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French chocolate mendiants on a plate.

How To Make French Chocolate Mendiants

Rosanna Stevens
Make this delicate French Chocolate Mendiants recipe as edible gifts, or serve as petit fours with coffee or a digestif after a dinner party.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
chill time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine French
Servings 20 mendiants
Calories 51 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 

  • 200 grams chocolate
  • 2 tsbp freeze-dried raspberries
  • 2 tablespoon chopped pistachios
  • 1 teaspoon flaky salt

Instructions
 

How to temper chocolate

  • Place two-thirds of the chocolate into a double boiler (a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water).
  • Melt the chocolate in the double boiler and heat until it reaches 43 - 46°C/110°–115°F. Then let it cool to 35- 38°C/95–100°F.
  • Add the remaining chocolate to the melted chocolate and stir to let it melt. This will temper the chocolate, and it is now ready to use.

How to make mendiants

  • Use a spoon to pool round discs of melted chocolate onto a cold, flat surface or tray lined with parchment paper.
  • Sprinkle chopped nuts, freeze-dried fruits, and other toppings over the mendiants whilst they are still wet.
  • Allow the chocolate to set completely before carefully removing the mendiants with a palette knife to a serving plate or storage container.

Notes

  1. Do not let the bowl touch the water when melting the chocolate in the double boiler.
  2. Chop the remaining chocolate very small to allow it to melt more easily. 
  3. The chocolate mendiants will set at room temperature but will take longer, so move the tray to the fridge to speed things up.

Nutrition

Calories: 51kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 0.4gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 2mgPotassium: 29mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gCalcium: 2mgIron: 0.3mg
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