bites - Chocolate coated hazelnuts Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup raw cacao chip/chunks
4 tbs agave
1 tsp almond vanilla, hazelnut or vanilla extract (almond is my favourite)
pinch stevia
approx. 1/2 cup hazelnuts (with skins or blanched)

Preparation

Step 1

Melt the raw cacoa on the stove or in the microwave until melted BUT before it begins to go hard and 'grainy'.
Transfer to a small bowl and mix in all remaining ingredients except hazelnuts. Mix well until the mixture begins to stiffen.
Chill the mixture for a short while in the fridge (or about 10 mins in the freezer) until it stiffens considerable but can still be moulded.
Meanwhile roast the hazelnuts for 10 minutes at approx. 170C and allow to cool. Rub off most of the skins (if necessary).
Take a 1/2 tsp sized blob of mixture and mould with fingers to coat each hazelnut. Place on a baking sheet (or similar) so that they are not touching and chill until fully firm. Store in the fridge.