Of all the sweet treat temptations you might offer me, there is only one I’ve never ever been able to resist: hazelnut nougat praline filled chocolate. And of all my favorite nougat filled chocolates (and there are oh so many good ones), this nougat praline crunch remains at the very top of my list. Hazelnut nougat praline is different from white hazelnut nougat, which contains egg whites, is kind of chewy and originates in southern Europe. By contrast, hazelnut nougat praline contains no egg whites, has a very high content of hazelnuts (over 30 percent) and is more rich and less sweet. Now, this is the type of nougat you…
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(Almost) guilt-free snack
A couple of weeks ago we posted a recipe for traditional Danish rye bread with lots of seeds. Here is a great recipe for rye bread chips, a fabulous way of making use of any dry leftover rye bread, while at the same time making yourself one good and really quite healthy snack. If you’re familiar with a typical Scandinavian diet you probably know that people in Denmark, Norway and Sweden have an almost religious relationship with rye bread. It’s definitely an integral part of our diet and it’s something most of us miss terribly when we are abroad. Maybe that’s why in recent years it’s become quite popular to…
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The mysteriously disappearing salty snack
These roasted salty almonds can be used as a snack to serve with a cold beer or nice drink, or you can use them in dishes where you want to add almonds with a bit of extra crunch. Store-bought roasted salty almonds are often expensive, but since it is so quick and easy to make them yourself, this recipe provides you with a way to save some money while not compromising with the taste. And I would of course say that it is nice for once to literally go nuts in the kitchen 🙂 If you prefer other nuts, or would simply like to mix it up a bit, you…