Our quick and easy to make salted chocolate covered roasted hazelnuts are crunchy, buttery, sweet, and salty. The perfect light sweet ending for any holiday meal!
In our opinion, the world would be a better place if we just started eating dessert before dinner. Especially our Salted Chocolate-Covered Roasted Hazelnuts - these crunchy, buttery, sweet, and salty babies might just be the secret to world peace. What isn’t there to love about roasted hazelnuts? Also known by the dorkier name of “filberts,” these little, exotic, nutty/chocolatey treats add crunch and sweetness to baked goods, extra flavor to salads, sauces and coffee, or make a heart-healthy, brain-powering snack on
their own. Even better, roasting them is super easy, and they freeze for up to a year afterward! ( click here to learn how to!)
While we love to present ourselves as culinary geniuses, the truth is, we came up with the recipe for these chocolate covered roasted hazelnuts by accident. In the middle of making several servings of our chocolate-dipped stuffed dates from our cookbook, “Tahini and Turmeric,” for one of our cooking events, we happened to have a bunch of melted chocolate left over. So we added it to some roasted hazelnuts, threw in some salt, put them in the freezer, et voilà! Instant dessert. It just goes to show you that some of the most marvelous ideas come about by mistake. (For more chocolate-stuffed date inspiration - or to just drool - click here.)
The great thing about these salted chocolate covered roasted hazelnuts is not just how quick and simple they are, but also what a delicious option they make for vegans, vegetarians, and those observing Passover (of course, you can eat them the rest of the year,
too!). There’s also plenty of room to experiment. Try mixing your roasted hazelnuts with:
- cinnamon
- cardamom
- cloves
- pumpkin spice mix
- or even a touch of Garam Masala.
- Be sure to make a lot: these guys will run out quickly!
More Chocolate Desserts
- Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Bark with Pistachios and Tahini
- Chocolate Truffles Vegan
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Tart
- Chocolate Truffles Guilt Free
- Chocolate Glazed Banana Bread Donuts
- Chocolate Cupcakes Vegan
- Chocolate Chia Pudding Date Sweetened
- Chocolate Tart with Raspberries Vegan
- Tahini Stuffed Dates Dipped in Chocolate
- Vegan Chocolate Cake
Did you like these chocolate covered roasted hazelnuts ?
If you enjoyed this recipe, it would help us tremendously if you left us a star rating in the comments below or on the recipe card. Do you have any questions about the recipe? Do you need a swap for any of the ingredients? We are here to help, just leave us a question in the comments below.
Roasted Hazelnuts Covered in Chocolate
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups 1x
Description
Our quick and easy to make salted chocolate covered roasted hazelnuts are crunchy, buttery, sweet, and salty. The perfect light sweet ending for any holiday meal!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups roasted hazelnuts (about 6 ounces) Learn how to roast hazelnuts
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- Sea salt to taste
Instructions
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment or wax paper. Set aside
- Place the hazelnuts in the freezer while you prepare the chocolate
- Combine the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a medium bowl, and melt in the microwave at 20-second increments, stirring well each time. Once the chocolate has melted, add the hazelnuts and stir well, so they're well covered in chocolate. Transfer them to the lined baking sheet, sprinkle with salt and place the freezer for 1 to 2 hours, until the chocolate hardens. Break it into pieces
- Store in the freezer, in a glass jar or container
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tbsp
- Calories: 104
- Sugar: 4.3
- Fat: 8.8
- Saturated Fat: 1.9
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 6.1
- Fiber: 1.5
- Protein: 2.1
- Cholesterol: 0
Shira Isenberg
I too had leftover chocolate after making your chocolate-dipped stuffed dates for Passover. I ended up using the extra chocolate to coat some raw sunflower seeds for my kids to have as a treat, but this recipe sounds even better! Next time.
Vicky & Ruth
Chocolate covered sunflower seeds sounds awesome too!! 🙂
Mka
Is there another kind of oil that could be used instead of coconut oil? If so would the recipe come out just as good?
Vicky and Ruth
You can skip it. The coconut oil simply makes the chocolate harder. Just store them in the freezer.
MKA
I am wondering if I could substitute another kind of oil for the coconut oil.
I have a whole lot of hazelnuts and would love to make these for my family this afternoon but we cannot use coconut oil.
Thank you.
Vicky and Ruth
Hi, you can leave the coconut oil out or add butter or vegan butter.
Jeanene
Accidents make the best recipes! My grandfather always said..I eat dessert fitst..so I have room for dinner!!!
Vicky and Ruth
Ha, ha, I really like the way your grandfather thinks!
kim
Too much ads! can't even read the recipe.
So annoying subscribe? no thank you
Vicky and Ruth
Hi Kim, I understand. Ads are necessary be able to offer all our recipes for free. They help pay for our expenses. I am wondering would you be willing to pay a small monthly fee to get an ad free site?