Creamy Hazelnut Candies

Ingredients

300 g walnuts

1 cup 35% cream

3 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp sugar syrup

1 vanilla pod

40 hazelnuts

Make the sugar syrup. Combine 2 tbsp sugar and 2 tbsp water, bring the mixture to a boil, and simmer over low heat until it forms a syrupy consistency.

Chop the walnuts in a blender. Heat the cream, sugar, and sugar syrup in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat, and cook over medium heat, stirring, until a drop of the mixture, added to a glass of cold water, forms a soft ball, the consistency of play dough. Add the ground nuts to the mixture and mix well.

 Let the mixture cool for 5-7 minutes. Roll into walnut-sized balls, making sure to place a hazelnut inside. Roll the finished candies in vanilla powder and refrigerate for an hour.

To make the vanilla powder, split the vanilla bean and sprinkle it with powdered sugar. Let it sit for a day.

Enjoy!