Tropical Holiday Mendiants
Rich and creamy bite-sized chocolate candies topped with dried fruit and nuts. It makes the perfect holiday gift for the chocolate lover in your life.
Recipe - Foodland Farms Pearl City
Tropical Holiday Mendiants
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Dried Cranberries, 1/4 Cup
Dried Mango, 2 Tablespoons
Crystallized Ginger, 3 Tablespoons
Dried Apricots, 1 Tablespoon
Dried Pineapples, 2 Tablespoons
Pistachios, 1/3 Cup
Chocolate Chips, 1 1/2 Cup
Vegetable Oil
Maldon Salt
Cupcake Liners, 12-15
Directions
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons dried mango (diced)
- 3 tablespoons crystallized ginger (diced)
- 1 tablespoon dried apricots (diced)
- 2 tablespoons dried pineapples (diced)
- 1/3 cup pistachios
- 1 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- vegetable oil or other neutral flavor oil
- maldon salt
- 12-15 cupcake liners
Instructions
- Prep dried cranberries, apricots, pineapple, and crystallized ginger for the Mendiants by using a sharp pair of kitchen scissors to cut into 1/4 inch pieces. Mix the dried fruit and pistachios together and set aside.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, pour chocolate chips. Place bowl into the microwave and heat in 30-second increments, stir in between each increment until chocolate is fully melted.
- Add a drop of oil into the melted chocolate and mix together. Be sure to add in a couple drops at a time until you reach a consistency that resembles thick honey when lifting your spatula up.
- Place about 2 tablespoons of melted chocolate into each cupcake liner.
- Sprinkle the dried fruits and nuts on top.
- Finish each disc with a very small pinch of salt.
- Allow Mendiants to cool in the refrigerator for about 5 to 10 minutes or set aside in a cool room.
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Directions
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons dried mango (diced)
- 3 tablespoons crystallized ginger (diced)
- 1 tablespoon dried apricots (diced)
- 2 tablespoons dried pineapples (diced)
- 1/3 cup pistachios
- 1 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- vegetable oil or other neutral flavor oil
- maldon salt
- 12-15 cupcake liners
Instructions
- Prep dried cranberries, apricots, pineapple, and crystallized ginger for the Mendiants by using a sharp pair of kitchen scissors to cut into 1/4 inch pieces. Mix the dried fruit and pistachios together and set aside.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, pour chocolate chips. Place bowl into the microwave and heat in 30-second increments, stir in between each increment until chocolate is fully melted.
- Add a drop of oil into the melted chocolate and mix together. Be sure to add in a couple drops at a time until you reach a consistency that resembles thick honey when lifting your spatula up.
- Place about 2 tablespoons of melted chocolate into each cupcake liner.
- Sprinkle the dried fruits and nuts on top.
- Finish each disc with a very small pinch of salt.
- Allow Mendiants to cool in the refrigerator for about 5 to 10 minutes or set aside in a cool room.