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Christmas dessert

Christmas mince pie crumble

40 minutes

Mince pies on white chocolate “bark”

Serves 12

Difficulty Medium

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

For the edible white chocolate “bark”:

300 g white chocolate
100 g almonds, roughly chopped
80 g Woolworths coconut chunks 80 g
Woolworths all-butter fruit mince pies
Woolworths mini ClemenGold fruit mince pies
Woolworths cranberry-and-date fruit mince pies

Method

1. Melt the chocolate in a double-boiler, then spread onto a silicone baking mat or a tray lined with baking paper.

2. Scatter over the almonds. Using a vegetable peeler, shave the coconut onto the chocolate and chill until firm.

3. Break the chocolate into shards and place on a serving dish. Add the mince pies and serve.

Chef's note: “Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without luscious mince pies. I like to serve them in an extra-special way with coconutty white chocolate ‘bark’.”

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Mince pies on white chocolate “bark”

Mince pies on white chocolate “bark”

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