Cherry & Coconut Florentines
These delightful Florentine cookies are a medley of sweet honey, crunchy almonds, chewy cherries, and luscious chocolate. The process of layering these delectable ingredients creates a delightful treat that's both visually stunning and irresistibly tasty. The combination of textures and flavors in every bite is sure to make these cookies a new favorite in your dessert repertoire.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 140g light muscovado sugar
- 100g clear honey
- 200g salted butter
- 100g desiccated coconut
- 140g flaked almonds
- 300g glacé cherries , sliced
- 4 tbsp plain flour
- 250g dark, milk or white chocolate , or a mix
Instructions
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the sugar, honey and butter in a large pan and gently melt together. When all the sugar has dissolved stir in the coconut, flaked almonds, sliced cherries and flour.
- Line a large baking tray with greaseproof paper (about 40 x 30cm), and roughly spread the Florentine mixture out to a thin layer – don’t worry if you have small gaps, it should melt together in the oven. Bake for 10-12 mins until a rich golden colour, then set aside to cool and firm up.
- Melt the chocolate(s) all in separate heatproof bowls over gently simmering water. Line a second large tray or board with greaseproof paper and carefully flip the cooled Florentine bake onto it. Peel off the greaseproof paper. Spread the melted chocolate over, if you’re using a few types just leave a gap between each.
- Leave aside until set, then stamp out shapes using cookie star cutters - if the cutter is digging into your hands (as the Florentine mix may be a little hard), rest a small plate or pan on top of it and push down on this instead.
Cook Time
20M
Prep Time
PT30M
Yield
Makes 24
Nutrition
- Calories: 247 calories
- Fat Content: 15 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 9 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 26 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 25 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 1 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 2 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.15 milligram of sodium
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