Chocolate thins with toasted nuts
A very thin disc of chocolate, topped with toasted nuts and candied grapefruit peel.
222,8094.1/5 for 31 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: February 21th 2011
For 20 pieces, you will need:
- 0
125 g dark chocolate - 1
50 g pistachios - 2
50 g whole almonds - 3
50 g walnut kernels - 4
6 Candied grapefruit peel - Total weight: 269 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 7 min. | 1 hour | 15 min. | 2 hours 22 min. |
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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 dark 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.
Keeping:
Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,632 Kcal or 6,833 Kj | 31 gr | 102 gr | 122 gr |
| 82 % | 12 % | 10 % | 18 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 607 Kcal or 2,541 Kj | 11 gr | 38 gr | 45 gr |
| 30 % | 4 % | 4 % | 7 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 82 Kcal or 343 Kj | 2 gr | 5 gr | 6 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 20 pieces : 2.70 £
- Per piece : 0.14 £
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Dark chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate rice pudding, Moist chocolate cake, Bounty-style tart for Alison, Chestnut Fudge Cupcakes, Chocolate ganache, ... All |
| Pistachios: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chocolate mendiants, Pistachio panna cotta with custard, Pistachio shortbread biscuits, Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Moist cereal bars, ... All |
| Whole almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Praline, Piped petits-fours, Apple Batter Puddings, Chinese style chicken, Granola, ... All |
| Walnut kernels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pears and caramelised walnut samosas , Moist cereal bars, Raw beetroot salad, Granola, Baked Camembert with Walnuts, ... All |
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