min setting

Ingredients

  • 1 Tanzania 75% Dark Chocolate Bar (François Pralus), 3.5 oz / 100 g, broken into pieces
  • A toasted almond per disk
  • A pistachio per disk
  • A raisin per disk
  • A piece of candied orange peel per disk

Method

  1. Break the Tanzania bar (3.5 oz / 100 g) into pieces and melt them gently in a bowl over barely simmering water.
  2. Drop 10 small spoonfuls of chocolate onto parchment paper and spread each into a thin disk.
  3. Top each disk right away with a toasted almond, a pistachio, a raisin and a piece of candied orange peel.
  4. Let set in a cool place for 30 minutes before peeling them off the paper.

The star of this recipe: Tanzania 75% Dark Chocolate Bar, by François Pralus.

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Tanzania 75% Dark Chocolate Bar
François Pralus Tanzania 75% Dark Chocolate Bar $18.00
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