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Chocolate Hazelnut Hearts
[Vegan]

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Healthy gluten-free desserts for chocolate lovers. Claire Power is the author of HealthyFrenchWife. She is a... Read More

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Chocolate Hazelnut Hearts [Vegan]

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These chocolate hazelnut hearts help you get your chocolate fix in no time flat. Not only are they rich, creamy, and chocolatey, they're made with raw cacao and hazelnuts, so they taste like a better-for-you version of Nutella. If there's leftover "Nutella" after you make the chocolates, try it on... Read More

Ingredients You Need for Chocolate Hazelnut Hearts [Vegan]

For the Chocolates:

1/3 cup coconut oil;
1/3 cup raw cacao powder
3 tablespoons maple syrup;
1/2 cup vegan Nutella (recipe below)
1/4 cup whole hazelnuts

For the "Nutella":

1 cup hazelnuts
1/4 cup maple syrup
3 tablespoons cacao powder
1 teaspoon vanilla powder
1 tablespoon water
A pinch of salt

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How to Prepare Chocolate Hazelnut Hearts [Vegan]

To Make the "Nutella":

Roast hazelnuts in the oven 10 minutes and remove the skin once cooled down rubbing with a paper towel.
Mix the hazelnuts in a food processor until it becomes a soft paste.
Add in the cacao, vanilla, maple syrup, water, and a pinch of salt and mix it further.
Keep it in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

To Make the Chocolates:

Once you have made your Nutella, mix in the melted coconut oil, cacao, and maple syrup.
Put one layer of raw chocolate at the bottom of your moulds, then a spoon of Nutella, a whole hazelnut, and another layer of raw chocolate.
Leave in the freezer to set and take out 5 minutes before serving.

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