PAVE DE CHOCOLAT AUX NOIX Pavé de Chocolat

January 30, 2008 French style square chocolate truffles with walnuts. “Pavé” means a “paving stone” in French. Cut the chocolate into squares resembling pavement stones, then dust with cocoa powder or confectioners’ sugar.

●Preparation Tip ●Instructions Photo #1 Photo #2 Photo #3 Photo #4 Roast walnuts in the oven for 5 minutes until golden, then chop into fine pieces. (Photo #1) Finely chop chocolate. In a saucepan, bring cream to a boil. (Photo #2) Fold in the chopped chocolate to the hot cream and melt. When the chocolate has melted and the mixture becomes smooth, mix in butter and walnuts. Line a square or rectangular pan with plastic wrap. Fill the pan with the chocolate mixture to a depth of 1cm, then refrigerate until firm. (Photo #3) Take out from the refrigerator and remove the chocolate from the pan. Cut into 2cm squares. (Photo #4) Dust with cocoa powder generously. Servings per Recipe Calories per Serving Ready In 4  one 12cm X 15cm rectangular pan  0kcal 100 minutes chocolate 100g  whipping cream 60g  butter 5g  walnuts 60g  cocoa powder   confectioners’ sugar