Warm up this winter with a melted chocolate fondue or molten chocolate cake made with Cuor di Cacao Chocolate Hazelnut Cream made from the "heart of the chocolate" by Venchi, a name known throughout Italy for exceptional chocolate. This extra dark Cuor di Cacao combines the intense flavors of 75% Ecuadorian chocolate with hazelnuts to make a gianduja, a rich creamy hazelnutspread that is beloved by all Italians. Think Nutella all grown up.
Go to detailed description for a recipe for Cuor di Cacao Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes.
Sold as 2 conveniently portioned jars. The small size is perfect for a portable pocket picnic at the ski chalet!
These rustic homestyle cookies are made with Piedmontese noccioli (hazelnuts) in the mountain village of Battifollo. Equally at home around your kitchen table or dip the short edge of this bar cookie in melted chocolate for an elegant end to a dinner party. Use cookie crumbles to make a tiramisu parfait or as a base for a chocolate tart.
A sweet, savory and stimulating shortbread style (frolla ricca) biscotti studded with pinoli (pine nuts),uvette (raisins) and infused with peperoncini (chili peppers) for a note heat. Using creative flavor combinations, Antonio Mattei, one of Italy's most reknown biscottifico, has developed a new take on the traditional Tuscan cookie. The result is unbelievable!
Presented in a white cube box with colorful graphics of the ingredients, the biscotti are enclosed in a silver foil pouch to ensure freshness. Only available during the holiday season. You won't want to miss trying this unique Tuscan treat.
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You'll feel like you just like you've just stepped into an Italian pasticerria for a box of biscotti to take to your dinner host or as a sweet indulgence for yourself. Sorelle Nurzia amaretti morbidi are a sugar crusted macaroon-like cookie with a soft chewy center and an intense almond flavor that makes them a favorite with a cup of espresso. They also are the secret ingredient in the filling for pumpkin ravioli and tortellini from Mantova and Cremona. Crumble the cookies for a delicious tart crust, a topping for a classic zabaglione or a filling for amaretto-stuffed peaches*.
