Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Butter Cups
- Yield: makes 15-16 mini-cups
Ingredients
- 2 3.5 ounce dark chocolate bars, broken in pieces (I used 72%)
- 1/3 cup vanilla hazelnut butter (see recipe here)
- coarse salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- Line 15-16 mini-muffin tins with paper liners.
- Set a small glass mixing bowl over a small saucepan of simmering water and place the chocolate in the mixing bowl. Stir until the chocolate is completely melted and smooth.
- Taking one muffin liner at a time, place 1 teaspoon of melted chocolate into each cup and tilt slightly so the chocolate coats partway up the sides. Place muffin liner back into tin and repeat with the remaining cups.
- Using the palms of your hands, roll 1 teaspoon vanilla hazelnut butter into a slightly flattened ball and place in the center of each cup. Repeat with the remaining hazelnut butter until all cups are filled.
- Pour enough melted chocolate over the hazelnut butter to cover completely and form a smooth top, about 1 heaping teaspoon.
- Sprinkle coarse salt on top and chill in the refrigerator to set. Store in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator.