Hazelnut Praline Truffles

Name: Hazelnut Praline Truffles
Ingredients: 150 g/5 oz/generous ¾ cup hazelnuts; 50 ml/2 fl oz/¼ cup cold water; 200 g/7 oz/1 cup sugar; 2.5 ml/½ tsp cream of tartar; 225 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup double (heavy) cream; 50 g/2 oz/¼ cup unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing; 425 g/15 oz dark (bittersweet) chocolate, finely chopped; 400 g/14 oz milk chocolate, tempered

Preparation info

Makes about
100

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home-made Sweets & Candies

By Claire Ptak

Published 2022

About

Chocolate and hazelnuts are a match made in heaven, and these decadent chocolates are the perfect showcase for this taste sensation. Toasting the nuts not only brings out the flavour, but it also makes them more crunchy. In this recipe they are then mixed with a light, subtly flavoured caramel and coated in milk chocolate.

Ingredients

150 g/5 oz/generous ¾ cup hazelnuts
50

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Grease a 20cm/8in square baking tin (pan) and line it with clear film (plastic wrap), making the film as smooth as possible. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4.
Spread the hazelnuts out on a baking sheet lined with baking parchment so that they are

Energy 75kcal/315kJ; Protein 1g; Carbohydrate 7g, of which sugars 7g; Fat 5g, of which saturates 3g; Cholesterol 4mg; Calcium 16mg; Fibre 0g; Sodium 5mg