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Mozartkugel

Small round sweet with a pistachio marzipan centre, coated in nougat and dipped in dark chocolate. Invented in Salzburg at the end of the 19th century, it is eaten as a treat.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Mix the marzipan, ground pistachios and icing sugar, then add the rum and knead until smooth.
  2. Shape about twenty small balls and chill for 20 minutes.
  3. Melt the nougat in a bain-marie and coat each marzipan ball, then chill for 10 minutes.
  4. Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie with the oil until glossy.
  5. Pierce each ball with a toothpick, dip it in the chocolate and place it on parchment paper.
  6. Decorate with a whole pistachio if you like and let set at room temperature.

Variations and tips

Hazelnut version. Replace the pistachios with ground toasted hazelnuts.

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