Name: Chocolate Mendiants recipe by Namita Tiwari at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 300 grams bitter sweet chocolate or dark chocolate(take two slabs of 150 grams each); Handful green raisins; Handful golden raisins; Handful dry cranberries / candied cherries; 5-6 dry figs cut into long thin strips; 5-6 dry apricots cut into long thin strips; 1/4 cup thinly sliced candied orange and lemon peels; Handful almonds chopped; Handful pistachios chopped

ABOUT Chocolate Mendiants RECIPE

Festivals make life colourful and exciting. Making goodies together gives joy. Mendiants are a French confection that are popular at celebrations or given as gifts on Christmas. They are chocolate discs studded with dry fruits and nuts. Kids love to participate in making them. Make them around Christmas or any special occasion, it is always enjoyable making them.

Ingredients Serving: 12

300 grams bitter sweet chocolate or dark chocolate(take two slabs of 150 grams each)
Handful green raisins
Handful golden raisins
Handful dry cranberries / candied cherries
5-6 dry figs cut into long thin strips
5-6 dry apricots cut into long thin strips
1/4 cup thinly sliced candied orange and lemon peels
Handful almonds chopped
Handful pistachios chopped

Instructions

Break chocolate into small pieces. Melt in a double boiler.
While the chocolate is melting, take a parchment sheet big enough to cover your baking tray. Make circles of 2 1/2 inches with a pencil. Turn the sheet. Circles must be visible.
Pour 1 tablespoon of melted chocolate inside the circle and spread with the back of the spoon to get a perfect circle.
Arrange dry fruits and nuts.
Repeat till melted chocolate is over. If the chocolate becomes firm melt again and continue.
Keep the tray with Mendiants in the refrigerator for an hour.
Remove and store in an airtight container.

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