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Chocolate Hazelnut Bites

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This is a great recipe we found on Cooking Light that uses whole food ingredients to create an indulgent chocolate bite with hazelnut flavor. We love how delicious this tastes without any ANY added sugar. A preschool parent made this for Wendy as a teacher gift and gave her the recipe. We have been HUGE fans of this recipe since.

Ingredients

Food
Amt
Units
Prep
Notes
1 cup hazelnuts
hazelnuts
1
cup
whole dates
12
⅔ cup almond butter
almond butter
cup
⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
unsweetened cocoa powder
cup
2 tablespoons water
water
2
tablespoons
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
vanilla extract
1
teaspoon
1 teaspoon kosher salt
kosher salt
1
teaspoon

Method

Toast hazelnuts at 350 degrees until browned (about 10 minutes). Once cool, remove any skins. Reserve 20 whole nuts and pulse the rest in a food processor until finely chopped. Set aside.

Pulse dates in food processor until they form a paste. Add almond butter and cocoa powder and mix, drizzling in water while processing. Add vanilla and salt and combine.

Form into twenty round bites, placing a hazelnut in the center of each. Mixture will feel oily at first. Roll bites in chopped hazelnuts. Store in the refrigerator.

Prep time
15 min
Cook time
0
Yields/Serves:
20 bites
Contains Tree Nuts
Nutrition Information

Yum Ratings

😫😟😐😀😍 “Oh my goodness I can't believe there is no refined sugar in these. They are incredible!” —Nora, a grown up
😫😟😐😀😍 “I enjoyed the texture. They are not too sweet either” —Zane, 15 years
😫😟😐😀😍 “Wow I really like these” —Asa, age 11