Christmas Honey Panforte

This Christmas Honey Panforte by Annabel Langbein is a dense, nutty Italian specialty that’s rich with almonds, hazelnuts, figs, and festive spices. Sweetened with honey and chocolate, dusted with icing sugar, and best enjoyed in thin slices, it keeps beautifully for weeks – making it perfect for Christmas gifting or entertaining.

It's a good idea to use clean heavy plastic gloves to mix this dense Italian festive fruitcake so you don't burn your hands. You can use different types of fruit and nuts, as long as you keep the quantities constant.

They do tend to spread a little when they cook, so just round them up into tight circles with a flat knife after they come out of the oven then leave to set and cool fully before you take them off the baking paper and store them. Panforte is very rich, so serve it in very thin slices.