Hazelnut Truffles

For those of you who do not know, today was a snow day in Georgia so I did not have to go to work.  I decided to spend the morning attempting to make Hazelnut Truffles.  They are similar to the Ferrero Rocher that you find in the stores.



Ingredients
2 cups unsweetened corn flakes
1/2 cup hazelnuts toasted and skinned
24 hazelnuts toasted and skinned
3 tbs unsalted butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup whole milk
1 tbs cocoa

3/4 cup Nutella 

With a food processor pulse corn flakes until they are finely ground (about 15 pulses).  Set aside to use later.  Pulse 1/2 cup hazelnuts until finely ground and place in a shallow dish.  

Mix unsalted butter and sugar and heat in microwave for 15 minutes at a time stirring between microwave times.  Continue until sugar and butter are smooth.  Whisk in milk, cocoa and Nutella until smooth.  Fold in ground corn flakes.  

Line a jellyrole pan with a piece of foil or parchment.  Spray with vegetable oil.  Spread Mixture evenly over the pan and freeze for 10 minutes.  Remove from freezer and cut in 24 pieces.  Place one hazelnut in the center of each piece and form a ball around it, and roll in ground hazelnuts.  Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.