Hazelnut, Nutella, and Caramel Ice Cream Sandwiches

Name: Hazelnut, Nutella, and Caramel Ice Cream Sandwiches
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 6 h
Yield: 18
Ingredients: 1 c. hazelnuts; 1 c. confectioners' sugar; 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour; 4 large egg whites; 1 pinch salt; 1/4 c. granulated sugar; 4 oz. white chocolate; 1 c. Nutella; 6 sugar ice cream cones; 1 pt. caramel ice cream

Published: Sep 16, 2011

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Cook Time:

30 mins

Total Time:

6 hrs

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Home cooks can use store-bought ice cream and Nutella for a simplified version of Chef Alain Ducasse's Candy Bars, for which he makes a hazelnut glaze and caramel pastry cream from scratch.

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Ingredients

1 cup hazelnuts
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
4 large egg whites
1 pinch salt
1/4 cup granulated sugar
4 oz. white chocolate
1 cup Nutella
6 sugar ice cream cones
1 pt. caramel ice cream

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment. Spread the nuts in a pie plate and roast for 12 minutes, until the skins split. Transfer the nuts to a clean kitchen towel and let cool. Rub them together to remove the skins and transfer to a food processor. Add the confectioners' sugar and flour; process until the nuts are finely ground.
2. Step 2In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites with the salt at high speed until soft peaks form. Beat in the granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the whites are stiff. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the ground nuts. Spread the batter on the parchment in a 9- by 12-inch rectangle. Bake for 20 minutes, until golden. Prop the oven door open and let the dacquoise sit for 1 hour.
3. Step 3Meanwhile, in a microwave-safe bowl, melt the white chocolate in the microwave at high power in 1-minute intervals. Stir in the Nutella and crushed ice cream cones.
4. Step 4Invert the dacquoise onto a surface and peel off the paper. Spread evenly with the Nutella filling. Cut the dacquoise in half to make two 9- by 6-inch rectangles. Freeze until the filling is set. Spread the ice cream over one half. Close the sandwich and freeze until firm, at least 4 hours. Slice and serve.
  
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