Chocolate Orange Jaffa Bars
These Chocolate Orange Jaffa Bars are perfectly sweetened, rich, orange infused, chocolaty, portable, super simple to make and so delicious!
Ingredients
For the Crust
- 115 g unsalted butter (at room temperature) (1/2 cup)
- 50 g Sugar (1/4 cup)
- 50 g gluten-free flour (1/3 cup + 1 tbsp)
- 70 g ground walnuts (3/4 cup)
- 3 egg whites
- pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp sugar
- zest from half an orange
For the Orange Layer
- 3 egg yolks
- zest of one and a half orange
- 60 g powdered sugar (1/2cup)
For the Chocolate Ganache
- 100 g dark chocolate
- 100 g lactose-free whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Slightly grease an 8x8 inch (20x20cm) square pan and line with parchment paper. Line it up in such a way that some edges overhang to make it easy to lift it up once it's set.
To make the crust
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until creamy. Add ground walnuts, orange zest, and flour. Mix well.
- Separate egg yolks from egg whites. Whip egg whites with salt until foamy. Gradually add 2 tbsp of sugar and whip until stiff peaks. Fold in egg whites into walnut mixture.
- Pour the batter into prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes.
To make the orange layer
- Mix egg yolks with sugar and orange zest until thick and creamy.
- Remove the crust from the oven and add yolks mixture on top of the cake and bake for another 10-15 minutes. Let it cool slightly.
To make the chcolate ganache
- Heat the cream in a small saucepan. When the cream just begins to boil at the edges, remove from heat and pour over the chopped chocolate. Let sit one minute, then stir until smooth.
- Spread the chocolate ganache on top of the cake. Let it set before cutting the bars and serving.
- Enjoy!:)
