Biarritz Rochers

Name: Biarritz Rochers
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 1 1/4 cups slivered almonds; 1 3 1/2 oz good-quality dark or milk chocolate, chopped; 1 1 1/2 oz candied orange peel; 1 diced

From the kitchen of Carly

Crispy toasted almonds meet silky tempered chocolate and bright candied orange in these elegant Basque confections. Simple, sophisticated, and ridiculously good, these rochers deliver pure chocolate joy in bite-sized form. Store them and pretend they'll last more than a day.

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Servings: 4
Difficulty: medium

Ingredients

4 servings

11 1/4 cups slivered almonds
13 1/2 oz good-quality dark or milk chocolate, chopped
11 1/2 oz candied orange peel
1diced

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325°F. Place the slivered almonds on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for about 6 minutes, until golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Temper the chocolate . Add the almonds and diced orange peel and mix well. Using a spoon, make small mounds of the mixture on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Refrigerate for 15 minutes to set before detaching the rochers from the paper. (Store for up to 1 month in an airtight container away from moisture.)