Chocolate-Strawberry Panini
"An unexpected delight! A good diversion from the usual desserts from The Food Network's "Everyday Italian". Literally a dessert sandwich!"
photo by DianaEatingRichly
- Ready In:
- 12mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup chocolate hazelnut spread (Nutella)
- 12 slices poundcake (appx. 1/2 inch thick)
- 6 fresh strawberries, hulled and very thinly sliced
- butter-flavored cooking spray
directions
- Heat a panini grill to medium according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- Spread the chocolate-hazelnut spread over 1 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 panini grill with nonstick spray and grill each panino until the pound cake is crisp and golden and the fillings are warm, about 2 minutes. Cut each panini in half and serve.
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Reviews
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This is wonderful- -
So yummy! The poundcake was so nice and soft, a real treat! Don't have a panini grill, so just seared it in a skillet with a pat of butter. Had no problems with it crumbling. I cut the recipe to make only 2 sandwiches (one for each of us) and found myself wishing I'd made more! Great treat for Nutella nuts! -
Yum yum yum! Found my pound cake did better in one inch thick slices, but really loved these!
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I loved this too! My pound cake crumbled a little bit but it was spectacular tasting! -
This was AWESOME! My daughter just went wild for it! What a great and unusual idea! Made it exactly as written, Thanks a million for posting!
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Tweaks
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I saw Giada make this a long time ago and kept the idea in the back of my head. Last week, DBF wanted to make paninis. I don't think this is what he had in mind, but it was definitely our favorite. I made mine pretty much as written above and I made his with bananas instead of strawberries. Instead of non-stick spray, I buttered the outsides of the pound cake. I served them with whipped cream.
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