Protein Ferrero Rocher

Ingredients

• 90 g (3 scoops) chocolate whey protein
• 64 g (¼ cup) hazelnut butter
• 10 g (2 tbsp) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 30 g (1½ tbsp) maple syrup
• 20 g (½ cup) crisp rice cereal
• 45–60 ml (3–4 tbsp) milk
• 16 whole roasted hazelnuts
• Shell: 100 g dark chocolate + 1 tsp coconut oil, melted, + 50 g (⅓ cup) finely chopped roasted hazelnuts

Steps

1. Mix the whey, hazelnut butter, cocoa and maple syrup.
2. Add milk 1 tbsp at a time until it forms a soft dough, then fold in the rice cereal.
3. Flatten a spoonful of dough, press a whole hazelnut into the center and wrap the dough around it.
4. Roll into a ball. Repeat to make 16 and freeze them for 15 minutes.
5. Stir the chopped hazelnuts into the melted chocolate.
6. Dip each ball with a fork, let the extra drip off and set on parchment.
7. Chill for 20 minutes, then serve in mini gold liners.