Corsican Mendiant Au Chocolat Blanc

Submitted by KateL

"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: 10mins
• Ingredients: 4
• 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.