These Easy Bake Chocolate Florentines biscuits are so delicious that I actually made two batches before I managed to get the pictures of the finished article because I forgot on the first night and by the next day they were nearly all gone!
If you have not had a Florentine before, then they are thin biscuits made with nuts and cherries and normally coated with chocolate on the flat underneath side. They are slightly crisp on the edges and then a fabulous chewy centre awaits!
I now coat half of the batch with chocolate and I leave half uncoated and I kid you not, they are both gorgeous.
The full recipe and directions are below and some handy photos here to reassure you of what it should look like at each stage.
It is best to temper the chocolate and I have written a quick reference post on how to do this the easy way if you are a home cook like me.
These super elegant Florentines are a perfect easy bake which produce the most delicious crispy, chewy, mouth-watering biscuits.
- 50 g Butter
- 50 g Demerara sugar
- 50 g Golden syrup
- 50 g Plain flour
- 50 g Flaked almonds
- 25 g Glacé cherries
- 200 g Dark chocolate
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Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4.
Prepare your baking trays with parchment paper/grease proof paper for baking
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Add the butter, sugar and the golden syrup to a small saucepan and heat gently until the butter has melted.
When this has melted down, remove from the heat and add the flour, glacé cherries and flaked almonds.
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Mix well with a large wooden spoon.
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Using a teaspoon, put one level teaspoon onto the baking tray and space 6 spoonfuls evenly over the baking tray. Space well as the mixture spreads during baking.
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Bake for between 8 and 10 minutes, or until golden-brown. Let them cool on the baking trays before transferring to a cooling rack to cool down completely.
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Melt the chocolate and temper using the method from my link. On the flat side of the florentine, spread a little melted chocolate until it is evenly covered. Wait 30 seconds and using a fork or the tip of the teaspoon, create a zig zag engraved effect in the chocolate.
Only use a teaspoon per biscuit as they spread more than you think!
these look delicious and easy enough to make even for a non-baker like me
These look amazing !
I’ve never tried Florentines before, but have always wanted to. Especially now I’ve seen these pictures and found that the recipe is reasonably easy. I’d give them 4 out of 5 for now as I’ve not tasted them yet.
Wow. I love florentines, but I’ve never made them. But you’ve made it look easy; I should give it a go! Thanks for the recipe.
I love Florentines and I’m getting hungry just looking at them!
Not a big fan of Florentines but to be honest I’ve never tried a homemade one
I have always thought they were hard to make but this looks such a quick and easy recipe and very delicious.
These look so good, and they are so expensive to buy, would never have thought of making them myself. Thanks for the tips about tempering too, thought that was going to be a lot more complicated!
Thanks Shelia, I agree, they really look a bit special and they are good for giving as gifts
These look delicious, and don’t look like too much trouble to make
These look delicious, and don’t look like too much trouble to make
I love Florentines, but i have never made them
Delicious snacks
These look delicious!
It would be nice to get my nieces involved in making these.
mmm they sound so tasty!
How easy is that ! so delicious too- time to treat the family
Looks yummy, must give them a go
oooh these look gorgeous, love Florentines, they are my favorites from Birds, so to make them at home would be great.
I have not had Florentines for a very long time. Looks delicious. Lobe them with dark chocolate.
I rated the recipe 5 stars.
Wonderful, thank you and glad you like it:)
Ooh my favourites always on my Christmas list. 5 stars from me but I may be biased as I like them so much.
sorry forgot to rate, 5 stars from me as it looks so simple yet delicious x
mmmm lovely looking little nibbles, might have to do some of these myself this weekend
Looks delicious.
Thank you Alice, so glad you like them:) Mainy
They are lovely
The Florentines are scrumptious. 😋
Looks like a nice snack. For chocolate connoisseur
They are lovely!:)
This recipe looks delicious, I would love to try it x
This recipe looks delicious x
Wow! They look absolutely scrumptious!! Will have a go at making them next weekend 😉
I love Florentines and they are one of the few things I’ve never made myself. I must try them now you have published this wonderful recipe.
These look lovely- I might make some with leftover Easter chocolate this week! #tacticaltuesdays
Leftover chocolate… you’d better hurry 😂😂 enjoy and thanks for popping over today x
They look amazing and they would be lovely to bring out as a treat for a big family meal #tacticaltuesdays