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Superfood Mendiants Recipe
They may be simple‚ but these fruit- and nut-decorated chocolates present gorgeously well! Gather your favorite superfoods and create unlimited variations for special occasion treats.
INGREDIENTS8 oz.semi-sweet chocolate chunks, chips, or bar ¼ cup Navitas Organics Cashew Nuts, split in half with a paring knife ¼ cup Navitas Organics Cacao Nibs ¼ cup Navitas Organics Goji Berries ¼ cup Navitas Organics Goldenberries ¼ cup other nuts, seeds or dried fruit of choice |
DIRECTIONSLine a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Spread the foil down so that it is fully smooth and without wrinkles. Have all your superfoods, nuts and dried fruits ready for decoration. Over very low heat (or using a double boiler), gently melt the chocolate into a liquid, stirring frequently to prevent burning. Once fully melted, remove from heat. A teaspoon at a time, spoon circles of chocolate onto the prepared sheet, about 1½ -inches in diameter and placed an inch apart. Keep the circles as thick as possible by dripping the chocolate in a single spot. Do not flatten. Decorate the circles with superfoods. For example, delicately place one or two nuts, a small piece of dried fruit and a few Cacao Nibs in the center of the circle. Try different combinations for varieties of flavor and color. Once all the circles are decorated, place the baking sheet with the melted chocolate in the refrigerator. Chill until chocolate is fully solidified, about 20-30 minutes. Mendiants may be kept at room temperature or refrigerated. Makes 2 dozen mendiants
Submitted by Julie Morris | Luminberry |
They may be simple‚ but these fruit- and nut-decorated chocolates present gorgeously well! Gather your favorite superfoods and create unlimited variations for special occasion treats.
Ingredients
- 8 oz.semi-sweet chocolate chunks, chips, or bar
¼ cup cashews, split in half with a paring knife
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¼ cup Navitas Organics Cacao Nibs
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¼ cup Navitas Organics Goji Berries
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¼ cup Navitas Organics Goldenberries
- ¼ cup other nuts, seeds or dried fruit of choice
Directions
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Spread the foil down so that it is fully smooth and without wrinkles. Have all your superfoods, nuts and dried fruits ready for decoration.
- Over very low heat (or using a double boiler), gently melt the chocolate into a liquid, stirring frequently to prevent burning. Once fully melted, remove from heat.
- A teaspoon at a time, spoon circles of chocolate onto the prepared sheet, about 1½ -inches in diameter and placed an inch apart. Keep the circles as thick as possible by dripping the chocolate in a single spot. Do not flatten.
- Decorate the circles with superfoods. For example, delicately place one or two nuts, a small piece of dried fruit and a few Cacao Nibs in the center of the circle. Try different combinations for varieties of flavor and color. Once all the circles are decorated, place the baking sheet with the melted chocolate in the refrigerator. Chill until chocolate is fully solidified, about 20-30 minutes.
- Mendiants may be kept at room temperature or refrigerated.