No-Bake Hazelnut Chocolate Balls

Vegan/Keto

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cup roasted hazelnuts
2 Tablespoons cacao or cocoa powder
2 Tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1 Tablespoon diary-free mini chocolate chips or dark chocolate chunks (optional)

Add 1 cup of hazelnuts into a food processor and process until hazelnuts are chopped into small pieces. If you don’t have a food processor you can put the hazelnuts in a zip lock bag and smash until they’re in small pieces.
Add cacao powder, maple syrup, vanilla, sea salt, and chocolate (if you’re using it) into the processor and pulse a few more times, until the ingredients start to stick together. If you don’t have a processor then mix together in a bowl as best as you can.
*If the mixture seems too dry, add a little water. 1 teaspoon at a time until the mixture holds together well enough to be formed into balls. Be sure not to add too much water.
Roll mixture into bite-size balls and put one whole hazelnut into the center of each, forming the ball around it.
Chop, process, or smash the remaining 1/2 cup of hazelnuts into tiny pieces.
Roll each ball in the mixture to coat the outside.
Store the remaining bites in the fridge.