Easy Pain au Chocolat
TIME/SERVINGS
Total: 5 mins
Active: 5 mins
Makes: 2 servings
By Laurent Tourondel
Chef Laurent Tourondel is known for infusing American cooking with his French sensibility. In this recipe he takes the American love for convenience and makes a shortcut version of pain au chocolat. It’s equally great as a breakfast snack or a late-night treat.
What to buy: Nutella is a chocolate- and hazelnut-flavored spread that can be found at most supermarkets. If you can’t find it (or don’t like Nutella), melt a good dark chocolate bar between the croissant halves.
- 2 good-quality croissants
- 4 tablespoons hazelnut and cocoa spread, such as Nutella
- Heat oven to 400°F (or use a toaster oven). Toast croissants for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Slice each croissant in half, open, and spread cut sides with 2 tablespoons of the hazelnut spread. Close and serve.
Beverage pairing: Broadbent Malmsey Madeira 10 Years Old, Portugal. It’s aways a good rule to pair a simple dish with a complex wine. Here you have a sweet sandwich that can be made in seconds and one of the world’s great sweet wines that can handle both the intense chocolate and nutty flavors as well as the buttery richness of the dough. The Madeira is leavened with bright, fruity acidity that will keep your attention long after the food is gone.
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Does this really count as a recipe? Seriously. The next one is going to be for eating Oreos.
Instructions:
(1) Buy pre-packaged Oreos.
(2) Buy milk from dairy aisle, making sure it hasn't expired.
(3) Pour milk into a glass, avoiding spillage by aiming cartoon directly into the center of glass.
(4) Take Oreo, dunk in milk, chew.
(5) Repeat.
Aramk, that was really funny... I agree with you about your comment and I would expect more form an "executive chef, BLT Steak"
now back to the Pain Au Chocolate:
OMG!!! I totally miss these made fresh in Nice when I was a kid... I am glad nuttela and other ingredients are slowly becoming popular here in the us, used to be hard to located some of these items
yea - even wal-mart has nutella now.
Hey, some of my favorite recipes are described by how you put them together. If it's good, share it.
It's a tasty idea, but it's like one of those "recipes" you see on the Rachael Ray show.
i cant believe this "recipe" is actually on here.....
this would have been better if it had been an actual recipe for the croissants and the hazelnut/chocolate spread... but if that were the case - i wouldnt be EASY pain au chocolat.....
but still..........