Chocolate Budino with Candied Walnuts Recipe

Name: Chocolate Budino with Candied Walnuts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 53 min
Total time: 1 h 3 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar; 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts; Kosher salt

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Kosher salt

PREP TIME 10m	COOK TIME 53m	TOTAL TIME 1h3m
YIELD 6

Instructions

Bring sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, swirling occasionally to dissolve sugar.
As soon as the sugar is dissolved, add walnuts and bring syrup back up to a simmer.
Cook, swirling saucepan occasionally for even cooking, until walnuts look slightly translucent and are softened, 30–35 minutes.
Drain walnuts in a mesh sieve and arrange in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet lined with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
Sprinkle walnuts with salt.
Place a rack in upper third of oven and preheat to 300°F.
Bake walnuts in oven, stirring once or twice, until well browned, 15–18 minutes.
Let cool, then break up into small pieces.