Gianduja

Gianduja (pronounced jon-DOO-ya) is another popular use of ground nuts in confectionery. Gianduja is quite simply nuts ground together with chocolate. When gianduja is manufactured, toasted nuts are refined to a size comparable to cacao, resulting in a product that is redolent of toasted nuts and just as smooth as chocolate, but slightly softer than chocolate due to the softening effect of the oil in the nuts. When gianduja is manufactured on a large scale, the nuts used are nearly always hazelnuts or almonds. Gianduja may be made using dark, milk, or white chocolate.