Rich Chocolate & Hazelnut Torrone Recipe

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4.7

60 reviews
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  • Prep Time

    45 mins

  • Additional Time

    3 hrs

  • Servings

    10 people

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    Italian

Rich Chocolate & Hazelnut Torrone Recipe

This torrone-style dessert features layers of bittersweet chocolate forming a shell around a dense filling of milk and white chocolates mixed with Nutella and toasted hazelnuts. The contrast of crunchy nuts with creamy chocolate layers results in a rich, textured confection housed in a chocolate-coated loaf pan.

Description

Rich Chocolate & Hazelnut Torrone combines multiple chocolates—bittersweet, milk, and white—with Nutella and toasted hazelnuts to create a textured nougat-like treat. The process involves creating a chocolate shell within a loaf pan by spreading melted dark chocolate and chilling it to set. The filling is a mixture of melted milk and white chocolate blended with Nutella and hazelnuts, poured into this shell and chilled to firm up.

This torrone displays a balance between creamy, nutty, and crunchy textures, with the bittersweet chocolate outer shell adding slight bitterness to offset the rich inner sweetness. The toasting of hazelnuts brings out their aroma and provides crunch, contrasting with the smooth chocolate layers.

Once set, the final drizzle of melted bittersweet chocolate seals the top, adding a smooth finish. This dessert is best served sliced in thin pieces as a decadent treat or gift.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 1 ½ cups (9oz/260g) bittersweet chocolate divided, chopped
  • 1 cup (6oz/170g) milk chocolate roughly chopped
  • 2 cups (12oz/340g) white chocolate roughly chopped
  • 1 ¾ (14oz/400g) Nutella (or any hazelnut spread)
  • 2 ¼ cups (11oz/320g hazelnut toasted
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