Christmas is on its way, and I have been making new recipes that will be perfect for the holidays. These sweet treats are made with tiger nut flour (or chufa nut). I have never used it before, but it’s such a great flour. It’s completely gluten free and full of vitamins and nutrients.

What is a tigernut?

Well, it isn’t a nut as the name might imply. It’s a small root vegetable that grows in Africa. Many years ago, this super-root was the main part of their diet. Tigernuts contain natural sugar, healthy fats. It has a very mild, sweet flavor that reminds me of cookies with vanilla. It’s so good. Because tigernut flour has a naturally sweet flavor, it allows you to cut back on added sugar in the recipes.

New recipes

I have been experimenting with different recipes with tiger nut flour and these hazelnut treats are my favorites so far. They are super creamy with a lovely flavor of hazelnut butter. It doesn’t get much better than that!

Yummy Nutella flavor

I just love chocolate and hazelnuts. It’s my all-time favorite of all flavors. If you want something that is easy to make and tastes great – this, is it! Just make them. They will be a guaranteed success at Christmas (or any time really).

Let me know what you think

I just love being able to make sweets that are made with natural ingredients that I can enjoy every day. Let me know what you think of this recipe and if you want – send me a picture of your own creations. I’d love to see it. Leave a comment down below or send me an email at angela(at)angelasheaven.com

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Creamy Hazelnut Treats (Gluten Free)

By AngelasHeaven

Cooking Time: 40 min

Ingredients

• 1 cup Tigernut flour
• 3 table spoons Agave syrup
• 3 table spoons Hazelnut Spread (I'm using a Swedish brand with sweetener)
• 2 table spoons Butter or refined coconut oil (no flavor)
• Some finely chopped and toasted hazelnuts (optional)
• Wooden sticks & pretty ribbons

Instructions

1

Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until completely smooth.

2

Put the dough in the fridge for an hour or until it's hard enough to make balls. If it's too warm the balls will be flat.

3

Take out the dough and divide it in as many pieces as you want, depending on what size you would like the balls to be.

4

Put a wooden stick in each ball and dip them in melted chocolate.

5

Sprinkle some finely chopped and toasted hazelnuts on.

6

Make a bow on each stick after the chocolate has solidified.

7

Store in the fridge.