Chocolate Cranachan
- 2 cups coarsely grated bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate (about 6 ounces)
- 1 cup hazelnuts, toasted, husked, coarsely chopped (4 1/2 ounces)
- 1/3 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (3 ounces; do not use instant)
- 1 3/4 cups chilled heavy whipping cream
- 1/3 cup creme fraiche or sour cream
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/3 cup whisky
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Mix chocolate, hazelnuts, and brown sugar in medium bowl.
- Spread oats out on rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake until golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 7 minutes.
- Stir hot oats into chocolate mixture (hot oats will partially melt chocolate); set aside until chocolate firms, at least 2 hours.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover and chill.)
- Using electric mixer, beat whipping cream, creme fraiche, and sugar in large bowl until cream mixture holds peaks.
- Fold in whisky.
- In each of six 10- to 12-ounce goblets, layer 3/4 cup cream mixture and 3/4 cup oat mixture; repeat layering.
- Top each parfait with 3/4 cup cream mixture and sprinkle with oat mixture.
- Cover parfaits and chill overnight.
bittersweet, hazelnuts, golden brown sugar, oldfashioned, chilled heavy whipping cream, creme fraiche, sugar, whisky
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chocolate-cranachan-109499 (may not work)