Chocolate Buttons

Name: Chocolate Buttons
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 29 min
Yield: Makes 40
Ingredients: 100 g/3¾ oz vegan dark/bittersweet chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken into pieces; 2 tbsp unblanched almonds, roughly chopped; 6 ready-to-eat dried apricots, roughly chopped; 1 tbsp dried cranberries, roughly chopped; 1 tbsp maple syrup; zest of 1 medium orange, finely grated; 4 Brazil nuts, roughly chopped; 2 tbsp pistachio nuts, roughly chopped

Preparation info

Makes
40

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Vegan Kids

By Heather Whinney

Published 2021

About

Forget about sugary-sweet chocolate buttons, these giant-sized chocolate buttons are super-dark and moreish, and fab for grown-ups as well as kids. Top with two different combos of protein-rich nuts and energy-boosting dried fruits.

Ingredients

100 g/3¾ oz vegan dark/bittersweet chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken into pieces

Confectionery
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Line 2 baking sheets with baking parchment. Place a heatproof bowl over a pan of just-simmering water, making sure the bottom of the bowl doesn’t touch the water. Add the chocolate to the bowl and stir occasionally until melted.
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