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.
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Choc Hazelnut Truffles
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
Instructions
- 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.
Notes
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
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