Healthy Chocolate Hazelnut Date Balls, inspired by Ferrero Rocher are made with hazelnuts, dates, pumpkin puree, and cocoa powder.
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
Directions
- 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.
