Chocolate Hazelnut Panini

Name: Chocolate Hazelnut Panini
Ingredients: 1 1/3 cups chopped hazelnuts; 2 ounces chocolate, coarsely chopped (bittersweet or semi-sweet); 1/4 cup fat-free half-and-half; 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar, packed; 8 slices whole-grain bread; 1 pinch salt

6 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups chopped hazelnuts
2 ounces chocolate, coarsely chopped (bittersweet or semi-sweet)
1/4 cup fat-free half-and-half
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar, packed
8 slices whole-grain bread
1 pinch salt

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°F Spread hazelnuts on a pie plate. Bake until golden brown (around 12 minutes). Transfer hot hazelnuts to a mini-food processor and pulse until mixture forms a paste. Add chocolate and pulse until melted.
2

Cook half-and-half, brown sugar, and salt in small saucepan over medium heat, stirring, just until mixture comes to a boil and brown sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Pour into glass measure. With food processor running, add half-and-half mixture to chocolate-nut mixture through feed tube and puree. Transfer to bowl and let cool until spreadable.
3

Spray one side of bread slices with nonstick spray. Put 4 slices, sprayed side down, on sheet of wax paper and spread each with 2 Tbsp chocolate nut mixture. Top with remaining slices, sprayed side up.
4

Heat panini maker or waffle maker according to manufacturer's directions. Add panini, in batches if necessary, and cook until golden brown, around 2 minutes. Cut each panino into thirds.