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3 pcs of Chocolate Hazelnut Bonbons.
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5 from 16 votes

Chocolate Bonbon with hazelnut

This home made Chocolate Hazelnut Bonbon recipe is literally a few minutes effort and will certainly impress everyone! Bonbons are the perfect bite size treats but also can be the most appreciated handmade gift!
Prep Time30 minutes
30 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Servings: 15 pieces
Calories: 86kcal
Author: Katalin Nagy

Ingredients

  • 200 g Dark chocolate eg. Callebaut Dark Chocolate (callets)
  • 2 g Cocoa butter powder for tempering, optional
  • 15 pieces Hazelnut whole roasted hazenut, without skin

Instructions

  • Clean your chocolate mould to get rid of any potential residue
  • Melt and temper chocolate. Use a thermometer, eg. Infrared thermometer gun to measure the chocolate temp while tempering
  • For the tempering: In case of Callebaut Dark Chocolate (callets), melt chocolate to 45-50°C then allow the chocolate to cool at room temperature to 34-35°C
  • When chocolate reached 34-35C add 1% cocoa butter powder to your melted chocolate, i.e. 2 g (1 teaspoon) for 200g of chocolate. I am using a product from Callebaut called Mycryo, use any cocoa butter powder you can access. Mix well cocoa butter powder with chocolate
  • Pipe chocolate into the mould, place one hazelnut into each
  • Carefully tap the mould onto the kitchen counter a few times to release potential small air bubbles
  • Smooth the top with an offset spatula
  • Leave the chocolate set either on room temp (30-60 minutes) or in the fridge (15-30 minutes) or in the freezer (5-10 minutes). If chocolate is tempered correctly the Bonbons should be easily removed from the mould. Tip: Use gloves when unmoulding the Bonbons

Notes

Please note, that I am tempering 200g chocolate with 2g (1 teaspoon) of cocoa butter powder for the sake of keeping the process simple. If you want to be extra precise you need 150g chocolate and 1,5g cocoa butter for this mould however I find it is much easier to measure 1 teaspoon of cocoa butter (that is 2g) than 1,5g that is difficult to handle for an average kitchen scale.

Nutrition

Calories: 86kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 0.4mg | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 102mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 2mg