Nuts, ginger and dried cherries combine to form these decadent mouthfuls. A drizzle of chocolate makes them special enough to give as presents or to serve after dinner with coffee.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
- 50g almonds, cut into slivers
- 100g pistachios, cut into slivers
- 50g dried cherries
- 50g crystallised ginger, chopped
- 3 tbsp golden syrup
- 100g dark chocolate
Method
- 1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/fan 160ºC/gas 4. Mix the icing sugar, nuts, cherries and ginger together until lightly coated and spread out on a baking tray lined with non-stick baking paper. Cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring halfway, until golden.
- 2. Heat the golden syrup in a wide-based saucepan over a medium heat until bubbling. After a minute or so the syrup will start to caramelise at the edges; wait until it turns a rich brown colour, then remove from the heat. Immediately add the nut mixture and stir to coat. Lay out a new sheet of non-stick baking paper and drop heaped teaspoonfuls of the mixture onto it. Leave until cool enough to handle, then use wetted fingers to shape into little spheres.
- 3. Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over, but not touching, a pan of simmering water, or in a microwave. When melted, scrape into a strong plastic bag or disposable piping bag. Snip off 1 corner and drizzle the nut clusters with chocolate. Leave to cool and set for 20 minutes, then transfer to petit four cases.