Ingredients and Substitutions
All you need to make delicious healthy hazelnut protein balls are a food processor and a few ingredients:
Hazelnuts – Raw or roasted for extra flavors. Pitted Medjool Dates – You can also use other types of dates, but Medjool are my favorite for their texture and sweetness. Coconut Oil – Since coconut oil is solid at room temperature, it holds the ball together. Vanilla Extract – for flavor. Melted Dark Chocolate – I love 85% Lindt dark chocolate, but any dark chocolate from 70% cocoa makes this recipe delicious.
How To Make Hazelnut Chocolate Balls
These hazelnut energy balls are very easy to make.
Decorating The Balls
You can obviously eat these hazelnuts chocolate truffles plain or rolled into:
Melted dark chocolate to create a crunchy chocolate shell. Cacao powder – to look like a holiday truffle, perfect for a vegan Christmas dessert. Chopped nuts – roll the balls into chopped peanuts or hazelnuts.
Storage Instructions
You can store these chocolate hazelnut balls for up to 10 days in an airtight container in the fridge. Energy balls freeze really well. Placed them in a box and thaw them at room temperature for a few hours before eating.
More Energy Balls Recipes
I love to create lots of vegan energy balls for our week. It’s a healthy, clean treat that you can enjoy any time of the day and is also perfect for filling kids’ lunchboxes with nutrient-dense sweet snacks. Below I listed my favorite energy bite recipe for you to try.
