Chocolate cigars

Serve as nibbles with coffee with a plain yoghurt dip or as a garnish for desserts.

Ingredients

100 g	Hazelnuts, roasted and skinned
100 g	Dark chocolate, grated (Main)
3 Tbsp	Caster sugar
1 tsp	Honey
8 sheets	Filo pastry (Main)
50 g	Butter, melted

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Finely chop the hazelnuts in a mini food processor. Reserve 3 tablespoons for the garnish.
3. Combine the remainder in a bowl with the chocolate, caster sugar and honey.
4. Place a sheet of filo on a bench and brush with butter. Cut each sheet into four strips crossways. Place a heaped tablespoon of the chocolate mixture on one end of each strip and roll up. Repeat until you have 32 cigars.
5. Place on a baking tray and brush with melted butter. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden. Cool then store in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer. When serving, sprinkle with the reserved chopped hazelnuts.

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