Almond-stuffed chocolate dates

Name: Almond-stuffed chocolate dates
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 150g quality dark chocolate (70%); 20 large dates; optional: 60g marzipan; 20 whole blanched almonds

With a layer of marzipan

Vegetarian

15 mins plus setting

Not Too Tricky

makes 20

About the recipe

Popular in the Middle East, dates are the fruit of the palm tree. Sweet like caramel, they work well with a dark chocolate coating.

nutrition per serving

Calories

Fat

Saturates

11%

Sugars

Protein

Carbs

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

Jamie Magazine

By Ginny Rolfe

Ingredients

150g quality dark chocolate (70%)

20 large dates

optional: 60g marzipan

20 whole blanched almonds

Method

Break the chocolate up into pieces, then place in a glass bowl set over a small pan of simmering water, without letting the bottom of the bowl touch the water. Stir until melted, then turn off the heat.
Cut a slit down the side of each date and remove the stone. Wrap a little marzipan (heat to soften slightly), around each almond, then stuff one in each date.
One by one, dip the dates in the melted chocolate to coat, then place on a sheet of greaseproof paper to set.

Tags

Snacks Vegetarian Vegetable Chocolate Aussie Christmas Christmas Entertaining Easter Mother's day Thanksgiving

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