Hazelnut Cocoa Butter Cups Scd Compliant Recipes

HAZELNUT & COCOA BUTTER CUPS (SCD COMPLIANT)

Steps:

• 1. Measure the solid cacao butter pieces to the best of your estimation, then melt in a pan over medium-low heat, stirring continuously until just melted. Remove from heat.
• 2. Stir in honey (coat measuring cup in cooking oil so the honey comes out easily), salt, and then the hazelnut butter. Finally, using a whisk, stir in the SCD yogurt made with Half & Half. Whisk until everything is smooth & well combined.
• 3. Line muffin tins (regular or mini) with paper cupcake liners. Use a small scoop to fill the liners (maybe a quarter full if regular sized tin is used.) If you are further along in the Specific Carbohydrate Diet & tolerate whole nuts, you may poke a whole hazelnut into each of the candies when you use the mini muffin tins. Then transfer the pan to the freezer for them to harden. Once hardened, you can transfer from the pan to a freezer bag or other container. They are best when kept in the freezer & taste great straight from the freezer.
• 4. Notes: If you are making your own hazelnut butter, this link gave good instructions for blanching, removing the skins, & roasting the nuts, prior to grinding into butter: https://www.willcookforfriends.com/2016/01/how-to-skin-hazelnuts-easily.html I look for cacao butter/cocoa butter sellers that test & verify low levels of cadmium, lead & other heavy metals. While cacao butters /cocoa butters are the least likely of the cocoa bean products to have high levels, I was alarmed by a California Prop 65 label on one brand I bought, (lead & other chemicals.) Terrasoul was friendly & responsive in emailing me a copy of the heavy metals testing results that corresponded to the batch I received. And their cocoa butter did have a nice chocolatey smell, which was better than the different brand I bought & ended up returning. If you know of other brands that provide heavy metal testing results, please leave a comment with the brand! I hope the more consumers are aware to look for this, the more the industry will go to the effort of testing & providing safe cocoa butter/cacao butter products. However, if you already eat large quantities of regular chocolate or other cocoa products, without checking for heavy metal content, then cocoa/cacao butters are comparatively not a big concern.

HAZELNUT HOT COCOA MIX

Steps:

• PLACE all ingredients in medium bowl. Whisk until evenly blended. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature until ready to use or package. Makes about 2 cups mix.
• Recipe to attach:
• Spoon 3 to 4 tablespoons of cocoa mix into mug. Add 1 cup boiling water; stir well.
• *Paired with NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® ULTIMATES™ Chocolate Pecan Deluxe Cookie Dough

HAZELNUT & CHOCOLATE BUTTER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Tip the hazelnuts onto a large baking tray, place in the oven and roast for 10 mins, stirring now and then to ensure they don't catch at the edges. When golden brown, remove form the oven and leave to cool completely.
• Tip the nuts into a food processor, add the cocoa or cacao, maple syrup and salt. Blend for 6-8 mins, until you're left with a smooth nut butter, if you want to loosen the consistency, add a drizzle of hazelnut oil and blend again.

HAZELNUT CUPS

Steps:

• Combine the chocolate chips and oil in a microwave-safe measuring cup or ceramic bowl. Stir until all of the chips are coated with oil. Microwave for 1 minute at 60% power. Stir. Heat at full power at 15-second intervals until the chocolate is melted, stirring after every interval. (This will take between 1 to 3 minutes, depending on your microwave.)
• Arrange 24 paper bonbon or candy cups on a baking sheet. Pour a small amount (about 2 teaspoons) of the melted chocolate mixture into each cup. Tip the cups to coat the insides fully with chocolate. Transfer the coated cups to the refrigerator. Reserve remaining chocolate.
• Pour the cup of heavy cream, vanilla extract, and coffee liqueur in a mixing bowl. Beat on high speed until frothy. Add the 2 teaspoons of sugar and continue to beat on high until soft peaks form. Stir in the hazelnut spread and beat on medium speed until combined. Quickly fold in the reserved melted chocolate. (If the chocolate has started to set up, place in microwave again for 10 seconds at 60% power.)
• Fill a pastry bag with the mousse filling and pipe it into each chocolate cup. (If a pastry bag is unavailable, use a resealable plastic storage bag and snip off a corner.) You may need to use a spoon to smooth the tops. Chill the filled shells in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
• Whip the 1/2 cup of cream until frothy; add the teaspoon of sugar and whip until stiff peaks form. Use a pastry bag to top each chocolate cup with a small dollop of whipped cream. Sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts and top with a coffee bean. Refrigerate until serving.

CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT BUTTER

Steps:

• Place hazelnuts in a food processor; cover and process for 2-3 minutes or until mixture pulls away from sides of processor. Continue processing while gradually adding confectioners' sugar, cocoa and salt to reach desired consistency. Store in the refrigerator.