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homemade Ferrero Rocher chocolate ball
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Homemade Ferrero Rocher Chocolate Balls

Best Homemade Ferrero Rocher Chocolate Balls (or Hazelnut Truffles) which are a perfect dessert recipe sweetened only with honey for the holidays or any other time of the year.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian-inspired
Diet Vegan
Fridge Life? 5 days
Freezable? 3 months
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 15 balls
Calories 188kcal
Author Dora

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 5 oz hazelnuts (roasted)
  • 2.5 tablespoon raw cocoa powder
  • 4 tablespoon honey
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Coating

  • 1 cup baking chocolate to be melted
  • 1 cup chopped hazelnuts
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • Roast the hazelnuts for 15 mins at 180°C / 360°F
  • Once roasted, allow to cool and peel off the skin by rubbing them between your palms or in a towel.
  • Blend into hazelnut meal
  • Add the cocoa, sweetener, vanilla and salt and mix until smooth
  • Shape the balls and place a hazelnut in the middler of each one.
  • Place in the fridge for 1 hour.
  • After the hour, melt chocolate and quickly take each ball, dip in chocolate and then roll into chopped hazelnuts and let cool.
  • Storage - keep in airtight container up to a week or in freezer up to 3 months.

Notes

  1. Healthier version is without the melted chocolate coating in the end 
  2. For smaller children make them without the hazelnut in the middle as nuts are a choking hazard
  3. Natural sweetener substitues can be agave syrup, date syrup or maple syrup. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1 ball | Calories: 188kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 80mg | Potassium: 168mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg