Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp golden syrup (see my profile for the recipe)
  • 75 grams sunflower spread / butter
  • 65 grams sugar
  • 80 grams gluten-free / plain flour
  • 40 grams flaked almonds
  • 50 grams glace cherries, chopped
  • 50 grams mixed candied peel
  • 50 grams dried cranberries

Method

  • Preheat the oven to gas 4 / 180C / 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
  • Put the syrup, sugar and butter in a saucepan
  • Melt until the sugar has completely dissolved
  • Take the pan off the heat and stir in the remaining ingredients until well coated with the syrup mixture
  • Drop heaping teaspoonfuls of the mixture onto the baking sheet.
  • I do 2 batches of 9 so they have plenty of room to spread out
  • Bake for 12 minutes until the florentines have flattened and spread out and are bubbling around the edges
  • If they haven't flattened enough they'll still be soft and you can use a spoon to pat down the tops and tidy round the edges to make them neater if you wish
  • Let sit on the tray for a good 5 minutes then carefully transfer to a wire rack to fully set