Hot Chocolate Pudding with Hazelnuts

The first chocoholics in Europe were the Spanish. They sipped the bitter drink as they had learned from their Aztec subjects in the newly conquered Mexico of the 16th century. Hot chocolate is still a popular Spanish treat, nowadays unbelievably sweet and almost thick enough to stand your spoon in. Pastelerías often display tempting rows of beautiful artisan chocolates in glass cabinets next to the cakes. Chocolate is used in many savoury stews and sauces, yet strangely it has never