Hazelnut Pot de Crème

60 chocolate wafers
1 stick butter
½ pound hazelnuts
5 cups heavy cream
1 cup sugar
8 large egg yolks
2 large eggs
4 Tbsp Frangelico
Pulse the wafers in a food processor into fine crumbs. Melt then cool the butter. Add to the crumbs, mix well and press into 4 small tart pans. Bake for 15 minutes at 350ºF. Set aside
to cool.

Shell the hazelnuts, remove the skins and grind until fine. Combine with the cream and sugar, then heat to just a boil. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Beat the eggs together then add to the cream mixture. Add the Frangelico then strain through a fine sieve. Pour into tart shells and bake for 25 to 30 minutes at 325ºF until the centers are just set. Cool overnight. Serve with Frangelico Gelato on plates drizzled with Caramel Sauce.

Frangelico Gelato
3 cups heavy cream
3 cups milk
1 cup sugar
10 large egg yolks
10 Tbsp Frangelico

Combine and heat the cream, milk and sugar to a simmer. Slowly pour over the eggs, mixing constantly. Add the Frangelico, return to heat and simmer until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Remove from heat, strain and chill overnight. Freeze in ice cream machine until set.

Caramel Sauce
3 cups sugar
4 Tbsp water
1 cup heavy cream
6 Tbsp butter
2 tsp vanilla
Heat the sugar and water until golden brown. Remove from heat and slowly add cream, butter and vanilla. Stir until smooth then chill.

Enjoy!

Chef Paul Mattison, Executive Chef and Proprietor of Mattison’s
®Chef Paul Mattison, 2014

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