Flavoured with honey, fruits, nuts and melted chocolate, these Homemade Fruit and Nut Chocolate bars require no baking. They are very easy to make, requiring just a couple of hours for the chocolate to set. They make a great edible gift.
100gramsmixed dried fruits such as sultanas, currants and raisins
50gramsflaked almonds
50gramspistachio nutsroughly chopped
For the Topping
300gramsWhite chocolate for the toppingroughly chopped
Instructions
Grease and line a 10.5 inch (27cm) x 7 inch (17.5cm) baking tin with baking parchment.
Melt the dark chocolate and butter in a large bowl over a pan of simmering water. Take off the heat. Add the honey, followed by all the chopped fruits and nuts. Give everything a good mix.
Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared tin smoothing out the top. Leave to one side while you melt the white chocolate
Melt the white chocolate in a clean heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Take off the heat and carefully pour over the top of the fruit and nut mixture. Let the chocolate find its own level.
Place in the fridge to set. Allow a couple of hours for it to firm up.
When set, lift out of the tin and using a sharp knife cut into squares.
They make an ideal gift for any occasion and if cut small, make the perfect after dinner Petit four.