Walnuts in Chocolate

On grand occasions such as Christmas, when the meal goes on for hours, these would be delightful served after coffee perhaps, with a glass of Moscato wine.

To make this recipe work, there are two important elements. One is good chocolate couverture with at least 65-70 per cent cocoa solids. The other is a sugar thermometer to measure the temperature of the melted chocolate. In fact, the hardening of the melted chocolate around the walnuts is only possible if you are using the