Fuel Your Black Friday Spending Spree… Chocolate Nutty Triangle Bites

Fuel Your Black Friday Spending Spree… Chocolate Nutty Triangle Bites

Everyone needs a sweet treat for the biggest xmas shopping spending spree! These delicious nutty chocolaty bites are a real treat for anyone busy shopping all day.     

Ingredients

Nutty Topping

• 100g Golden Caster Sugar
• 100g Unsalted Butter
• 150g Hazelnuts
• 60g Ground Almonds or Ground Hazelnuts
• 2 Tbsp Water
• 3 Tbsp Apricot Jam or Marmalade

Shortbread Base

• 185g Unsalted Butter
• 250g Plain Flour
• 85g Golden Caster Sugar
• ¼ Tsp Salt

Topping To finish

• 150g Dark Chocolate

Method

• Preheat over to 180 c or gas 4 and line a cake baking tin with greaseproof paper.

• Chop hazelnuts into small pieces. Place the butter, sugar and water for the nutty topping in a saucepan to melt together and stir in the chopped hazelnuts and the ground almonds. Mix well together and set aside to cool.

• Combine the flour, sugar and salt then rub in the butter with your fingertips so it becomes a dough. Press the dough into a greaseproof paper lined baking tin and use a fork to lightly prick the surface.

• Spread the apricot jam / marmalade over the dough then spoon over the cooled nut topping mixture and spread to cover. Bake in the preheated oven for around 25 minutes until golden brown.

• Allow to stand and cool. Cut into six equal squares then cut each square on the diagonal to form 12 triangles.

• Melt the chocolate in a glass bowl over a pan of simmering water (or in the microwave if you prefer). Dip or spoon the melted chocolate over each corner point of the triangles. Allow to stand and set.

• Enjoy!