CHOCOLATE-ALMOND PASTRIES

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Try this dessert to finish off your meal that includes our Celery Root and Apple Slaw, Seared Salmon with Horseradish and Scallions, and Carrot Puree.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Healthy Recipes     Vegetarian Recipes

Time 40m

Yield Makes 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 sheet frozen puff pastry (from a 17.3-ounce package), thawed
1 large egg, lightly beaten, for egg wash
Sanding sugar, for sprinkling
1 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
Best-quality honey, for drizzling
Sea salt, preferably fleur de sel, for sprinkling
2 tablespoons whole almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped
Vanilla ice cream, for serving (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Arrange puff pastry on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Trim edges if needed to form a 10-inch square, and fold each edge in to form a 1-inch crust. Prick middle of dough all over with a fork. Brush edges with eggwash, and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Freeze for 15 minutes.
  • Transfer baking sheet to oven, and bake until pastry ispuffed and golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove fromoven, and cover center evenly with chocolate. Drizzle withhoney, and sprinkle with salt. Return to oven, and bake untilchocolate melts, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with almonds,and cut into 4 squares. Serve with ice cream if desired, anddrizzle with more honey.

MUHAMMAD ALI Khan offical
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These pastries sound like the perfect treat for a special occasion.


Syed Waqar Shah
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I'm not a big fan of chocolate, but these pastries look amazing!


Zahangir Alom
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These pastries look delicious! I can't wait to try them.


Yvelt Pascal
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I followed the recipe exactly, but my pastries didn't turn out as good as the ones in the picture.


ronald maphosa
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These pastries were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.


Katy Kta
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I made these pastries for a bake sale and they were a huge success! Everyone loved them.


killer
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These pastries were easy to make and turned out great! I'll definitely be making them again.


Owen Tattersall
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Yum! These pastries were so good. I loved the combination of chocolate and almonds.


Marel Macki
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These pastries were delicious! The chocolate was rich and the almonds added a nice crunch. I will definitely be making these again.


Sanju Simran
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I've made these pastries several times now and they're always a crowd-pleaser. They're so rich and decadent, and the almond filling is the perfect complement to the chocolate.


SNP Skyler
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These chocolate almond pastries were a hit at my party! They were so easy to make and turned out perfectly. The combination of chocolate and almonds was divine.