A scoopable chocolate hazelnut mousse dip for dipping sweet breads, pretzels, and fruit. Best with Ugandan vanilla (bold, chocolatey, smoky); any pure vanilla works. Makes about 1 1/2 cups (8 servings).
Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse Dip
Dessert
Sweet dips
Origin: Ugandan
Vanilla: Extract
Easy
A scoopable chocolate hazelnut mousse dip for dipping sweet breads, pretzels, and fruit. Best with Ugandan vanilla (bold, chocolatey, smoky); any pure vanilla works. Makes about 1 1/2 cups (8 servings).
Prep
10 min
Cook
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Chill
30 min
Total
40 min
Servings
8
Diet
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Ingredients
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- ½ cup (150.0 g)chocolate hazelnut spread, room temperature
- 1.0 cup (240.0 ml)heavy cream, cold
- ½ tsp (2.5 ml)VanillaGoods pure vanilla extract
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Instructions
- Stir the chocolate hazelnut spread with 2 tablespoons of the cream until smooth.
- Whip the remaining cream with the vanilla to soft peaks, then fold into the spread in two additions.
- Chill for 30 minutes. Serve with brioche or challah cubes, pretzel bites, graham crackers, or sliced fruit.
Tips
- Vanilla swap: use vanilla bean paste 1:1 in place of the extract for visible specks, or the seeds of 1 vanilla bean for each tablespoon of extract.
- Best vanilla for this: Ugandan (bold, chocolatey, smoky), or Mexican (spiced, warm, woodsy). Any pure vanilla works.
- Storage: Refrigerate and serve within 2 days.
Recipe FAQ
How long does it take to make chocolate hazelnut mousse dip?
Plan on 10 minutes of prep, plus 30 minutes to chill. It makes about 1 1/2 cups (8 servings).
How should I store chocolate hazelnut mousse dip?
Refrigerate and serve within 2 days.
Can I use a different form of vanilla?
use vanilla bean paste 1:1 in place of the extract for visible specks, or the seeds of 1 vanilla bean for each tablespoon of extract.
Estimated · per serving
Nutrition
Per serving = 1 of 8 servings this recipe makes.
203
Calories / serving
16.5g
Fat
11.7g
Carbs
1.8g
Protein
11.4g
Sugar
Whole recipe (8 servings): ~1624 cal · 132g fat · 94g carbs · 14g protein · 91g sugar
Estimated values per serving, calculated from standard ingredient data. Not verified Nutrition Facts; actual values vary with brands, measurements, and preparation.
Per serving · 203 calories
What it takes to burn one serving
- Brisk walking 38 min·2.2 mi·~4450 steps
- Walking uphill or incline treadmill 27 min·1.4 mi·~2700 steps
- Moderate cycling 21 min·4.2 mi
- Swimming laps 28 min
- Jogging 20 min·1.7 mi·~3200 steps
- Stair climbing 19 min·~1700 steps
- Dancing 33 min
- Bodyweight circuit training 21 min
- Cleaning, errands, or playing with the dog 47 min
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