Florentines made easy

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 150 g sugar
• 60 g honey
• 90 g butter
• 115 g cream
• 300 g almond flakes
• 100 g dark chocolate coating
• 50 g milk chocolate coating

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

Preheat the oven to 180°C (top/bottom heat) or 160°C (fan oven). Toast the flaked almonds in a pan without fat, stirring constantly. At the same time, melt the sugar, honey, butter, and cream in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil briefly. Then add the toasted flaked almonds and bring to a boil briefly. Line a baking sheet with baking paper. Spread the almond mixture evenly and thinly on the baking sheet. Place the spread on the middle rack of the preheated oven and caramelize for about 15 minutes until golden yellow. If you like the Florentines a little darker and crispier, leave them in the oven a little longer until the mixture has reached the desired degree of browning. Once the desired degree of browning is achieved, remove the baking sheet from the oven and let the mixture cool. At the same time, melt the chocolate coating in a water bath. The cooled mixture will now have become a solid sheet. Turn the set mixture over and carefully peel off the baking paper from the backing, making sure no paper sticks. Spread the melted chocolate coating evenly and thinly over the backing with a pastry brush and let it cool again. Once the chocolate coating has completely cooled and set, break the sheet-cake-sized Florentine into bite-sized pieces.