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Chocolate Hazelnut Date Balls
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Healthy Chocolate Hazelnut Date Balls, inspired by Ferrero Rocher are made with hazelnuts, dates, pumpkin puree, and cocoa powder.
Prep Time:
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time:
0
minutes
mins
Total Time:
20
minutes
mins
Yield:
8
servings
Course:
Dessert, Snack
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
3/4
cup
hazelnuts
(3.5 oz total)
9
pitted Medjool dates
1/4
cup
canned or homemade pumpkin purée
Pinch
sea salt
1/4
cup
unsweetened cocoa powder
(I used Dutch process)
1/2
teaspoon
vanilla extract
Instructions
Place 1/3 cup of the hazelnuts in a food processor fitted with a metal blade.
Process until nuts chopped. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside.
Set 16 nuts aside. Then add the remaining hazelnuts to the food processor and process until finely ground.
Add the dates, pumpkin purée, cocoa powder, salt and vanilla extract and continue to process until ingredients are combined and smooth.
Using a spoon (or your hands), scoop and roll the mixture into 16 equal balls, placing 1 whole nut into each one.
Then roll each ball in the remaining hazelnuts and serve immediately or store in the freezer or the fridge.
Nutrition
Serving:
2
balls
,
Calories:
90
kcal
,
Carbohydrates:
9.5
g
,
Protein:
2
g
,
Fat:
6
g
,
Saturated Fat:
0.5
g
,
Sodium:
1
mg
,
Fiber:
3
g
,
Sugar:
6
g
- WW Points:
5