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Hazelnut Strawberry Butter Cup

Yields 12 butter cups
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword dessert bars
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 12
Author Christine Ma

Ingredients

Hazelnut butter

  • 1 ¼ cups raw hazelnuts (300 grams)
  • cup powdered sugar (43 grams)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Strawberry cream

  • 6 ounces strawberries, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 6 tablespoons heavy cream
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar (32 grams)

Remaining ingredients

  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips (240 grams)
  • ¼ cup avocado oil (62 ml)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cupcake pan with muffin liners and set aside.
  • Place hazelnuts on a baking sheet and toast for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and rub the hazelnuts with a clean towel to remove the outer skins. Transfer nuts to a food processor and process for 7-8 minutes or until smooth.
  • Pour hazelnut butter into a medium bowl and add vanilla. Slowly add powdered sugar to the nut butter, stirring constantly until well incorporated. Scoop 2 teaspoons size portions and shape them into a ball. Flatten each ball into a small disc and chill in the freezer until ready to use.
  • Make strawberry cream. Combine sliced strawberries with sugar in a medium saucepot. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and continue to cook until strawberries are softened. Remove from heat and puree strawberries until smooth. Let cool completely.
  • Whip heavy cream with ¼ cup powdered sugar until stiff peaks form. Add whipped cream to strawberry puree, folding in the whipped cream until combined. Chill in the fridge until ready to use.
  • Combine chocolate chips with avocado oil and vanilla in a medium bowl. Heat in the microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring every 30 seconds until chocolate is melted. Pour 2 teaspoons of melted chocolate in each muffin liner, gently tapping the pan to evenly spread the chocolate. Place one hazelnut disc per muffin, lightly pressing it down into the chocolate. Chill in the freezer for 15 minutes or until chocolate is set.
  • Remove from the freezer and pour 2 teaspoons of strawberry whipped cream filling per muffin. Return to the freezer and chill for another 20 minutes or until strawberry filling is set.
  • Remove from the freezer and top each butter cup with the remaining chocolate, about 2 teaspoons per muffin. Return to the freezer and chill for 1 hour or until completely set. Remove from the freezer and enjoy.

Notes

You can make the hazelnut butter filling and strawberry whipped cream the day before.
These hazelnut strawberry butter cups are best served straight from the freezer or the fillings will start to melt.