Five Ingredient Chocolate Florentines – Paleo & Vegan
Ingredients
2 cups almond flakes
1 cup almond flour
1 egg (optional)
1/2 cup agave syrup/honey
1/5 cup coconut oil, melted
50g dark chocolate
Preparation
1
Pre-heat the oven to 150c and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
2
Mix the coconut oil and syrup together in a bowl.
3
Roughly chop the flaked almonds and mix together with the almond flour.
4
Combine the oil and syrup with the almond mix.
5
Roll the dough into small balls, and flatten out on the lined tray.
6
Bake for approximately 12 minutes.
7
Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
8
In the meantime, melt some chocolate by placing the dark chocolate in a bowl and placing the bowl over a pan filled 1/4 way with hot water. (Ensure that the bowl does not make contact with the water).
9
Once melted, coat the Florentines with the chocolate either by individually dipping in the bowl or by getting a spoon and pouring the chocolate over the Florentines.
10
Allow to cool before serving.
11
NB:
12
Roll and squash the balls together firmly.
13
Flatten the balls individually out on the tray and if necessary, re-shape so that they stay circular.
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About
Chewy, sweet, full of almonds and coated in dark chocolate, these Paleo chocolate Florentines are also gluten-free and vegan.
Added:
Saturday, August 19, 2017 - 11:13am
