Florentines
Florentines

Florentines

Time
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 12 mins
Difficulty
Quite Easy
serves
Serves: 16

Nothing says how much you care than a homemade present at Christmas! And these mixed fruit and nut Florentines are so quick and easy. Pop them in a cellophane bag with some ribbon to make them look really professional.

Florentines
Fabulous! These are my go to biscuit - the recipe is easy to follow and results are amazing! Thank you for this amazing recipe!
Brendan22 

Butter

25g

Light brown soft sugar

25g

Plain flour

2tsp

Mixed dried fruit and nuts such as apricots, cranberries, toasted flaked almonds, desiccated coconut etc.

150g

Dark chocolate

85g

Step 1 of 4

Preheat the oven to 180°C, (160°C for fan ovens) or Gas Mark 4.

Step 2 of 4

Melt the butter and sugar in a non-stick saucepan. Add the condensed milk and heat until just bubbling, stirring all the time. Stir in the plain flour and mix until smooth. Add the dried fruit and nuts and mix well.

Step 3 of 4

Place teaspoonfuls of the mixture onto parchment lined baking sheets and bake for about 12 minutes until turning golden brown at the edges. Leave to cool on the tray.

Step 4 of 4

When cool, melt the chocolate then let it cool until it becomes thick and spreadable. Spread each biscuit with chocolate on the flat side and then drag a fork through the chocolate to make wavy lines.

Dark chocolate works really well but use a selection of different chocolates if you like. Try spiced orange or milk or white!

Have you tried making this delicious recipe yet?

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Florentines is rated 4.8 out of 5 by 6.
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Rated 4 out of 5 by from Check flour measures I made these but ignored the amount of flour as I didn't believe the recipe and felt the consistency using 2 tsp flour wasn't correct. Instead I used 2 level tbsp flour and they turned out really well, except my fan oven was too hot, so they cooked rather more quickly than expected.
Date published: 2023-09-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Brilliant recipe I’ve made these a lot before for family and friends and during lockdown for partner. There are my go to biscuits recipe, easy to make, and they look very impressive, everyone loves them
Date published: 2021-05-28
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Family favourite I have been making these florentines for the last 2 years. Because they are popular in our family on birthdays I make one big one instead of numerous small ones. Delish!
Date published: 2021-01-05
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great recipe I have used all different types of fruit but my favourite is dried mango, pineapple, and apricot pieces with flaked almonds and desiccated coconut and I use white chocolate to finish very tasty
Date published: 2020-08-06
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Fabulous I read this recipe six months ago and tried it for the first time then. Ever since florentines are my go to biscuit - the recipe is easy to follow and the results are amazing! I use salted almonds and dried cherries as my preferred fruit option -which seem to be a hit with everyone so far :) thank you for publishing this amazing recipe !!!
Date published: 2019-09-28
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Delicious Delicious receipe,easy, where you can choose to add your favourite ingredients eg cherries, nuts .
Date published: 2017-12-19
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