Mocha Almonds Food

CHOCOLATE MOCHA DUSTED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Microwave chocolate chips, covered, at 50% power, stirring once or twice, until melted, 3-4 minutes. Stir until smooth. Add almonds; mix until coated., Meanwhile, combine remaining ingredients. Transfer almonds to sugar mixture; toss to coat evenly. Spread over a waxed paper-lined baking sheet., Refrigerate until chocolate is set. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator.

MOCHA ALMOND COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, espresso, baking powder, and salt. With an electric mixer, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg until well combined; mix in cooled chocolate. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture, then ground almonds; beat in milk until just combined. Flatten dough into a disk; wrap in plastic. Freeze until firm, about 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Pour confectioners' sugar (about 1/2 cup) into a medium bowl; working in batches, roll each ball in confectioners' sugar twice, letting each sit in sugar between coatings.
• Place on prepared baking sheets, 2 inches apart. Bake until cookies have spread and coating is cracked, 12 to 14 minutes; cookies will still be soft to the touch. Cool cookies on a wire rack.

MOCHA-ALMOND TORTE

Steps:

• Mocha Frosting:.
• Dissolve instant coffee in the 1 Tbsp. milk. In a mixer bowl beat the butter with an electric mixer for 30 sec. Beat in 1 1/2c. of the powdered sugar and the melted unsweetened chocolate. Add egg yolks and the dissolved coffee crystals, beating till the mixture is well blended. Add the remaining powdered sugar and additional milk to make a fluffy frosting consistency.
• Slice the loaf cake horizontally into 3 layers. Beat together almond paste and the 3 tbsp water. Spread the bottom cake layer with 1/3c of the almond paste mixture. Top with the next cake layer and repeat layering with remaining almond paste mixture and 1/2c. of the frosting. Top with the remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides with the remaining frosting. Sprinkle sliced almonds atop. Store cake, covered, in the fridge.

ALMOND MOCHA COFFEE

Steps:

• Whip heavy cream and 2 t of almond syrup in a small bowl with an electric mixer on low speed. After cream begins to thicken beat on high speed til its as thick as you like it. Refrigerate until you are ready to use it.
• Pour milk in a medium microwave safe bowl. Heat on high heat for 1 to 1/2 minutes or until hot but not boiling. Whisk until foamy. Set aside.
• Pour 2 tablespoons of almond syrup and 1 tablespoon of chocolate syrup into the bottom of each of 2 coffee cups. Microwave just long enough to warm syrups (about 20 seconds on high). Stir 1/4 cup hot coffee into each cup. Add steamed milk up to the top and the then garnish with almond whipped cream, nuts and cherries.

MOCHA ALMOND CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300.
• Combine graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and melted butter. Press into bottom and 1-1/2 inches up side of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 15 minutes.
• In large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining 3/4 cup sugar 5 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer; add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add liqueur and coffee powder, blending thoroughly; fold in almonds.
• Pour into baked crust. Bake 40 minutes or until filling is set.
• Shut off oven, open door and allow cheesecake to cool in oven.
• When cool, remove from oven; remove rim of pan. Refrigerate to chill thoroughly before serving.