Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup hazelnuts or pecans
- Water
- Sugar
Special equipment:
- Piping bag and pipettes
- Magic Bullet (or equivalent type of blending device)
Directions:
- If using hazelnuts, remove all the shells
- Soak the nuts in water for 2-3 hours (or even overnight)
- Put the nuts in the Magic Bullet with a couple of tablespoons of water
- Blend for 5 seconds
- Check consistency of nut mixture
- If too dry, add a few more tablespoons of water and blend for another 5 seconds
- Repeat process until frosting-like consistency obtained
- Add 3 tablespoons of sugar and 1 tablespoon of water
- Blend for 5 seconds
- May add more sugar to reach desired amount of sweetness
- Put the mixture in a piping bag and pipette onto a muffin or cake
- Chill in the refrigerator for best results
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