Updated March 26, 2019 My brother lived in Italy for a couple of years. He used to write home and brag about the outstanding gelato. I had never tasted gelato before, but really wanted to after reading his letters. Luckily, when we graduated collage my dad sent us on a trip to Europe. My brother was my personal tour guide. We visited Milan, Como, Venice, Pisa, Cinque Terre, Biella, and Rome. It was an amazing vacation. I fell in love with Italy’s gorgeous scenery, the people, and of course the food.
I still remember my first gelateria experience in Milan. It was one of our first stops after we got off the plane. My eyes lit up as soon as I saw the never ending choices of fresh, creamy gelato. I had to ask my brother to translate some of the flavors, there were so many! I think I stood and stared at the gelato case for at least ten minutes. I was in awe and couldn’t decide on what flavors to get. My brother told me to hurry up and not to worry because I would have time to eventually sample them all. We were in Italy for two weeks and enjoyed gelato every single day. I loved it. The gelato we made this past week placed me back into that first gelateria in Milan. Gianduja is an Italian candy made of hazelnuts and milk chocolate. If you are a chocolate hazelnut fan, this is the glato for you. It is rich, creamy, smooth, and divine. It is the best! You do need an ice cream maker for this recipe. We used our Cuisinart ice cream machine to make this gelato-it works like magic.
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Gianduja Gelato
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