Chocolate Hazelnut Balls
Ingredients
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1/2 cup medjool dates
- 3/4 cup almond pulp (or almond flour - see notes)*
- 1/3 cup cacao powder
- 3 tbs. hemp hearts
- 1/4 tsp. sea salt
- 3 tbs. almond butter
- 1 scoop collagen optional
- 1/2 cup hazelnuts divided
Instructions
- In a small bowl, place the dates in boiling hot water and let sit for 10 minutes. Once they have soaked, drain the water. Remove the pits.
- Place all of the ingredients except for the hazelnuts into a high speed blender like a Vitamix.
- If your machine is having a hard time moving, add warm water to the mixture one tablespoon at a time.
- Blend until the mixture is smooth.
- Set aside 14 whole hazelnuts and roughly chop the rest.
- Roll the balls with your hand and place a whole hazelnut into each. Then roll each of the balls into the chopped hazelnuts.
Notes
If you are using almond flour, you will need to add water to the mixture. Start with a small amount and gradually increase until desired consistency.
Store in the fridge for 5 days or you can freeze them too.
If you do not have hemp hearts, you can use unsweetened coconut flakes instead.