Chocolate Hazelnut Paste Recipes

HAZELNUT SPREAD CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• In the large bowl beat butter with sugar and egg. Add hazelnut spread and mix. Slowly add flour, soda, cocoa powder. Fold in chocolate chips.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for about two hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Roll balls after scooping cookies with a tablespoon. My cookies were pretty big, and i made about 25 balls and used two sheets.
• Bake for 11 minutes. Cookies will still be soft to touch. Let them cool and enjoy.

HAZELNUT PRALINE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees with rack in center. Spread nuts on a rimmed baking sheet, and toast them in the oven until they are fragrant, about 8 minutes. Transfer nuts to a clean kitchen towel, and rub nuts in towel vigorously between your hands to remove the brown skins. Lightly brush an 8-by-12-inch rimmed baking pan with the oil. Spread the peeled nuts in the pan.
• In a medium saucepan, combine sugar and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat, brushing down sides of pan with a damp pastry brush to remove any sugar crystals that may form, until mixture is amber, about 9 minutes; do not stir. (Pan may be swirled gently about halfway through to incorporate any uncooked sugar.) Pour directly over nuts to create a thin layer. Set aside to cool, at least 30 minutes.
• Place half the praline in the bowl of a food processor; process until the praline is very fine with no sharp pieces. Cut the remaining praline into small pieces for decoration.

NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, melted chocolate chips and Nutella until blended. Stir in cracker crumbs. Refrigerate until firm enough to roll, about 30 minutes., Shape mixture into 1-in. balls; roll in chopped hazelnuts. Make an indentation in the center of each with the end of a wooden spoon handle. Fill with a hazelnut. Store between layers of waxed paper in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

BETTER THAN NUTELLA (CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT SPREAD)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread out nuts on a rimmed baking sheet or in an ovenproof skillet. Roast, shaking sheet once for even toasting, until deep brown, 13-15 minutes. Let cool completely. (If nuts have skins, rub them in a kitchen towel to remove.)
• Grind hazelnuts and sugar in a food processor until a fairly smooth, buttery paste forms, about 1 minute.
• Place chocolate in a medium metal bowl. Set bowl over a large saucepan of simmering water; stir often until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove bowl from over saucepan; add butter and whisk until completely incorporated. Whisk in cream and salt, then hazelnut paste.
• Pour gianduja into jars, dividing equally. Let cool. (Gianduja will thicken and become soft and peanut butter- like as it cools.) Screw on lids. DO AHEAD: Gianduja can be made up to 4 weeks ahead; keep chilled. Let stand at room temperature for 4 hours to soften. Can stand at room temperature up to 4 days.

GIANDUJA (ITALIAN CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT SPREAD)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Arrange the hazelnuts in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown and fragrant, 13-15 minutes.
• In a food processor, blend the roasted hazelnuts and sugar until it becomes a smooth paste.
• Chop the chocolate into small pieces. Melt until smooth using either the microwave in 20 second increments or in a heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water.
• Transfer the melted chocolate to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment or a large bowl. Whisk in the butter, then the cream, salt, and smooth hazelnuts until blended.
• Pour into containers, preferably glass, and allow to cool. Cover and refrigerate for up to 4 weeks.

CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT PASTE

Steps:

• Toast the hazelnuts in a dry pan until they are fragrant and golden, then let cool.
• Meanwhile, melt the chocolate and butter. Stir in vanilla extract.
• Blend cooled nuts in a food processor until smooth, 3 to 5 minutes, drizzling in the nut or vegetable oil. With the machine running, add the chocolate mixture, the sweetened condensed milk, and the salt. Transfer to a container and refrigerate.

CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH HAZELNUT PASTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 320°F. Prepare a Bundt pan (walls are covered with cold butter, dusted with flour and excess flour is poured out).
• Combine 3 large eggs with sugar (200 g) in a mixer bowl. Whisk about 10 - 15 minutes at the maximum speed. The mass of beaten eggs should be very lush, strong and increase in volume.
• Meanwhile, mix the dry ingredients in a medium bowl: almond flour (90 g), flour (140 g), baking powder (10 g), cocoa powder (20 g).
• Melt the dark chocolate (100 g).
• Add softened butter (80 g) and Hazelnut paste (50 g) into melted chocolate. Mix and set aside.
• When the mass with the eggs and sugar has reached the desired consistency, turn off the mixer. Further we mix only with a silicone scapula. Add half dry ingredients. Stir gently.
• Add yogurt (100 g).
• Then add the second part of the dry ingredients.
• At the end, gently enter a slightly cooled chocolate mass. The dough should become smoothie.
• Transfer the dough to the Bundt pan. Bake until a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. The bake will vary from 50 to 70 minutes. When the cake is ready, take it out of the oven and, leaving it in the form, cover it with a towel until it cools down completely.
• Cover the cold cake with melted chocolate and nuts.
• Bon Appetit !!!