How to Make Homemade Ferrero Rocher Truffles

• Vegetarian

• Baking & Spices

  • 3 cups Dark chocolate chips

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 2 tsp Coconut oil

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 cup Hazelnuts, whole

• Snacks

  • 1 cup Wafer cookie crumbs

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Directions

• Set oven to 350F
• Put the hazelnuts on a dry baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes, giving the pan a shake once or twice during that time.
• Let the nuts cool, and then rub them in a clean dish towel to remove the bitter skins.
• Grind the nuts in a food processor until they are finely ground, but dont grind them too far or youll get hazelnut butter! I like to pulse the machine until I get the results Im after. Remove the nuts to a bowl.
• Put the crushed cookies in another bowl. Combine half of the chopped nuts with the crushed cookies and mix well.
• Use a small, 1 inch scoop to form small balls of the chilled hazelnut spread and push a whole hazelnut into the center. Bury the nut and then roll each ball in the nut/crumb mixture. Make sure to get each truffle well coated. Set the balls onto a foil lined baking sheet.
• When you have finished with all the balls, place the baking sheet in the freezer for one hour, until the truffles are very firm.
• Meanwhile heat the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a microwave safe bowl in the microwave for one minute. Stir, and then, if necessary, microwave for additional short spurts of 15 seconds, stirring in between, until completely melted.
• Set aside 2 tablespoons of the remaining crushed nuts for garnishing your truffles, and then mix the rest into the melted chocolate.
• Line a fresh tray with parchment paper or a silicone mat. I like to keep the truffles in the freezer until Im ready to dip them, so I remove a few at a time and work in batches. Dip each truffle into the chocolate, let the excess drip off, and set on the lined tray. Dust with crushed hazelnuts.
• The truffles will firm up eventually at room temperature, but I like to put them in the refrigerator to harden, and then you can set them on a tray, or package them however you like. I store them in the refrigerator until Im ready to serve or gift them.