Homemade Ferrero balls without baking: a quick recipe you'll love

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Homemade Ferrero balls without baking: a quick recipe you'll love

Name: Homemade Ferrero balls without baking: a quick recipe you'll love
Prep time: 80 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 350 g cocoa wafers or biscuits; 75 g Nutella; 30 g peanuts (whole, to place inside); 150 g cooking chocolate; 70 ml melted butter; 50 g chopped peanuts

Easy to prepare
10 portions
80 minutes

Jan, 21. 12. 2025

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Love Ferrero? Make their homemade version without unnecessary sugar and without baking! This recipe is simple, quick and anyone can do it. The result? Luxurious chocolate balls with a nut inside, which taste absolutely divine and disappear in a flash.

For 10 portions

Ingredients

For the dough:

350 g cocoa wafers or biscuits
75 g Nutella
30 g peanuts (whole, to place inside)

For the coating:

150 g cooking chocolate
70 ml melted butter
50 g chopped peanuts

Preparation procedure

Blend the cocoa wafers into a fine powder.
Mix them with Nutella until a compact mass forms.
Coat your hands with a little oil or butter to prevent the mixture from sticking.
Scoop pieces of the mixture, form a patty, place a peanut in the center and wrap it into a ball.
Place the balls in the freezer for 30 minutes to firm up.
Meanwhile prepare the coating: Melt the chocolate with the butter and stir in the chopped peanuts.
Coat the balls in the chocolate coating and return them to the freezer for 30 minutes to let the coating set.

Total preparation time:

Preparation: 20 minutes
Chilling: 60 minutes (in 2 phases)
Total: approx. 80 minutes

Number of servings:

20 to 25 pieces (depending on the size of the balls)

Conclusion:

These homemade Ferrero balls are a sweet delight for any occasion – whether you make them for a celebration, for guests, or just for your family. A great choice as an edible gift, too. Thanks to simple ingredients and quick preparation, they will become your favorite treat.

Try them – you won’t regret it!