Homemade Giant Hanuta Waffle Sandwich

A Hanuta is a small waffle sandwich filled with a chocolate hazelnut cream & consists of 3 layers: a waffle, chocolate hazelnut cream & another waffle on top.

In today’s post, I’ll show you how to make a giant Hanuta Waffle Sandwich at home. Have fun baking!




Cooked/Baked today: Homemade Giant Hanuta
Difficulty: Medium – Difficult
Preparation Time: 5 hours (incl. cooling times)
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Homemade Giant Hanuta

Homemade Giant Hanuta

Ingredients for 1 Homemade Giant Hanuta:

• 4 waffle sheets (20cm x 20cm)
• 500 grams milk chocolate
• 300 grams sliceable nut nougat
• 250 grams chopped & roasted hazelnuts
• 200 grams nutella
• 100 grams dark chocolate
• 100 grams white chocolate

Required kitchen gadgets, helper & preparations:

• Brush
• Large pot + suitable bowl for the double boiler or use a microwave to melt chocolate
• Non-stick frying pan for hazelnut cream
• Spatula
• 4 cardboard plates (20cm x 8cm) for the frame
• Sellotape
• Cling film
• Cutting board

Instructions for the Homemade Giant Knoppers:




…preparations:

Tightly wrap 4 cardboard plates (20cm x 8cm) in cling film, then place them next to each other & glue together with sellotape to a frame measuring 20cm x 20cm & set aside until further use.

Melt 100 grams of white chocolate over a double boiler or in the microwave & use the melted chocolate to glue together 2 wafer sheets, then also put the glued wafer sheets aside and allow them to harden a bit.

Preparing Waffle Sheets & Hazelnut Cream

…for the hazelnut cream:

Put 500 grams of whole milk chocolate, 300 grams of sliceable nut nougat, 200 grams of Nutella & 100 grams of dark chocolate into a non-stick frying pan & gently melt over low heat while stirring constantly. Finally add 250 grams of roasted & chopped hazelnuts to the chocolate mixture & give everything a last stir.




…for the giant Hanuta:

Place a prepared waffle plate on a cutting board, arrange the glued cardboard frame around it & next pour the hazelnut cream onto the waffle plate & smooth down. Press another waffle plate on top of the hazelnut cream and then allow the Hanuta to harden in the fridge for about 4 hours.

Homemade Giant Hanuta

Get the done Hanuta out of the fridge, remove the cardboard frame & if necessary, straighten the sides with a knife so that the hazelnut l layer is clearly visible. I wish you lots of fun baking 😉

Video Tutorial:

Watch the video tutorial to see the recipe and the preparation method precisely (German Audio only, English Subtitles available):