While at my favorite store, I walked past the fancy cheese section and something caught my eye, Picked it up and looked it over. It had some kind of expensive name and an equally expensive price tag. So, I read through the ingredients and thought I could easily replicate this bad boy! Cream cheese, hazelnuts, and dark chocolate. Yes, I know hazelnuts can be pricey, although you can add as much as you like, I only used maybe a half cup full. I bought mine from the bulk bin. The other ingredient I used this time was a few ounces of 85% dark chocolate, also from the bulk bin.
I would show you a picture, but it looks like poopy doo!
First thing I did was toast the nuts +350 Degrees for about 10 minutes, although some of the skins weren't coming off, so I put them back in the oven for just a few more minutes. Once cooled and de-skinned, toss in a food processor with a small handful of chocolate. Process until chopped or use a hand held food chopper. Then I added the softened cream cheese in and mixed well.
However, next time, what I think I would do differently is to process the nuts and the chocolate and remove to a storing container (or chop them with the food chopper) then process the cream cheese alone to make it light and fluffy. Lastly fold in the nut/chocolate mix. So the mixture is white with little flecks of yumminess intertwined. I might also add a touch of stevia.
I used this handsome spread to blanket over a low-carb tortilla, Trim Healthy Mama brownies, and THM sugar cookies. Of course, not all at the same time.
Ingredients:
Block of cream cheese
Toasted 1/2 C of hazelnuts
A small handful of 85% dark chocolate
