American bloggers call them “energy bites”. In fact they are mini nut chocolates the owe their taste to the ingredients we’re going to choose. A good, strong chocolate and some fresh nuts will give you a taste to remember.
The secret of this recipe hides in the roasted nuts before they’ll be mixed in chocholate!
Originaly Published: provocateur.gr
Ingredients
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- 500 g. dark chocolate, melted at 31ºC ,
- 400 g. hazelnuts, coarsely chopped (we can use any nuts we like such as almonds, or pistachios) ,
- zest of 1 orange
Instructions
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- Place hazelnuts on a baking sheet on a rack. ,
- Bake in preheated oven at 160ºC for 12-15 minutes. ,
- Let them cool well. ,
- Melt chocolate in double boiler. ,
- When melted add zest and stir well. ,
- Mix hazelnuts in melted chocolate and with two spoons we make mini bites on a baking paper. Let them cool.