Corsican Mendiant Au Chocolat Blanc

Entered for safe-keeping. From Rebecca Franklin, about.com. Pure Mediterranean dessert candy delight, Corsican style. For candied orange peel, can use crystallized orange peel.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 3  ounces white chocolate chips
• 3  tablespoons walnuts, chopped
• 3  tablespoons dried dates, chopped
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons  candied orange peel, finely chopped

Directions

1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler filled with barely simmering water.
3. Drop the chocolate onto the parchment in heaping teaspoonfuls, smoothing each drop into a 2-inch circle. Working quickly, sprinkle the walnuts, dates, and orange peel over the chocolate disks before they set up.