Gourmet Peppermint Thin Desserts
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 40 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
8
- For the chocolate mint thins
- 1 ¾ cups Almond flour
- 0.333 cup cocoa powder
- 4 Tbsps coconut sugar
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 large egg (beaten)
- 2 Tbsps butter (melted)
- ½ tsp peppermint extract
- For the coating
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 8 ozs plain Sugar-free dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- To serve
- sugar-free Ice cream
- To decorate
- halved Strawberries
Preparation steps
1.
For the chocolate mint thins: heat the oven to its lowest setting. Line 2 baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
2.
Mix together the ground almonds, cocoa, sugar, baking powder and salt.
3.
Add the egg, butter and peppermint extract and stir well until the dough comes together.
4.
Roll out the dough thinly between 2 sheets of non-stick baking paper. Remove the top sheet of paper and cut out 5cm|2" squares.
5.
Place the squares on the baking trays and bake for 40-60 minutes until firm. Turn off the oven and leave the biscuits in the oven to cool completely.
6.
For the coating: melt the butter and 200g|7oz chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering (not boiling) water, stirring until smooth. Remove from the heat and stir in the peppermint extract.
7.
Dip the biscuits into the chocolate to fully coat. Place on non-stick baking paper to set.
8.
Melt the remaining chocolate as before.
9.
Place a scoop of ice cream on a serving plate. Brush the edges of the biscuits with melted chocolate and stand around the ice cream, as in the photo. Decorate with halved strawberries. Serve immediately.
