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published: Feb 18, 2021 · modified: Jul 5, 2022 by FreyaE · This post may contain affiliate links ·

How to Make Easy Vegan Florentines

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Easy vegan Florentines recipe. Florentines are an extremely sophisticated, grown-up cookie, but don't let that put you off! They are also extremely easy to make and you can make them as posh or as fun as you like.

How to Make Easy Vegan Florentines
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Try my other delicious vegan cookies

  • The best Chocolate Chip Cookies, as large as saucers!
  • Easy Vegan Shortbread
  • Levain-style Cookies
  • Tangy Lemon Cookies
  • Easy Vegan Florentine Squares

The most important thing to remember is that the ratios are correct, this is the kind of cookie that can go from good to gloopy really quickly if you have too much sugar content.

One more caveat, make sure you use greaseproof paper. I accidentally used baking paper and oh boyyy, they stuck in the most heartbreaking way. I was kind of eating off the paper with my teeth (not wasting that Florentine goodness, no matter what!).

Gifts and Parties

A tray of florentines

Because shop-bought Florentines are pretty expensive, these dainty disks make a lovely gift, tied up with some cute ribbon, and not just for Christmas. I think they make a lovely dinner party after-coffee biscuit (when we can finally have dinner parties again!), slicked with rich dark chocolate, and studded with pistachios and dried figs, but are just as fun for a kids party, dipped messily in white or milk chocolate and stuffed full of bits of marshmallows or raisin and peanuts.

What Are Florentines?

Chocolate Florentines

Emiko writes about the history of the Florentine so eloquently here, but the history is a little bit hazy. It is generally agreed that they do not originate from Florence at all, or even Italy, but perhaps from France, where such lacy delicacies pleased the royal palace hundreds of years ago. I am always a little obsessed with the idea that delicious food is discovered accidentally, and I wonder if Florentines were created in the same way: intending to produce a delightful little bon bon, but upon baking found instead a flat, lace-like cookie that was more ethereal than the chef could have ever anticipated.

Florentines waiting for Chocolate

How Do You Make Vegan Florentines?

But I digress. Wherever the delicious Florentine originated, we are grateful for this potentially accidental delight.

I have veganised them by removing the honey element and the cream, and of course using plant-based butter instead of dairy butter. I suggest you try this original recipe first and then play around with the ingredients once you are familiar with the method. And I do recommend the lemon zest. It adds a certain....je ne se quoi.

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4.99 from 52 votes

Vegan Florentines

YIELD 12 florentines
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 11 minutes
A simple way to make Florentines

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • Saucepan and wooden spoon
  • Measuring Cups and Spoons
  • Baking sheets lined with greaseproof paper

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup Vegan Butter
  • ¼ cup Brown Sugar
  • 2 tablespoon Golden Syrup
  • ¾ cup Almonds roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon Zest (or Orange)
  • ½ cup Dried Fruit Such as raisins, cranberries, currants. If they are quite dry, I recommend just soaking them for about 10 minutes first in a little hot water to plump them up. Make sure you drain them thoroughly afterwards.
  • ¼ cup Glace Cherries Chopped. A mixture of colours is fun and very retro.
  • 1 pinch Sea Salt
  • 1½ tablespoon Gluten Free Plain Flour or use regular flour
  • 1 cup Dark Chocolate Chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 170c.
  • In a small pan, melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup. You could also do this in a small dish in the microwave, melting at 1 minute intervals.
  • In another bowl, combine the nuts, zest and dried fruit. Sprinkle the flour over the top and mix through, so that everything is coated.
  • Pour this mixture into your pan or bowl with the melted butter/sugars and combine thoroughly.
  • Now, I use a tablespoon measuring spoon that I spray with a little oil to stop everything sticking too much, but a teaspoon or any spoon will do!
  • Drop tablespoon size dollops of the mixture onto your prepared baking sheets, making sure you leave plenty of space around them (see photo) as they will spread a lot during cooking!
    Florentines waiting for the oven
  • Bake for about 5 minutes, or until golden.
  • Leave them to cool on the baking sheets, then remove to a cooling rack ONLY once they are no longer flexible (they will fall apart otherwise).
  • Melt the chocolate chips in a small microwaveable bowl at 30 second blasts in the microwave.
  • Using a spoon, gently drizzle the melted chocolate onto one side of your florentines. Let the chocolate set for a minute or so, and then go over the chocolate with the prongs of a fork, to give the distinctive florentine swirl. Let cool completely and then enjoy!
RECIPE BY FreyaE

Nutrition

Serving: 25g | Calories: 204kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 51mg | Potassium: 177mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 182IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Angie says

    February 19, 2021 at 1:07 pm

    5 stars
    Looks amazing!

    Reply
  2. Jahma Levi says

    February 19, 2021 at 1:15 pm

    5 stars
    These look delicious. Love finding recipes that I’ve never heard of before, going to give this a try!

    Reply
  3. Sarah says

    February 19, 2021 at 1:47 pm

    5 stars
    These are 10/10

    Reply
  4. Kirby Jeanne says

    February 19, 2021 at 2:50 pm

    5 stars
    I love florentines! I can’t wait to try this!

    Reply
    • Elena says

      February 20, 2021 at 2:15 pm

      5 stars
      So easy to make and so delicious!

      Reply
  5. Nive says

    February 19, 2021 at 3:08 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely love Florentines! And this is such a cool vegan twist!

    Reply
  6. Jenny says

    February 19, 2021 at 3:44 pm

    5 stars
    I’ve always wanted to make Florentines! I can’t wait to try vegan ones!

    Reply
  7. Christine says

    February 19, 2021 at 4:13 pm

    5 stars
    I love this recipe! Super easy to follow!

    Reply
  8. Emily says

    February 19, 2021 at 5:38 pm

    5 stars
    Looks soo good! Can’t wait to try!

    Reply
  9. Shannon says

    February 20, 2021 at 2:46 am

    5 stars
    Can’t wait to try these!!!

    Reply
  10. Deb says

    February 20, 2021 at 10:28 am

    5 stars
    One of my favourite treats ? and it comes together so quickly!

    Reply
  11. Olga Veiga says

    February 20, 2021 at 1:03 pm

    These are exactly for me! A recipe I had in my list, and vegan! Thanks Freya

    Reply
  12. Karen says

    February 22, 2021 at 11:41 pm

    5 stars
    These look so great. I've been searching for a vegan florentine recipe. Thanks Freya!

    Reply
  13. Amy Roskelley says

    July 12, 2021 at 6:38 pm

    5 stars
    Wish I could give this 10 stars! So good!!

    Reply
  14. Millie says

    July 13, 2021 at 1:36 am

    5 stars
    I loved this recipe!

    Reply
  15. Mihaela | https://theworldisanoyster.com/ says

    July 24, 2021 at 12:56 pm

    5 stars
    Indeed, Italian and French cuisine have so much in common (mainly due to royal marriages and the introduction of recipes to the courts into which royals married). This makes it difficult to pinpoint the origins of a recipe to a nation; I found that often:)
    Thanks for mentioning the baking paper incident - and how to avoid it!:))

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  16. Judy says

    January 26, 2022 at 12:34 pm

    Can you clarify which type of brown sugar you use? Demerara? Or soft dark brown sugar? Thanks

    Reply

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