Fruit & Nut Chocolate Chequers
Indulge in a decadent treat with these homemade chocolate delights. With a variety of flavors and textures, these handcrafted chocolates make a delightful gift or a special treat for yourself. Enjoy the rich sweetness of dark chocolate paired with the tartness of dried fruits and the crunch of nuts. Let your creativity shine as you decorate and savor each delicious bite.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 150g white chocolate
- 1 tbsp dried raspberry flakes
- 8 toasted almonds , halved
- 8 pecan halves
- 8 pinches cocoa , for dusting
- 150g dark chocolate
- 1 tbsp candied peel
- 1 tbsp dried cranberries or raisins
- 8 sugared cashews
Instructions
- Roughly chop the chocolate on chopping boards with a large sharp knife – chopping rather than breaking it into squares will help it to melt nice and quickly. Get someone to help if necessary. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
- Put 2 heatproof mixing bowls over pans half-filled with water – make sure that the base of the bowls doesn’t touch the water. Add the chocolate, then leave to melt over a gentle heat. Once it starts to melt round the edges of the bowl, stir gently just once or twice, then leave to melt again. Remove from the heat.
- Take care, as the bowls will be hot. Using a teaspoon, spoon the melted chocolates onto the paper in round shapes as evenly sized as possible – you need 16 of each type of chocolate. Leave a teaspoon of the white chocolate in the basin for later.
- To decorate the white chocolates, chop the raspberry flakes, then scatter on half the rounds and top with 2 almond halves. Put a pecan on the rest, then swirl over a little of the chocolate left in the bowl. Sprinkle with cocoa.
- To make the dark chocolates, scatter half the rounds with the candied peel and the other half with the chopped cranberries and sugared cashews. Or try a combination of them all.
- Leave the chocolates to set and harden for about 3 hours (the dark chocolate will set before the white), then pack carefully into a box. They will keep for a week.
Prep Time
PT40M
Yield
Makes 8 of each flavour
Nutrition
- Calories: 259 calories
- Fat Content: 15 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 7 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 29 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 27 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 1 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 4 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.07 milligram of sodium
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