Best Hazelnut Mocha Balls Recipes

HAZELNUT MOCHA ENERGY BITES

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to a Food Processor and pulse until combined. You can also mix all of the ingredients together by hand in a medium bowl, but this will take a little more elbow grease.
• Spoon around 2 tbsp of the mixture into your hand and gently roll it to form a round ball; the dough should be moist, but not too sticky. You can also roll the Bites into fun toppings if you'd like.
• Store the Energy Bites in the fridge for up to 7 days, or the freezer for up to one month.

HAZELNUT MOCHA COFFEE

Steps:

• Place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Add sugar and cinnamon; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour over chocolate; stir with a whisk until smooth. Stir in liqueur., Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally. Refrigerate, covered, until cold. Beat just until soft peaks form, about 15 seconds (do not overbeat). For each serving, spoon 1/4 cup into mugs. Top with 3/4 cup coffee; stir to dissolve. Top with whipped cream if desired.

MOCHA NUT BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa and coffee granules; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in pecans. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake 14-16 minutes or until set. Cool on pans 1-2 minutes. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks.

HAZELNUT MOCHA ENERGY BALLS

Steps:

• In a food processor, grind up the hazelnuts until they start to clump together. If you've ever made nut butter before, you want the hazelnuts to be between nut butter and a floury meal. It should clump together easily, but shouldn't be a spreadable butter.
• Add in the softened dates, cacao powder, maca powder, and sea salt. Process until the mixture is uniform and forms one big ball. Add the coffee grounds and pulse to incorporate.
• Plate a sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet or plate. Using your hands, form the mixture into ping pong-sized balls and place on the baking sheet. Transfer to the fridge to firm them up.
• At this point, they're ready to go. Or you can roll them in unsweetened coconut, coconut sugar, cacao powder, or sea salt to add some extra flair! Store them in the fridge in an airtight container for up to two weeks.

HAZELNUT MOCHA MORSELS

Steps:

• In a cup, dissolve coffee crystals in milk. Add vanilla and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat margarine or butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for about 30 second or until softened.
• Add about half of the flour to the margarine. Then add sugar, cocoa powder, egg yolks, and coffee mixture. Beat until thoroughly combined, scraping bowl occasionally. Then beat or stir in the remaining flour. If necessary, cover and chill dough until it is easy to handle.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Press a hazelnut or a pecan or walnut half in the center of each ball.
• Bake in a 375 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges are firm. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute. Remove cookies from cookie sheet and cool on a wire rack.
• To make icing: In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients to make an icing of drizzling consistency.
• Drizzly icing over cookies.

HAZELNUT MOCHA BALLS

Steps:

• Dissolve coffee in vanilla.
• Beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add the coffee mixture, flour and cocoa.
• Shape 1 teaspoon of dough into balls.
• Press a hazelnut into center of each ball.
• Bake 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for about 15 minutes.
• Cool 1 minute, then move to wire rack to cool completely.
• Microwave chocolate and shortening until melted, about 1 minute. Stir smooth.
• Drizzle over cookies, or roll cookies in chocolate and sprinkle with chopped nuts.