Get a dose of the superfood buckwheat with these tasty chocolately bliss balls. Take a few with you for a wholesome snack on the run, and keep a batch in the fridge to help fight chocolate cravings any time of day.
Ingredients
- 1 cup buckwheat
- 1 1/2 cups hazelnuts
- 1 1/2 cups dates pitted
- 2 tbs cocoa
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
Method
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Step 1Place buckwheat in a bowl and cover with cold water. Set aside for an hour. Drain well.
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Step 2Place 1/2 cup hazelnuts in the bowl of a food processor and blitz to form a crumb. Remove to a bowl and set aside.
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Step 3Put remaining hazelnuts and dates into food processor bowl with drained buckwheat. Blitz well until a paste forms. You may need to scrape down the sides occasionally. Add cocoa and vanilla and process a little longer.
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Step 4Using damp hands, roll teaspoons full of mixture into small bowls. Roll in reserved hazelnut crumb.
Recipe Notes
Despite what the name suggests, buckwheat is gluten free. It’s a seed, not a grain.
Sometimes called buckwheat groats, raw buckwheat can be found in the health food section of most supermarkets.
Replace some or all of the hazelnuts with almonds if you prefer.
This recipe was created and photographed by Greer Worsley for Australia's Best Recipes.
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