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Healthy Choc-Hazelnut Truffles

December 7, 2016 | After School Snacks, Holidays & Entertaining, No-bake Sweets

Chocolate hazelnut truffle - These easy to make but deliciously decadent Healthy Choc-Hazelnut Truffles are a wonderful Christmas sweet treat because they can be made ahead and frozen.

I’m always looking for shortcuts in the kitchen so many of my ‘bliss ball’ types of recipes often become slices, and my cup cakes often become big cakes! I don’t do fiddly so well but at Christmas time, I am happy to put in just a little extra effort. So whilst with this recipe you definitely can use store bought hazelnut meal, I personally love to roast the hazelnuts first – it just lends an incredible flavour to this treat.

Take a look at the variations (below the main recipe) for suggestions to alter the recipe to suit many specific dietary requirements.

Choc Hazelnut Truffles

Prep 15 minutes
Total 15 minutes
Serves: 30 truffles (approx.)
Chocolate hazelnut truffle - These easy to make but deliciously decadent Healthy Choc-Hazelnut Truffles are a wonderful Christmas sweet treat because they can be made ahead and frozen.
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A decadent, easy to make treat - these Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles are sure to become a firm favourite. Gluten, grain and dairy-free. 

Ingredients

  • 200 g hazelnut meal (2 cups) hazelnuts roasted or dehydrated, skins rubbed off and then ground to a meal, taking care not to over grind it so it becomes oily or nut butter!
  • 80 g rice malt syrup, honey or maple syrup (¼ cup)
  • 100 g shredded coconut (2 cup)
  • 100 g coconut oil (½ cup) melted
  • 20 g cacao -unsweetened Dutch process or raw
  • 1 tbsp vanilla -powder, extract or essence
  • 15 g cacao -to coat them (1 tbsp)
  • 3 tbsp desiccated coconut -to coat them
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Method

  • In a food processor combine on low speed (Thermomix speed 4) the hazelnut meal, sweetener, coconut, coconut oil, cocoa and vanilla until just combined (Thermomix 5 seconds).  You can also mix by hand, just make sure the coconut oil is in its liquid form.
  • You are aiming for a mixture that rolls into small balls easily, so if it's too dry add a little more coconut oil or sweetener, if too wet, add more hazelnut meal.
  • Mix the extra cacao and coconut together in a small bowl and roll each of the balls to coat.
  • Place on a tray (in a single layer) and pop in the freezer to set.
  • They can be made weeks ahead in preparation for Christmas Day.

Tip

  • These must be kept chilled or they will melt on a warm day.  I often double this recipe to make a bigger batch (trust me, you’ll be wanting more)!

Store

  • Store airtight in the freezer until ready to serve.

Variations

Fructose friendly

Choose rice malt syrup as your sweetener.

Nut-free

Replace the hazelnuts with toasted sunflower seeds, ground.

Coconut-free

Replace the coconut with more ground nuts. 

Vegan

Choose rice malt or maple syrup as your sweetener.

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Category: After School Snacks, Holidays & Entertaining, No-bake Sweets Tags: blissballs, chocolate, coconut, coconutfree, cornfree, dairyfree, eggfree, garlicfree, glutenfree, grainfree, hazelnut, legumefree, lowfructose, lowsugar, nutfree, onionfree, seafoodfree, sesamefree, soyfree, thermomix, truffles, vegan, vegetarian, wheatfree, yeastfree

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  1. Deb dunt says

    Could I use melted butter instead of coconut oil?

    December 9, 2016
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  2. Georgia Harding says

    Deb you could try. I haven’t tested it with butter, perhaps try a small batch first G x

    December 11, 2016
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    • Deb dunt says

      Georgia could I use almond meal instead of hazelnuts and so make it taste like a traditional truffle?

      February 5, 2017
      Reply
      • Georgia Harding says

        Yes definitely Deb G x

        February 6, 2017
        Reply
  3. Linda Robinson says

    I just made them with unsalted butter, melted and worked a treat.

    February 19, 2017
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Great to know, thanks Linda G x

      February 19, 2017
      Reply
  4. Danielle Jonathan Musgrove says

    Is this for a TM31?

    April 29, 2017
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Yes that’s right G x

      April 30, 2017
      Reply
  5. Paula says

    5 stars
    So easy and delicious – will be a regular here. Love them, like all your recipes. Sensational

    May 13, 2018
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Thanks so much. Thrilled you love them Paula. And thanks for taking the time to post feedback and rate the recipe too G x

      May 15, 2018
      Reply
  6. Claire says

    5 stars
    Delicious and healthy plus super easy to make in the food processor.

    December 22, 2019
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      So glad you loved them Claire ☺️

      December 23, 2019
      Reply

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