Flourless Chocolate Hazelnut Bars

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Condiments

  • 3/4 cup Honey

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups Chocolate chips, dark or semi-sweet dairy-free
  • 1/4 tsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 4 tbsp Cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp Sea salt
  • 2 pinches Sea salt
  • 2 tsp Vanilla, pure

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 lb Hazelnuts, raw unsalted

Found on saltedplains.com

Description

Ingredients

• Chocolate Hazelnut Butter:
• 1 lbs. (about 3 cups) raw unsalted hazelnuts
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• For the bars:
• ¾ cup honey
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 to 3 pinches sea salt
• 1½ cups dark or semi-sweet dairy-free chocolate chips

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add the hazelnuts to a baking sheet. Roast for 11-12 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool a few minutes. Transfer the hazelnuts to a kitchen towel and rub as much of the skins off as possible. Set aside a handful of hazelnuts and transfer the rest to the bowl of a food processor or high speed blender.
• Process until a butter begins to form, about 8 to 10 minutes, scraping down sides when needed. If you are having trouble with the butter forming, add a ½ teaspoon of melted coconut oil while the food processor is running. Add another if necessary. Once smooth and creamy, add cinnamon, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and sea salt.
• Grease a 9x13 baking pan with coconut oil, then line with parchment paper so that it hangs over two sides.
• In a medium bowl combine chocolate hazelnut butter, honey, eggs, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer. Mix until smooth, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add baking soda and salt and mix until combined. Fold in chocolate chips. Chop the hazelnuts that were set aside and sprinkle over the top.
• Pour batter into prepared baking pan and bake about 30 to 35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Due to the honey, the top will brown quickly. Cover with a piece of foil after about 25 minutes.
• Allow to cool completely and then slice into bars.