Chocolate Hazelnut Freezer Cookies (vegan & gluten-free)
Looking for a healthy dessert? Try these delicious vegan and gluten-free no-bake chocolate hazelnut freezer cookies that are sugar-free and quick to make.
Servings: 6 cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- ¾ cup almonds
- 2 tablespoon cocoa or cacao powder
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla essence or raw vanilla powder
- ¼ cup goji berries
- 2 tablespoon shredded coconut
- 3 tablespoon coconut butter
- 2 tablespoon hazelnut butter
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil
Chocolate Drizzle
- 2 tablespoon cocoa or cacao powder
- 2 teaspoon coconut butter
- 1½ tablespoon coconut oil
Instructions
- Place the almonds in a blender and puree until a coarse flour is formed.
- Add to a large mixing bowl with the rest of the dry ingredients and vanilla essence. Give this mixture a quick stir with a large spoon to combine ingredients.
- Add in the coconut butter, hazelnut butter and coconut oil and use your hands to mix these into the dry ingredients.
- Give it a few minutes – you’ll find that the warmth of your hands starts to melt the oils and you’ll end up with a sticky dough.
- (Alternatively, if you'd prefer a less labour-intensive method, simply melt the coconut butter and coconut oil on the stove on a very low heat before mixing in.)
- Shape this dough into 6 or 7 balls and press them flat onto a baking sheet covered in baking parchment.
- Place the tray in the freezer while you complete the next step.
- For the chocolate drizzle, over the lowest stovetop heat possible in a small saucepan melt the coconut butter and coconut oil and add in the cacao/cocoa.
- Stir until you have a runny chocolate mixture and there are no lumps left.
- Remove the cookies from the freezer, and using a spoon drizzle the chocolate over them. (It gets messy but that’s what the baking parchment is for!)
- Return the cookies to the freezer for another 5-10 minutes and voila – they’re ready to eat.
Notes
- If you like a sweeter cookie, simply add in 1 teaspoon of maple syrup when you mix the nut butter/coconut oil/butter into the bowl.
- Store any uneaten cookies (ha!) in a container in the freezer – they will soften and melt if stored at room temperature.