Hazelnut, Oat & Almond Praline Clusters
Yes, I made a praline, or should I say, I made a praline and posted it!
Making praline is something I do often, so I’m surprised I’ve not posted how to before this.
This praline is perfect packaged up in a pretty box as a quick gift and its fabulous to bring along as a quick sweet treat for parties.
Chopped up into smaller pieces and scattered over ice cream, makes it something special, and my favourite way, a treat to eat when I binge watching a TV series on a Saturday night.
Here, I’ve used hazelnuts and almond slices, but don’t stop there!
Try a few toasted sesame seeds as well, they give a different flavour profile and this means I never get bored.
Go on, give it a go and enjoy your sweet life!
Perfect packaged as a gift
What You Need
80g Oats
50g Blanched Hazelnuts – See Tip Box
50g Flaked Almonds
65g Butter
120g Castor Sugar
40g Golden Syrup
½ Tsp Sea Salt
¼ Tsp Bicarbonate Soda
Everything in a saucepan
How It’s Done
Heat oven to 180c
Line two baking trays with non-stick baking parchment
Tip the hazelnuts, almond and oats onto a tray and toast in the oven for 10-12 minutes until become a very pale gold
Roughly chop the hazelnuts and pour everything into a bowl
Place the butter, castor sugar, golden syrup and sea salt into a saucepan.
Heat until the butter has melted and it begins to boil
Let it boil (stirring occasionally) for 2-3 minutes until it becomes a pale golden brown
Remove from the heat and quickly pour over the toasted mix, adding the bicarbonate of soda as you do this.
Mix to coat all of the toasted nuts and oats - See Tip Box
Place everything onto the tray, spread it out and press flat
Leave to cool completely before breaking up into pieces
Let it bubble until a pale golden
Tip Box
Hazelnuts – If hazelnuts are already toasted when bought, no need to toast again with the rest of the nuts and oats.
Speed - Getting the hot mixture over the toasted elements need to be done quickly
Lay out flat to cool
Clusters of yumminess
