If you know someone who loves Ferrero Rocher chocolates, why not make them a healthy homemade version as an indulgent treat?
If you want to make extra special truffles, you can tweak the recipe below and make a truffle bauble. You just need to roll the mixture into one ball instead of several, add some gold thread and place in an attractive presentation box.
Alternatively, you could have a go at making your own truffle robin by rolling a large ball for the body and a medium ball for the head, putting them together using a couple of cocktail sticks. You can easily make the eyes, beak and red breast from sugar paste icing in just a couple of minutes.
Ingredients
- 200g dried dates
- 170g skinless hazelnuts
- 35g cocoa powder
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 200g coconut oil
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 160˚C and soak the dates in warm water for five mins.
Step 2
Place the hazelnuts on a baking tray and bake for 10 mins. Remove from the oven and leave to cool. Finely chop them in a food processor before measuring out 55g and setting them aside.
Step 3
Add the dates, 2 tsp of cocoa powder and vanilla extract to the remaining hazelnuts and blend well. Roll into Ferrero Rocher sized balls and put in the fridge to chill.
Step 4
To make the coating, mix the remaining cocoa powder, maple syrup and coconut oil together.
Step 5
Take the balls out of the fridge and roll in the coating until completely covered. Place on a plate and sprinkle over the hazelnuts you kept to one side. Place back in the fridge to harden. Enjoy!
