TROPICAL FLORENTINES

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Found in the May edition of Womens Weekly. Thought this would be a good one for the Caribbean leg of ZWT III. These are apparently suitable to freeze & the chocolate mixture can be melted in the microwave if you prefer.

Provided by Mandy

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 35m

Yield 25 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 9

2/3 cup passion fruit pulp
1/4 cup glace ginger, finely chopped
1/2 cup glace pineapple, finely chopped
1/2 cup dried papaya, finely chopped
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup corn flakes, coarsely crushed
1/2 cup macadamia nuts, finely chopped
3/4 cup condensed milk
1 cup white chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 180°C or 160°C (fan-forced).
  • Grease & line oven trays.
  • Strain the pasion fruit pulp - you'll need about 1/3 cup juice, discard seeds.
  • Combine ginger, pineapple, papaya, coconut, cornflakes, nuts, milk & 2 tbsp passionfruit juice.
  • Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of mixture about 5cm apart onto oven trays and press down slightly.
  • Bake for about 12 minutes. Cool on trays.
  • Combine chocolate with remaining passion fuit juice in a small heatproof bowl and stir over a small saucepan of simmering water until smooth.
  • Spread chocolate over flat side of each Florentine & wave the fork over the surface to make a wavy pattern.
  • Set at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 114.2, Fat 6.4, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 4.1, Sodium 37.5, Carbohydrate 13.6, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 11.6, Protein 1.7

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