for christmas i made chocolates for everyone and wrapped them up as little gifts.
these chocolates pictured above are called mendiants(beggars in french), and are an important part of the provencal tradition of 13 desserts on christmas. these little disks of chocolate are traditionally topped with fruits and nuts that represent the colors of the four mendicant monastic orders. i decided to have fun and create my own flavor combinations!
white chocolate
- toasted macadamia nut, coconut flake, and meyer's rum soaked pineapple.
dark chocolate
- black mission fig, walnut, and fleur de sel
- candied ginger, toasted sesame seeds, and wasabi powder
milk chocolate
- tart cherry, roasted almond, and cacao nibs
- booker's bourbon soaked raisin and toasted pecan
and as you can see in my only photo, i also made candied orange peels dipped in chocolate!
i'm pretty upset that i didn't document these properly with real photographs.
next time i won't make over a hundred chocolates on the morning of christmas eve!
i wish i would have made half the amount and spent the rest of the time photographing.
