Chocolate thins with toasted nuts
A very thin disc of chocolate, topped with toasted nuts and candied grapefruit peel.
191,7294.1/5 for 27 ratings
Last modified on: February 21th 2011
For 20 pieces, you will need:
- 1
125 g chocolate - 2
50 g pistachios - 3
50 g whole almonds - 4
50 g walnut kernels - 5
6 Candied grapefruit peel - Total weight: 269 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 7 min. | 1 hour | 15 min. | 2 hours 22 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
If your pistachios still have skins, put them in boiling water for 5 minutes.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Drain them, then remove skins while still wet and hot (it's easier).
Stage 3 - 5 min.
On a baking sheet, put 50 g whole almonds, 50 g pistachios and 50 g walnut kernels, put in the oven at 150°C or 302°F for 5 minutes until lightly toasted.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
Remove from the oven, allow to cool and chop roughly.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Cut 6 Candied grapefruit peel into very small dice and mix with nuts.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Melt 125 g chocolate in a bain-marie.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Start a chocolate disc: with a maryse spread out a 1 or 2 mm layer of chocolate.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Quickly put on it a layer of nuts. Press in with the back of a spoon or your fingers, to be sure that nuts are embedded in the chocolate.
Stage 10 - 30 min.
Continue like this with all the chocolate. You can vary shapes and sizes.
Put in the fridge for at least one hour.
Put in the fridge for at least one hour.
Stage 11 - 1 hour
Afetr this time, unstick discs from paper.
Stage 12 - 5 min.
Serve with ice-cream for example, or to finish a meal with coffee or tea.
Remarks
You can alter this recipe by changing nuts or dried fruits and/or replacing dark chocolate with white.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 20 pieces : 3.11 €
- Per piece : 0.16 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, Chocolate tart, Moist chocolate cake, Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis, Chocolate cream, ... All |
| Whole almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Kugelhof for Nanou, Apple Batter Puddings, Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, X-Files cookies, Praline, ... All |
| Walnut kernels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Moist cereal bars, Endive and walnut salad, Valay-Brest, Apple Strudel, Walnut short bread, ... All |
| Pistachios: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Frozen Nougat, Moist cereal bars, Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Mini apricot and pistachio brioches, Chocolate cereal bars, ... All |
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