CHOCOLATE GANACHE & SALTED CARAMEL BRITTLE

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This restaurant-quality dessert is sure to dazzle your guests. The toffee shard also contains hazelnuts

Provided by James Martin

Categories     Dessert

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 7

200g dark chocolate (or gluten-free alternative), broken into pieces
284ml pot double cream
100g soft brown sugar
100g butter
150ml double cream
150g sugar
100g blanched hazelnuts

Steps:

  • For the ganache, put the chocolate into a large bowl. Heat the cream in a pan until just boiling, then pour it over the chocolate. Leave for 5 mins, then stir until smooth. Put the ganache to one side to thicken and cool, then chill until needed.
  • For the caramel sauce, heat the sugar and butter in a pan until the sugar has dissolved and the butter has melted. Add the cream, bring to the boil, then remove from the heat and leave to cool.
  • For the brittle, line a baking tray with baking parchment, then put the sugar and 4 tbsp of water in a heavy-based frying pan and heat, without stirring, until golden brown. Stir through the nuts, and pour (in a thin layer) over the parchment. Sprinkle with ½ tsp flaky sea salt and leave to set.
  • To serve, drizzle each plate with sauce, heat a large spoon in a cup of hot water, then scoop out a curl of chocolate ganache for each plate. Break the brittle into shards and push a piece into each scoop. Sprinkle with crumbled brittle and add a pinch of sea salt.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 641 calories, Fat 50 grams fat, SaturatedFat 25 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 38 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 34 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 1 milligram of sodium

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