Christmas chocolate with macadamias & pistachios

AUTHOR
Kate Willis
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 5
COOK TIME
20 mins
TOTAL TIME
20 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 50
  • 450 g Couverture (e.g. plain, whole milk or mixed)
  • 50 g white plate fat (e.g. palmine)
  • 1 knife tip ground cardamom, cloves and aniseed (see tip)
  • 200 g Macadamia nut kernels
  • 150 g shelled pistachio kernels
  • baking paper

Directions

  1. 1

    Roughly chop the chocolate coating. Melt approx. 350 g of couverture and plate-grease in a hot water bath. Remove from the bain-marie and dissolve the remaining couverture while stirring. Stir in spices. Add nuts and pistachios.

  2. 2

    Pour the chocolate mixture into a fat pan (32 x 39 cm) lined with baking paper and spread evenly. Leave to dry in a cool place for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight. Break into approx. 50 pieces and spread as desired, e.g.

  3. 3

    in cellophane bags, wrap them up.