INGREDIENTS (about 15 pine cones)

• 300 gr. dark chocolate
• 200 gr. milk chocolate
• 10 gr. corn flakes with chocolate
• 50 gr. chopped dried plums
• 50 gr. raisins
• 50 gr. hazelnuts broken into chunks
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon clove (powder)
• icing sugar

METHOD

1. In a double boiler add the chocolates with the olive oil and let them melt (to achieve the proper melting of chocolate the water in double boiler must not boil!)
2. Remove from the double boiler and add the honey and the clove and mix well.
3. Add the raisins, the hazelnuts, the plums and finally the corn flakes.
4. Stir the mixture until the ingredients homogenized.
5. Leave it for a while to drop the temperature.
6. Take 3 plastic egg cups (from packaged eggs of the market), wash them and dry them well.
7. Divide mixture in each egg cup with a spoon and create the top slightly tapered shape with your fingers.
8. Place in refrigerator for about 2 hours.
9. Remove the “pine cones” of the egg cup.
10. Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve!

TIP 1: You can use any nuts you like.
TIP 2: If you want to make them lenten, you can replace milk chocolate with dark chocolate.
TIP 3: You may use simple corn flakes or corn flakes with honey.
TIP 4: You can also add praline.

source: http://myfunkycook.blogspot.com