Chocolate and Candied Orange Dates

1.

Place the chocolate in a bowl sitting over a saucepan with a few centimetres of water. Bring the water up to the boil, then take off the heat and allow the chocolate to melt slowly.

2.

Meanwhile, place a piece of baking parchment on a baking tray.

3.

Split the dates in half, but not all the way through. Remove the stones and discard, then stuff the dates with a piece (or a few small pieces if that's the size of your peel) of candied peel. Close the dates

4.

Again, pinching the edges to seal.

5.

Using two forks, dip each date in the melted chocolate, then transfer each one (so they're not touching each other) to the paperlined tray.

6.

Place somewhere cool for the chocolate to set.