Food & Cooking Recipes Healthy Recipes Vegetarian Recipes Chocolate-Almond Pastries 3.7 (42) Add your rating & 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 June 12, 2017 Rate Print Share Prep Time: 5 mins Total Time: 40 mins Yield: 4 Try this dessert to finish off your meal that includes our Celery Root and Apple Slaw, Seared Salmon with Horseradish and Scallions, and Carrot Puree. Ingredients 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (from a 17.3-ounce package), thawed 1 large egg, lightly beaten, for egg wash Sanding sugar, for sprinkling 1 ½ ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped Best-quality honey, for drizzling Sea salt, preferably fleur de sel, for sprinkling 2 tablespoons whole almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped Vanilla ice cream, for serving (optional) Directions Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Arrange puff pastry on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Trim edges if needed to form a 10-inch square, and fold each edge in to form a 1-inch crust. Prick middle of dough all over with a fork. Brush edges with eggwash, and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Freeze for 15 minutes. Transfer baking sheet to oven, and bake until pastry ispuffed and golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove fromoven, and cover center evenly with chocolate. Drizzle withhoney, and sprinkle with salt. Return to oven, and bake untilchocolate melts, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with almonds,and cut into 4 squares. Serve with ice cream if desired, anddrizzle with more honey. Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Living, December 2009 Rate It Print