Docinhos de chocolate com damasco

Ingredientes

• 200 g dried apricots (plus a single dried apricot cut into thin slivers)
• 100 g blanched almonds (or cashews, or a mix of the two)
• 150 ml boiling water
• 100 g dark chocolate (bittersweet)

Modo de preparo

1. 1

   Put the apricots and almonds in a heat-resistant bowl.

2. 2

   Pour the boiled water into the bowl, stir and leave to soak for 5 minutes. Drain.

3. 3

   Put the apricots and nuts in a blender. Blitz until they come together into a thick paste.

4. 4

   Take a tablespoon of the apricot mix and roll in into a ball. In total, you could get 12 balls. If you’d rather divide them by weight, they’ll weight about 27g (1 ounce) each.

5. 5

   Melt the chocolate in a small heat-resistant bowl the microwave or using a bain-marie.

6. 6

   Rest an apricot ball on a fork or slotted spoon lower it into the chocolate. Roll it in the chocolate gently to coat. Lift out of the chocolate, allow any excess to drip away.,

7. 7

   Place your coated ball onto a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper. Repeat until you have coated all 12 balls.

8. 8

   Top each ball with a sliver of apricot. Leave the chocolate to set.