Chocolate Strawberry Panini
Chocolate Strawberry Panini
Chocolate Strawberry Panini

Chocolate Strawberry Panini

David Venable

This recipe calls for just three ingredients (okay, four if you count the cooking spray). Yet, this dessert has rich, satisfying depth and showcases the combination of chocolate and strawberries.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup chocolate hazelnut spread (Nutella)
  • 12 slices pound cake (approximately 1/2'' thick)
  • 6 fresh strawberries, hulled and very thinly sliced
  • Butter-flavored cooking spray

Directions

Heat a panini grill to medium heat, according to the manufacturer's instructions. Spread the chocolate hazelnut spread over one side of all of the pound cake slices. Arrange the sliced strawberries over 6 cake slices. Cover with the remaining cake slices, chocolate side down.*
Spray grill with nonstick spray and grill each panini until the pound cake is crisp and golden and the filling is warm, about 2 minutes. Cut each in half and serve.
*Optional: Using a large heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut each panini into a heart shape.

Cook's Notes

Don’t feel limited to using just strawberries, if you like lots of fruit. Blueberries, raspberries, and apples would also be wonderful in these paninis. You can also add nuts like toasted hazelnuts.

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