Description
Indulgent chocolate-hazelnut panini brings Italian street food magic right to your kitchen. Crisp bread embraces warm, melting chocolate and nutty spread, creating a simple yet luxurious treat you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 slices sourdough or ciabatta bread
- 1 medium banana, sliced
Spread:
- 4 tablespoons (4 tbsp) chocolate-hazelnut spread (such as Nutella)
Cooking Fat:
- 2 tablespoons (2 tbsp) unsalted butter (for grilling)
Instructions
- Prep the bread surfaces by coating one side of each slice thoroughly with chocolate-hazelnut spread, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Arrange banana slices uniformly across the spread, creating a smooth and consistent layer that extends to the edges of the bread.
- Apply a thin, uniform layer of butter to the exterior sides of both bread slices, which will help achieve a crispy, golden-brown finish during grilling.
- Preheat a skillet to medium heat, creating an optimal temperature zone for perfectly toasting the panini.
- Carefully place the assembled sandwich into the heated skillet, allowing it to grill for approximately 3-4 minutes until the bottom surface turns a rich, golden-brown color.
- Gently flip the panini and continue grilling the opposite side for an additional 3-4 minutes, ensuring both surfaces are evenly toasted and crisp.
- Remove from heat and transfer to a cutting board, slicing the panini diagonally to create two triangular halves.
- Serve immediately while warm, with an optional light dusting of powdered sugar or accompanied by fresh seasonal fruit for added visual appeal and flavor complexity.
Notes
- Choose bread with sturdy texture like brioche or sourdough to prevent sogginess and maintain crisp exterior.
- Soften chocolate-hazelnut spread slightly at room temperature for smoother, easier spreading across bread surface.
- Use ripe but firm bananas to prevent mushy texture and ensure clean slicing during sandwich preparation.
- Experiment with alternative nut spreads like almond or cashew butter for different flavor profiles and dietary variations.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 62 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg