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Homemade Baci Chocolates
How to make the most deliciously addictive, melt-in-your-mouth Italian Baci Chocolates at home. Made with a smooth and creamy milk chocolate centre with crunchy chopped hazelnuts and then dipped in dark chocolate.
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
chilling time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 20 chocolates
Calories: 148 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 3.5 oz (100g) milk chocolate
- 7 oz (200g) dark chocolate (70% cocoa)
- 2 tablespoons (30g) unsalted butter
- 70 g (heaped 1/2 cup) Chopped hazelnuts
- 100 g (1/3 cup) hazelnut spread
- 20 whole hazelnuts
Instructions
- Melt the milk chocolate and butter in Bain Marie (a bowl sitting on top of a pot of gently simmering water). Once melted turn off the heat and add the chocolate hazelnut spread and the chopped hazelnuts, mix to combine.
- Let the mixture cool then put it in the fridge to stiffen up for at least 1 hour.
- Roll the mixture into small balls (about ½ tablespoon size) and press a whole hazelnut on top of each chocolate. Put them back in the fridge to chill.
- Meanwhile, melt the dark chocolate in a Bain Marie. Once melted, remove the bowl from the heat and let the chocolate cool for 5-10 minutes.
- Prepare a baking tray lined with baking parchment and sit a cooling rack on top, set aside.
- One at a time, spoon the dark chocolate over each ball and place them on the cooling rack. Leave the chocolates at room temperature to set then serve.
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Notes
- Rolling into balls - if your mixture is too soft to roll into balls put it back in the fridge to chill for longer or place in the freezer for 10-15 minutes. It might also help to use damp hands (we've done this a few times).
- Gifting - wrap the chocolates in foil wrappers for a special gift idea.
- Storage - store in a container at room temperature for up to 5 days or store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks
Nutrition Information
Calories
148kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.003g
Cholesterol
17mg
(6%)
Sodium
6mg
(0%)
Potassium
141mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
27IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
0.3mg
(0%)
Calcium
21mg
(2%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20chocolates
Amount Per Serving
Calories 148
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 148kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 17mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 6mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 141mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 27IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.