Chocolate Petit Fours Recipe

Name: Chocolate Petit Fours
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/3 Lindt Excellence 70% Cocoa bars, chopped; 6 Tbsp butter; ¾ to 1 cup granulated sugar; 3 eggs, slightly beaten; 3 Tbsp flour; 3 Tbsp finely ground almonds; Petits fours baking forms

Ingredients

1 1/3 Lindt Excellence 70% Cocoa bars, chopped
6 Tbsp butter
¾ to 1 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs, slightly beaten
3 Tbsp flour
3 Tbsp finely ground almonds
Petits fours baking forms

PREP TIME 20m	COOK TIME 10m	TOTAL TIME 30m
YIELD 12 servings

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F, and grease the petit fours baking forms.
Melt the chocolate, butter, and sugar in a double boiler. Remove from heat.
Add the eggs, flour and almonds. Stir until combined.
Fill the petits fours molds ¾ of the way and, before baking, decorate with ingredients such as candied orange peel, candied fruits, chopped nuts, fresh pear cubes, raspberries, lemon or orange pulp. (See Variation below)
Bake for 10 minutes.
Bake the petits fours ungarnished, then cool and place a Lindor Heart on top.
Bake the petits fours ungarnished, then cool and decorate with coloured sugar, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, candied violets, candied fruits, or fresh berries.
Replace the 70% Excellence with Excellence