Name: Free-Form Chocolate Candies
Yield: Makes about 30
Ingredients: 6 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, melted, slightly cooled; Toppings as desired (such as pecan halves; dried tart cherries; thinly sliced dried figs; thinly sliced candied ginger; puffed quinoa or rice; salted, roasted pumpkin seeds; bee pollen; flaky sea salt; and/or demerara sugar)

Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott

Known as mendiants in France, these adorned chocolate bites are a holiday tradition.

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