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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Chocolate Almond Croissants

Oh!  It's been a busy week!  I have two cakes due this weekend and cake balls today.  There was also a little event at J's school and I was asked to bring a pastry.  Well, I made apricot strudel and these yummy little Chocolate Almond Croissants.  They are quick to put together but need time for the chocolate to firm up (about 3 hours.)  I put them together around 5:30 yesterday morning and they were perfect by the time J's party started at 9:15.  Again, these are so easy and yummy I just had to share the recipe with you!

Chocolate Almond Croissants

 1  (12.5 oz) can almond filling (this has a color similiar to pecan pie filling...not pale like almond paste)
12 - 20 small croissants (I used the ones from Sam's bakery dept...frozen will also work)
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels, melted*
1 cup sliced almonds

Toast almonds and set aside.  Split croissants.  Stir almond filling and spread about 2 tablespoons of filling on croissant bottom.  Cover with tops.  Place on parchment lined pan.  Bake at 325 degrees for about 7 minutes or until lightly toasted.

Drizzle or spread chocolate on top of croissants.  Sprinkle with almonds.  Leave at room temperature until chocolate sets...about 3 hours.

*To melt chocolate morsels:  Place in microwave-safe bowl;  microwave on HIGH 1-2 minutes or until melted.  Stir only once.  (Start at 1 minute...you don't want it to burn)

Smiles!

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9 comments:

  1. Entertaining WomenSeptember 9, 2010 at 11:00 AM

    Ooooooh....I'll make these for the Garden Friends. Thanks for the recipe. Cherry Kay

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  2. KimMalkSeptember 9, 2010 at 11:38 AM

    You are truly an evil woman! I'll try these for my Bible study :).

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  3. mleSeptember 9, 2010 at 11:41 AM

    Oh boy! Do those look yummy! I've added it to my idea file :P

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  4. ccreatifSeptember 9, 2010 at 4:41 PM

    Mmmm! they look good! Thanks for the recipe.

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  5. Prairie StorySeptember 9, 2010 at 9:43 PM

    Thank you for sharing!! These are so cute... and surprisingly easy. I love it!

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  6. KatieSeptember 10, 2010 at 7:27 PM

    Those look great, I love chocolate pastries. I get one at Panera but it doesn't have almonds on it and I bet that is really yummy! Thank you for joining us at A Crafty Soiree! I hope to see you next week too!

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  7. UnknownSeptember 10, 2010 at 10:52 PM

    WOW this is very French!!!
    Yummy!

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  8. maliaSeptember 11, 2010 at 8:25 AM

    I want one now! Thanks so much for linking up to A Crafty Soiree.

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  9. MBC ScrapbookingSeptember 12, 2010 at 9:01 PM

    This looks fantastic! Thank you for the recipe and thanks for linking up:)

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