Danish Crunchy Chocolate-Hazelnut Candy
- 1 cup sugar
- 11/16 cup hazelnuts
- 5/8 cup dark chocolate
- 7 ounces nougat or peanut brittle
- cocoa powder
- Heat the sugar in a saucepan over medium heat until it turns into a light caramel.
- Add the nuts and stir quickly with a wooden spoon.
- Spread caramelized hazelnuts on a parchment paper and let cool.
- When cool, cover with a second sheet of parchment paper and press a little using a rolling pin.
- In another saucepan over low heat, melt dark chocolate and "nougat". Stir until smooth.
- Once they're melted, add the hazelnut brittle in small pieces.
- Pour this mixture onto a parchment paper, spread it to form a layer of about 1.5 cm.
- Let it harden for about 2 hours.
- Cut more or less regular pieces with a knife and roll them in the cocoa powder.
- Keep them in the fridge and take them out about 5 minutes before serving.
sugar, hazelnuts, dark chocolate, nougat, cocoa
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Danish-Crunchy-Chocolate-Hazelnut-Candy-782467 (may not work)