Marzipan Dates
Marzipan dates is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the tropical fruit category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 80 g pistachio nuts
- 350 g raw marzipan mass
- 80 ml Maraschino liqueur (Italian cherry liqueur)
- 40 dried dates (pitted)
- 200 g dark couverture chocolate
- 10 pistachio nuts
- 50 g white couverture chocolate
- 20 candied violet flowers (specialty shop)
- fine crystal sugar
Instructions
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1.
Grind the pistachios finely in an electric grinder. Cut the marzipan into small cubes and knead well with pistachios and Maraschino liqueur; divide the mixture in half, setting aside one portion for decoration.
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2.
Fill each date with a portion of the marzipan mixture and gently press together.
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3.
Coarsely chop the dark couverture chocolate and melt it over a hot water bath. Halve the pistachios. Using a long wooden skewer or a praline tool, coat the dates in the melted chocolate and place them on a cooling rack. Top half with one pistachio half each and refrigerate for about 2 hours to dry. Store the dates well chilled.
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Coarsely chop the white couverture chocolate and melt it over a hot water bath. Place the chocolate into a freezer bag, cut off a small corner. Fill a piping bag fitted with a star tip with the reserved marzipan mixture. Decorate the remaining dates (without pistachios) with the melted chocolate and pipe one strip of marzipan onto each. Top with one candied violet flower each. Sprinkle with fine crystal sugar to taste.
