Espresso Hazelnuts Balls

 

Espresso Hazelnuts Balls

This amazing and nutty appetizer will instantly be the favorite in a party or in a celebration! The coffee will bring a familiar taste that will match the hazelnuts and the immense sweetness!

Yields: Makes 3 Servings.

Ingredients:

1 package (9 oz.) Chocolate Wafers

1 cup Hazelnuts, toasted and skinned

1 ½ cups Confectionary sugar

1 tbsp. Instant espresso

½ cup Orange liqueur

2 ½ tbsps. Light corn syrup

½ cup Sugar

Method of Preparation:

1. Crush the wafers and hazelnuts together using a mortar and pestle or food processor. Add the confectionary sugar and combine.
2. Dissolve the espresso in the orange liqueur and add the wafer crumbs with the corn syrup and mix them in the same food processor. Until they form into a pasty mixture.
3. With the pasty mixture, form them into balls and set it aside.
4. With the sugar. Pour it in a bowl and roll each ball to coat them in the sugar.  Lay them in a baking tray lined with wax paper and allow it to age for a week or so before serving. (Place them in the refrigerator.) Enjoy!