Gianduja

Name: Gianduja
Ingredients: 9 oz. (250 g) whole hazelnuts; 3 ½ oz. (100 g) milk chocolate, 40 percent cocoa; 3 ½ oz. (100 g) milk chocolate, 40 percent cocoa; 1 oz. (30 g) cocoa butter (available at certain pastry shops, specialty stores, or online); 1 oz. (30 g) cocoa butter (available at certain pastry shops, specialty stores, or online); 1 cup plus 1 scant cup (9 oz./250 g) confectioners’ sugar

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Encyclopedia of Chocolate

By Frédéric Bau and École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona

Published 2017

About

Gianduja is a paste comprising mainly roasted hazelnuts, chocolate, and sugar, to which a little milk may be added. It could be described as a chocolate in which some of the cocoa beans have been replaced by roasted hazelnuts.

Ingredients

9 oz. (250 g) whole hazelnuts
3 ½ oz. (100

Sauce
Garnish
Microwave
Chocolate
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C). Roast the nuts for about 10 minutes, until a nice amber color. Allo