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Nutty Chocolate Puffs

Makes: 12 servings
Serving size: 2 puffs
Prep 40 mins
Nutty Chocolate Puffs
Ingredients
  • 2 3 ounce packagecream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup chocolate-hazelnut spread
  • 1/4 cup whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup chopped toasted hazelnuts or pecans
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup butter (no substitutes)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 eggs
  • Sifted powdered sugar
Directions

1. For filling, beat together cream cheese and 2 tablespoons of the granulated sugar in a mixing bowl. Gradually beat in chocolate-hazelnut spread and the whipping cream. Stir in nuts. Cover surface with plastic wrap and chill up to 2 hours.

2. For puffs, stir together the remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, the flour, and cocoa powder; set aside. Combine water, butter, and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring mixture to boiling. Add flour mixture all at once, stirring vigorously. Cook and stir until mixture forms a ball that doesn't separate. Remove from heat. Cool for 10 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well with a wooden spoon after each addition until smooth.

3. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons into 24 mounds 1 inch apart on a greased extra-large baking sheet. Bake in a 400 degree F oven for 25 minutes. Transfer to wire racks and cool.

4. Cut tops from puffs; remove soft dough from inside. Fill with cream mixture up to 2 hours before serving. Chill until serving time. Makes 24 (12 servings).

From the Test Kitchen
  • Prepare puffs; cool. Place in airtight container. Seal, label, and freeze up to 1 month. Thaw 20 minutes at room temperature before filling.
Nutrition Facts (Nutty Chocolate Puffs)
  • Servings Per Recipe 12,
  • cal. (kcal) 328,
  • Fat, total (g) 24,
  • chol. (mg) 116,
  • sat. fat (g) 10,
  • carb. (g) 23,
  • fiber (g) 1,
  • pro. (g) 6,
  • vit. C (mg) 1,
  • sodium (mg) 210,
  • calcium (mg) 50,
  • iron (mg) 1,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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