Food & Cooking Recipes Healthy Recipes Gluten-Free Recipes Mendiants (Chocolate with Dried Fruit and Nuts) Be the first to rate & review! By Martha Stewart Test Kitchen Martha Stewart Test Kitchen The recipes developed by our test kitchen team have undergone a rigorous process of development and testing, ensuring that every element is optimal, from ingredient amounts to method and cooking time. This process includes triple-testing recipes to ensure they meet our high standards. The many stellar cooks and food editors who have been part of our team include Sarah Carey, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Jennifer Aaronson, Shira Bocar, Anna Kovel, Greg Lofts, Riley Wofford, Lauren Tyrell, and Lindsay Leopold. Editorial Guidelines Updated on November 30, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: David Malosh Prep Time: 20 mins Total Time: 35 mins Yield: 3 dozen These French-style chocolate disks are as pretty as can be and a cinch to make. Craft a batch to gift and you'll spread cheer to friends and neighbors, colleagues, and everyone else who made this year sweeter. Ingredients 1 ½ cups dark melting wafers (about 8 ounces), such as Ghirardelli or Merckens, melted; or Tempered Chocolate Assorted dried and candied fruits, such as apricots, mango, papaya, orange peel, and ginger, cut into small pieces Nuts, such as pistachios and roasted almonds, halved or quartered if large Directions Spoon 1-tablespoon dollops of chocolate onto parchment-lined baking sheets (you can also fill a small squeeze bottle with the chocolate and squeeze dollops onto baking sheet); bang a few times on countertop to flatten slightly. Top with a few pieces of dried fruit and a nut or two. Let stand until set, about 15 minutes. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 month. Rate it Print