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Christmas Chocolate slab
Photo: Charisse Kenion

Christmas Chocolate slab

13 ingredients Makes 16 slices openrecipes

With its nuts, figs and spices, this looks and tastes very Christmassy and will feed a horde.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

386
Calories
4g
Protein
16g
Fat
60g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Dried Fig 1 medium (50g) 37
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Seed not in our table 0
Hazelnut not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 300g plain chocolate
  • 200g dark cooking chocolate (minimum 70 per cent cocoa solids)
  • 5 cloves, finely ground
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 10 cardamon pods, seeds only, crushed
  • 380ml double cream
  • 1 tbsp Grand Marnier or Cointreau
  • 12 dried figs
  • 170g blanched skinned almonds, toasted
  • 120g skinned hazelnuts, toasted
  • 30g candied orange peel
  • Icing sugar, to dust

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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