Apple and Chocolate Almond Pastries - We Should Cocoa 14

When Chele announced that apples were the special ingredient for this month's We Should Cocoa, my heart sank a little. I have made so many chocolate cakes and puddings with apple this autumn already I was hoping for something a little different. But, hey, this is a challenge, so I had a little think and realised I didn't need to bake another cake or a pudding after all. No indeed, I would make