Sometimes the simplest thing is the most effective. This recipe for white chocolate and almond treats is a clear example of this. It is so easy to make that I don't know if we should consider it a recipe as such, but I assure you that these little treats will be a hit wherever you take them.
With hardly any work, in three simple steps, you can prepare a perfect homemade gift for this holiday season , or any other day of the year, or to surprise your guests and sweeten their after-dinner coffee, especially if you present them in a ramekin or inside a Le Creuset ceramic jar .
You will see how the smoothness of white chocolate with the crunchiness of toasted almonds is a winning combination, which with just a pinch of Maldon salt is enhanced and strengthened in a very interesting way.
I won't keep you waiting any longer, here's the recipe!
Ingredients
- 400 g white chocolate
- 150 g toasted and chopped almonds
- 15 ml Maldon salt
Preparation
- Place a sheet of baking paper on a baking tray.
- Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave until smooth.
- Pour the white chocolate onto the baking paper and spread it out with a spatula, making a thin, even layer.
- Sprinkle with chopped almonds and sea salt.
- Place the tray in the refrigerator and let it cool for 30 minutes.
- When it is cold, cut it into not too big pieces and put them in a ramekin, in the prettiest jar you have or on a plate and serve.
Grades
- Feel free to adapt this recipe to your taste. With any chocolate, be it dark, white or milk, these treats will be delicious.
- You can vary it not only with chocolate. Use hazelnuts, pistachios, walnuts or a combination of your favourite nuts with chopped dried fruit. And how about some salted sunflower seeds or chopped peanuts?
- You can lightly flavour the chocolate with a few vanilla seeds. Add them when you melt it and stir well before pouring it onto the baking paper.
- Instead of spreading the chocolate out and breaking it up once it has cooled, you can spread it onto the paper by spoonfuls, smoothing it out slightly and giving it a rounded shape, like buttons. This way you won't have to break it up before serving.
- Feel free to grind a little black pepper over the spread chocolate after sprinkling the nuts on top. You'll see how delicious it is!
- You can use pink salt to add a touch of color.
- Put the plate or ceramic bowl you're going to serve the treats on in the fridge while you let the chocolate cool. Being ceramic, they retain the cold, so if it gets a bit hot in the room, the ones you haven't eaten won't soften. Assuming there are any left!
