Hazelnut Chocolate Balls
Aromatic, nutty, chewy, sweet, and moreish, these Hazelnut Chocolate Balls with goji berry, sesame, turmeric, cinnamon, and coconut will satisfy any sweet cravings.
Equipment
- Weighing scales
- Mixing bowl
- Baking tray
- Parchment paper
- Wooden spoon
- Blender
- Spatula
- Storage container
Ingredients
- 200 g Hazelnuts
- 10 ml Coconut oil
- 100 g Sunflower seeds
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon powder
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 50 g Goji berries (soak in water to soften)
- 100 g Dates (stoned)
- 50 g White sesame tahini
- 10 g REAL Vanilla Paste (optional)
Method
- Assemble and measure out all the ingredients.
- Place the hazelnuts on a baking tray with parchment paper and bake at 170c / 350f for 15 minutes until the hazelnuts are lightly toasted.
- Add the hazelnuts to a towel and rub the hazelnuts vigorously to release the brown skins.
- Remove the peeled hazelnuts from the towel and place them back on the baking tray.
- Add the coconut oil, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, turmeric, and a pinch of pink salt. Bake for another 6 minutes in the oven.
- Soak the goji berries in warm water for 5 minutes to soften.
- Strain the goji berries - discard the water.
- Next, add the stoned dates, tahini, vanilla paste, and roasted hazelnut mix to the blender.
- Pulse until the mix starts to come together, leave the mix a little chunky.
- Transfer to mixing bowl and with your hands (gloves can be used) just until the mix comes together comfortably.
- Roll into 25g balls and dip in toasted white and black sesame seeds.
- Roll some in raw cacao or you can add extra raw cacao to the mix in the blender.
- Store in the refrigerator.
Recipe Notes
You can roll these balls in either desiccated coconut or raw cacao for an added dimension.
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 25gCalories: 127kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 147mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 7IUVitamin B1: 1mgVitamin B2: 1mgVitamin B3: 1mgVitamin B5: 1mgVitamin B6: 1mgVitamin C: 1mgVitamin E: 3mgVitamin K: 2µgCalcium: 21mgCopper: 1mgFolate: 26µgIron: 1mgManganese: 1mgMagnesium: 37mgPhosphorus: 85mgSelenium: 4µgZinc: 1mg
