Recipe - Hazelnut Cheddar Cheese Dip

1 cup Whole hazelnuts; roasted,
then
Finely chopped
7 ounce Bittersweet chocolate
3 tablespoon Water
1 cup Sugar
2 teaspoon Vanilla
8 ounce Cream cheese; softened
1/3 cup Hazelnut liqueur or extract
1 teaspoon Heavy whipping cream
One fourth cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla

Roast whole hazelnuts in the oven to bring out the flavor. Remove the skins
and chop. Set aside. Melt chocolate in microwave or over double boiler.
Make a simple syrup by stirring together 3 tablespoons water, 1 cup sugar,
and 2 teaspoons vanilla in a heavy saucepan. Add to chocolate and bring
just to a boil over low heat. Remove saucepan from heat and fold in 8
ounces cream cheese, 1/3 cup hazelnut liqueur or extract, and 1 cup
hazelnuts. Set aside to cool. Whip 1 pint heavy whipping cream, One fourth cup
sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla until stiff. Fold the cooled chocolate
mixture and all but a few tablespoons of the whipped cream mixture gently
together, being careful not to overmix. Pour into individual serving cups.
Garnish with remaining whipped cream and coarsely chopped hazelnuts.

Recipe Source: Home & Garden TV All In Good Taste

Formatted for MasterCook by Nancy Berry cwbj78a@prodigy.com

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