Chocolate Almond Croquettes

Name: Chocolate Almond Croquettes
Yield: 12 Servings
Ingredients: 1¼ cups sugar; ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar; 1 cup toasted blanched almonds; 3 egg whites, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon almond extract; ⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar; ⅛ teaspoon salt; ¾ cup sugar; ¼ cup blanched almonds, ground; 2 tablespoons sifted Dutch process cocoa powder; 1 tablespoon sifted cornstarch; 1½ cups (3 sticks) butter, cut into ¼-inch pieces (room temperature); 5 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped; 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped; ¾ cup water; 3 tablespoons almond liqueur; 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder; 3 egg yolks, room temperature; 1¼ cups sugar; ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar; 5 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped; 1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate, coarsely chopped; ¼ cup sugar; 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder dissolved in ½ cup boiling water; 2 tablespoons almond liqueur; 2 tablespoons (¼ stick) butter; 3 cups (12 ounces) whole almonds, toasted

By Bon AppétitPhotography by Irwin Horowitz

November 6, 2014

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Irwin Horowitz

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