Panforte - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 oz pitted dates, roughly chopped
7 oz candied cherries, halved
2/3 cup almonds, toasted
3.5 oz dark chocolate, roughly chopped
1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 None orange, zested
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup honey
3 tbsp unsalted butter
None None powdered sugar, for dusting

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300\u00b0F. Lightly grease and line an 8 inch springform cake pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, combine dates, cherries, almonds, chocolate, spices and orange zest. Set aside.
In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, honey and butter. Gently heat, stirring, until beginning to melt. Bring to a boil and cook, without stirring, for 3-5 mins, until caramelized. Working quickly, pour over nut mixture and mix until combined. Transfer to prepared pan and smooth top. Bake for 10-15 mins. Let cool.
Dust with powdered sugar then cut into small wedges.