Name: Chocolate and caramel friands
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: Ganache; 200 gram dark chocolate; 1/3 cup cream; 1 1/2 cup icing-sugar, sifted; 1 cup hazelnut meal; 1 1/2 cup plain flour, sifted; 1 tablespoon baking cocoa; 185 gram butter, melted, cooled; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup white choc chips; 6 egg-whites; 12 jersey caramels

Chocolate and caramel friands

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Makes 12 Item

Prep

15M

Cook

25M

Total

40M

Ingredients

Ganache

200 gram dark chocolate

1/3 cup cream

1 1/2 cup icing-sugar, sifted

1 cup hazelnut meal

1 1/2 cup plain flour, sifted

1 tablespoon baking cocoa

185 gram butter, melted, cooled

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup white choc chips

6 egg-whites

12 jersey caramels

Method

Chocolate and caramel

1.Preheat oven to hot, 200°C. Lightly grease a 12-hole friand pan.

2.In a bowl, combine icing sugar, hazelnut meal, flour and cocoa. Mix in butter and vanilla, stirring gently until just combined. Fold choc chips through.

3.In a clean bowl, lightly whisk egg-whites until frothy. Fold through hazelnut mixture.

4.Spoon mixture into recesses to half fill. Add a caramel to each and cover with remaining batter. Bake 20-25 minutes, until cooked when tested.

5.Allow to cool in pan 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack. Spoon warm ganache over friands.

Ganache

6.In a small saucepan, bring cream to almost boiling point.

7.Add chocolate and set aside 5 minutes. Stir until melted and smooth.

Make your own hazelnut meal by processing peeled hazelnuts. Serve these while still warm for a gooey caramel center.
Note

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Ingredients

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Chocolate and caramel

Ganache

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