Skip to main content
Epicurious
Cookbooks

Biarritz Rochers

Image may contain Rug and Plant
Biarritz RochersJean Cazals

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 20 pieces

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups slivered almonds
3 1/2 oz good-quality dark or milk chocolate, chopped
1 1/2 oz candied orange peel, diced

Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Place the slivered almonds on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for about 6 minutes, until golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Temper the chocolate . Add the almonds and diced orange peel and mix well. Using a spoon, make small mounds of the mixture on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Refrigerate for 15 minutes to set before detaching the rochers from the paper. (Store for up to 1 month in an airtight container away from moisture.)

Reprinted with permission from À la Mère de Famille: Recipes from the Beloved Parisian Confectioner by Julien Merceron. Text copyright © 2011 by Julien Merceron; photographs copyright © 2011 Jean Cazals. First published in the United States of America in 2014 by Chronicle Books LLC.
TagsCandyDessertFrenchEuropeanChocolateAlmondNutGluten Free5 Ingredients or FewerCookbooks

See Related Recipes and Cooking Tips

Read More
Caramelized Onion Pasta
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
13 Types of Nuts and How to Cook With Them
Filberts, goobers, scaly bark nuts: Explore the world beyond almonds in this guide.
The Most-Saved Recipes on Bon Appétit This Week
Like crispy gnocchi caprese and raspberry—brown butter skillet cake.
Cod With Lemon Butter Sauce
A flurry of fresh tarragon makes this speedy weeknight dish of seared cod and luscious, sun-colored pan sauce feel restaurant worthy.
A Better Eggplant Parmesan
The secret to flavorful, never-greasy eggplant parm? Brine the eggplant first.
The Most-Saved Recipes in the Epicurious App in July
Like hot honey chicken with peaches and a dirty martini spritz.
Sheet-Pan Hot Honey Chicken and Peaches
No grill needed for this just-charred-enough sweet and spicy chicken.
Cheesy Apple Omelet
Fontina and fried shallots make this diner-style omelet perfectly acceptable dinner fare.