Start off your holiday season with this irresistible homemade Ferrero Rocher recipe. You'll love everything about it: It is crunchy, hazelnutty, chocolaty, and just like the one you’ve been enjoying for years!
In a food processor, add one cup of the hazelnuts, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, coconut oil and maple syrup and blend until mostly smooth. Add the water and blend once more until a smooth dough remains.
Roughly chop the remaining one cup of hazelnuts and place them on a plate.
Using lightly wet hands, roll 24 small balls using the dough. Insert a whole hazelnut in each one.
Melt the chocolate in the microwave or stovetop. Moving quickly, dip each ball in the melted chocolate, then roll it in the crushed hazelnuts.
Refrigerate the Ferrero rocher balls for 30 minutes to firm up.