Hazelnuts in caramel will be an excellent decoration for the cake, in addition to various desserts, and can also be used as a separate dish. Nuts provide the body with healthy substances. A simple recipe for how to quickly caramelize nuts, read further in the material.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
Another name for hazelnuts is hazel. It grows throughout the southeast Europe and Asia, so you can buy nuts for caramelization in almost any store. For cooking, choose raw kernels. They are a little soft, but in the process of heat treatment they reach the desired condition and acquire a nutty taste.
When frying, be sure to remove the bitter brown crust on the kernels. It can be easily cleaned from heated grains. To do this, preheat the oven to + 180 ° C, put the nuts in one layer, mix every 2 minutes, then remove, fold in a kitchen towel and rub vigorously.
Important! How long roasted nuts of any kind, including walnuts and cashews, will be stored before being rancid, depends on how fresh they were at the beginning. In most cases, nuts are stored for several months.
Caramel hazelnut recipe
The best way to improve fresh nuts is to caramelize them. The technology used in the recipes consists in coating the kernels with a sweet, crispy layer of caramelized brown sugar. You can cook them with honey. They turn out very tasty, with a rich buttery tint. For piquancy, some housewives add a small amount of salt or aromatic spices.
Classic recipe with butter
800 g 55 minutes
Brown sugar
130-140 g
Nutritional value per 100 g:
Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to + 120 ° C. Place the raw nuts on a baking sheet and set aside.
Combine brown sugar, honey, butter and salt in a saucepan and set it on medium heat. Stir until the butter has melted. Reduce the heat to a minimum and continue stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Boil the mixture for 4 minutes without stirring. Add vanilla and soda. Shuffle.
Pour the mixture into the nuts. Stir until caramelized.
Place the pan in a preheated oven and bake caramel nuts for 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes so that they do not burn. As they bake, they darken and exude a delicious caramel flavor.
After 40 minutes, put them on a clean baking sheet covered with foil. Separate the nuts with a fork so that they do not stick together. Allow them to cool completely at room temperature.
Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to + 120 ° C. Place the raw nuts on a baking sheet and set aside.
Combine brown sugar, honey, butter and salt in a saucepan and set it on medium heat. Stir until the butter has melted. Reduce the heat to a minimum and continue stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Boil the mixture for 4 minutes without stirring. Add vanilla and soda. Shuffle.
Pour the mixture into the nuts. Stir until caramelized.
Place the pan in a preheated oven and bake caramel nuts for 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes so that they do not burn. As they bake, they darken and exude a delicious caramel flavor.
After 40 minutes, put them on a clean baking sheet covered with foil. Separate the nuts with a fork so that they do not stick together. Allow them to cool completely at room temperature.
Storage Features
Store caramelized nuts in an airtight container or tightly closed bag. Storage temperature - +15 ... + 25 ° С. They can be perfectly stored in the refrigerator, if the room is too hot.
There is nothing complicated in making caramel nuts. Enough to ensure that the ingredients are not burnt in the process. A delicious dessert is sure to find application in the dishes of every hostess.
