With only 4 ingredients, these Chocolate Chickpea Hazelnut Snack Balls are so easy to make! They contain chickpeas which helps provide some extra nutrients like fiber and protein, while the hazelnuts and chocolate help add great flavor. If you’re looking to include chickpeas into your family’s diet, then I recommend you try this recipe.
Here, I have rolled the chickpeas in unsweetened shredded coconuts, which is optional. Additionally, may add some mini semi-sweet chocolate chips if you’d like to add some more chocolate flavor to this recipe.
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Chocolate Chickpea Hazelnut Snack Balls
With only 4-ingredients, these snack balls are easy-to-make, tasty, and such a great way to eat chickpeas.
- Prep Time: 15
- Total Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
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- 13 or 15 ounces of canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed (I used no salt added)
- 1/2 cup roasted hazelnuts
- 2 tablespoons cacao powder
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
Instructions
- Add the roasted hazelnuts to a food processor and blend until it’s broken down and fine.
- Add the drained and rinsed chickpeas. Blend until it’s broken down and combined, scraping down the sides in-between (if needed).
- Add the cacao powder, maple syrup, and blend until it’s combined and smooth.
- Transfer the mixture to a glass food container and cover it with its lid or plastic wrap. May also add some mini semi-sweet chocolate chips to the mixture.
- Place it in the refrigerator to allow the mixture to firm up, for about an hour or overnight. May use it as a spread/dip or form them into these snack balls.
- Use a tablespoon measure to scoop some of the mixture and form it into a ball (by rolling it between your hands).
- Optional: Add some unsweetened shredded coconuts to a small bowl and place the snack balls in the bowl to help coat them with the shredded coconuts.
- Note: my son and I also added some dye-free sprinkles to the shredded coconuts.
- Enjoy immediately or store them in the refrigerator.
