Nipples of Venus (Capezzoli di Venere) | Recipe By Gustus Vitae
by Gustus Vitae
Yield: Around 30 delicious nipples!Time Estimate: 5 hours, including 3 hours inactive.Storage Notes: Will keep for 5 days if kept in a sealed container in a cool place.Difficulty: Medium.We first saw these a million years ago on one of our favorite old movies: Amadeus. With Valentine's just around the corner, we thought this would be the perfect time to try our hand at these, and we can now say with 100% certainty: you should stop whatever you're doing and make these right now. They are a little labor intensive, and we had some stumbles getting our jerry-rigged 'double boiler' system to work, but these delicious treats were worth every second. Even better - they'll keep just fine for a few days: make in advance of Valentine's and have 'em ready to wow your sweetheart.Ingredients: 1/4 Cup brandy or dark rum 12 oz. Dark Chocolate Chips 18 oz. Mixed roasted, unsalted nuts (we recommend a evenly split mix of pecan, cashew, and macadamia) 18 oz. White chocolate chips 18 oz. Caramel chocolate chips 1 Tin Vanilla Bean Cane Sugar 1 Tin California Strawberry Cane Sugar 2 Tsp Red Cayenne Sea Salt 8 Tbs Unsalted Butter 1 Mini bottle of pink decorating gel
Instructions:- In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and Vanilla Bean & California Strawberry Cane Sugars. Reserve.- Pulse together nuts in a food processer, until well combined. You want some larger chunks to make the consistency interesting, but the majority of the mix should be relatively fine.- Add nut mixture and rum to butter/sugar mixture, and combine well. Bring a couple inches of water to a boil in a medium pot, and arrange either a bowl or another pot that will fit snugly over the top. If you have a double boiler, of course use that. Pour in dark chocolate chips, and stir until completely melted.- Pour melted chocolate into your mixing bowl, and combine thoroughly with all ingredients.- Using your hands, roll small balls of the mixture (around 1.5"x1.5"), and arrange on a baking sheet. Cover, and refrigerate for 1 - 1.5 hours.- Repeat the double boiling process, this time with either the white chocolate or caramel chocolate. When completely melted, carefully dip in each ball with a spoon, coating completely with the chocolate. Remove, and replace on baking sheet. - Once half are done, switch out the white chocolate for caramel, and repeat.- Cover, and refrigerate to allow the chocolate to set: around 1.5 hours.- Remove from fridge, and give each one it's signature 'nipple' with your pink decorating gel.- Serve! These will keep well because of the chocolate coating, as long as you keep them cool, and are a perfect Valentine's treat for your sweetheart. That's Amore!
Yield: Around 30 delicious nipples!Time Estimate: 5 hours, including 3 hours inactive.Storage Notes: Will keep for 5 days if kept in a sealed container in a cool place.Difficulty: Medium.We first saw these a million years ago on one of our favorite old movies: Amadeus. With Valentine's just around the corner, we thought this would be the perfect time to try our hand at these, and we can now say with 100% certainty: you should stop whatever you're doing and make these right now. They are a little labor intensive, and we had some stumbles getting our jerry-rigged 'double boiler' system to work, but these delicious treats were worth every second. Even better - they'll keep just fine for a few days: make in advance of Valentine's and have 'em ready to wow your sweetheart.Ingredients: 1/4 Cup brandy or dark rum 12 oz. Dark Chocolate Chips 18 oz. Mixed roasted, unsalted nuts (we recommend a evenly split mix of pecan, cashew, and macadamia) 18 oz. White chocolate chips 18 oz. Caramel chocolate chips 1 Tin Vanilla Bean Cane Sugar 1 Tin California Strawberry Cane Sugar 2 Tsp Red Cayenne Sea Salt 8 Tbs Unsalted Butter 1 Mini bottle of pink decorating gel
Instructions:- In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and Vanilla Bean & California Strawberry Cane Sugars. Reserve.- Pulse together nuts in a food processer, until well combined. You want some larger chunks to make the consistency interesting, but the majority of the mix should be relatively fine.- Add nut mixture and rum to butter/sugar mixture, and combine well. Bring a couple inches of water to a boil in a medium pot, and arrange either a bowl or another pot that will fit snugly over the top. If you have a double boiler, of course use that. Pour in dark chocolate chips, and stir until completely melted.- Pour melted chocolate into your mixing bowl, and combine thoroughly with all ingredients.- Using your hands, roll small balls of the mixture (around 1.5"x1.5"), and arrange on a baking sheet. Cover, and refrigerate for 1 - 1.5 hours.- Repeat the double boiling process, this time with either the white chocolate or caramel chocolate. When completely melted, carefully dip in each ball with a spoon, coating completely with the chocolate. Remove, and replace on baking sheet. - Once half are done, switch out the white chocolate for caramel, and repeat.- Cover, and refrigerate to allow the chocolate to set: around 1.5 hours.- Remove from fridge, and give each one it's signature 'nipple' with your pink decorating gel.- Serve! These will keep well because of the chocolate coating, as long as you keep them cool, and are a perfect Valentine's treat for your sweetheart. That's Amore!