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Chestnut Chocolate Bites

By Vall444
Chestnut Chocolate Bites

This recipe is a special treat for all the true chocolate lovers and raw-eaters who would love to prepare a healthy natural temptation for the senses.

Ingredients:

500 g chestnuts
100 g hazelnuts
100 g chocolate
100 g hazelnuts (milk)
1 tablespoon cocoa butter
1/2 g brown sugar
1/2 tea cup of water

Method:

Boil and peel the chestnuts while still warm.  For the cream of chestnuts will need core hazelnut milk. To do this, soak the nuts for a few hours in water and grind them with one / two cups of water. Drain the received pulp. Then prepare thick sugar syrup. Put the sugar to dissolve with water in a pan on the stove and start boiling the syrup until it thickens: the denser it gets, the firmer the cream will be. You can also use 1/2 teacup liquid molasses. 
Before preparing the cream make sure that prepare a suitable chocolate base. If you use raw hazelnuts, gently bake them on the pan just to increase their fragrance. After browning them, crush them with a blender. Melt the chocolate on water bath and stir in the hazelnuts. Pour the mixture into a dish plate of your choice covered with baking paper. Allow to set in the refrigerator.
Now prepare the cream. Clean the chestnuts and place them in a blender, then add them to the milk and stir the cream to a smooth consistency.
Transfer the cream into a container suitable for the stove and add the syrup. Heat and stir the mixture until the cream gets thick. Finally add more oil for additional flavor and firmness. Leave to cool and lightly tighten. Remove the base from the refrigerator and spread the cream evenly over the entire surface. Wrap with the edges of the baking paper and let everything in the refrigerator for several hours. When it is ready for cutting divide it into squares and place one nut in the middle of each.

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