south chocolates – of mainly caramel cookies fame – they have released a special Christmas edition called Ornament Collection£35.
His The eggnog topper is a cinnamon sponge cake and eggnog ganache covered in 33% white chocolate. Is there a little marshmallow inside? It seems so. This was the sweetest of the three. Our favorite was probably the Alfa-Jaffa, a 70% organic dark Peruvian chocolate with vanilla sponge cake, orange ganache and gelatin; very Christmassy and I never get tired of orange flavored things in winter. Monkey Puzzle is an Arriba 63% Ecuadorian chocolate with layered cake of araucaria seeds and the famous alfajor dulce de leche.
Is there a little marshmallow inside? it seems so
I hate to sound like a record, but these make nice gifts for the hosts if there aren’t many of them (there are six alfajores in a box) and I also like to place them with the cheese and crackers at the end of a meal and a card explaining what each one is. . You should actually eat an alfajor in one sitting, but it may resist being divided into portions (use a sharp knife).
Since we’re talking orange and chocolate (and I rarely like to give it up), stock up on AsdaExtra special dark chocolate with orange, £1.85/100g. At 52% cocoa solids, it’s dark enough to generate some interest while still being a crowd pleaser. If you’re not in the mood for dessert, this makes a crunchy chocolate mousse. I make mine using just melted chocolate (100g) plus two eggs: melt the chocolate, let it cool, beat in the egg yolks at room temperature; beat the egg whites separately and fold them in, pour into glasses and chill, but you choose your favorite recipe.