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Ingredientes
- 5 ounce digestive biscuits (roughly broken into bitesize or smaller pieces)
- ½ cup walnuts pieces
- ½ cup hazel nuts
- ½ cup unsalted almonds
- ½ cup golden raisins
- 18 ounce dark chocolate (70% cocoa)
- 20 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
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