Ingredients

• 1 cup (150g) whole raw hazelnuts
• 1/3 cup (50g) whole raw almonds
• 1/4 cup (25g) ground almonds
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder (25g)
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3-4 tbsp maple syrup/honey
• dark chocolate, melted (optional)
• desiccated coconut (optional)

Method

1. Preheat oven to 190°C.
2. Grind the hazelnuts and almonds in a food processor until they are coarse and release just a little bit of oil. Be careful not to process for too long or you’ll have hazelnut butter!
3. Add the ground almonds, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Pulse a few times until well combined. It should be like a fine flour. Transfer this mixture to a large bowl.
4. Add the melted coconut oil, vanilla and syrup to the bowl and stir the mixture.
5. Form the dough into balls (about golf sized balls) and flatten somewhat. They don’t expand much.
6. Bake for approximately 12 minutes.
7. When cool, top with melted dark chocolate and dessicated coconut if preferred.

Enjoy,

Tee x