Dessert for 24

Almond Florentines

Name: Almond Florentines
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 100 g caster sugar; 40 g honey; 60 g butter; 75 g double cream; 200 g flaked almonds; 60 g ground almonds; 100 g dark chocolate

$1.71for 450 minServes 24

Almonds simmer with honey, butter, cream, and sugar before baking into thin cookies finished with dark chocolate.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 2 oz$0.40/oz typical	2 oz	$0.85Typical price
	Heavy cream, 2.75 oz$0.22/oz typical	2.75 oz	$0.58Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 9.25 oz$0.70/oz typical	9.25 oz	$6.42Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 3.5 oz$0.45/oz typical	3.5 oz	$1.59Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.25

Swaps

Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarHoney or maple syrup

Not included in the cost.

50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

German Vegetarian Gluten-free Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.43 per serving$1.71 for 4

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Ingredients

100 g caster sugar
40 g honey
60 g butter
75 g double cream
200 g flaked almonds
60 g ground almonds
100 g dark chocolate

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and line two baking sheets with cooking oil.
Melt the sugar, honey, butter, and cream in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until smooth.
Stir in the flaked almonds and ground almonds, then cool the mixture for 5 minutes.
Spoon 24 small portions onto the baking sheets and leave space between them.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are golden.
Cool the cookies for 10 minutes, then melt the dark chocolate and spread it over their bottoms.