Gluten-free macadamia florentines
Gluten-free macadamia florentines
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup macadamias, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup halved macadamias
- 1/2 cup flaked almonds
- 1/3 dried cherries, chopped
- 3 tbsp gluten-free flour
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar
- 2 tbsp melted coconut oil
- 2 tbsp premium coconut milk
- 2 tbsp honey
- 75g dark chocolate
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 175C.
- In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients - macadamias, almonds, dried cherries, flour and coconut sugar.
- In a separate bowl, combine wet ingredients - coconut oil, coconut milk and honey.
- Mix dry ingredients into wet and combine well.
- Spoon shaped tablespoon of mixture onto a lined baking tray. Carefully use your spoon to shape and smooth out.
- Bake in oven for 15 minutes or until golden. Watch carefully so they don't burn. Allow to completely cool.
- Whilst they are cooling, prepare chocolate. Melt in a double boiler.
- Drizzle florentines with a generous amount of chocolate. Biscuits will firm and crisp up in the refrigerator.
Tips
In place of dried cherries, you can use any dried fruit, and in place of honey you could use rice malt syrup, for a vegan option.Credit
Recipe courtesy of Australian Macadamias| Nutrients per serve | |
| Energy | 1,019kJ |
| Protein | 2.3g |
| Fat | 17.6g |
| Saturated fat | 7g |
| Carbohydrate | 19g |
| Sugars | 15.6g |
| Dietary fibre | 1.4g |
| Sodium | 12mg |
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