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These hazelnut marzipan balls are an easy and delicious homemade Christmas gift. Marzipan is mixed with powdered sugar and ground hazelnuts to form a soft, sweet candy center. Then, your homemade truffle is dipped in melted chocolate and topped with more roasted and ground hazelnuts. Absolutely divine! If you want to try making homemade candy you could also try my maple walnut truffle recipe.
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Homemade Candy is the Best Christmas Gift!
Every year for the last 15 years I have made homemade candy at Christmas. This is not a small undertaking and by the end of my week long candy making frenzy I end up with about 40 pounds of candy. Yes, that is a LOT of homemade candy!
This year I am making 17 different kinds ranging from homemade caramels to Kahlua truffles. My all time favorite candy is one that I just started making a few years ago called the Hazelnut Marzipan ball. It has only a few ingredients, although you might have to look around for them a bit.
I had a lot of trouble finding hazelnuts and one year had to order 6 bags off of Amazon. That was 5 bags too many so we ate a lot of hazelnuts over the next few months! If you want to try your hand at this homemade candy recipe, I have included a few affiliate links for items you might need.
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Making this hazelnut candy recipe
Those up there are hazelnuts. You might also see them called filberts still in the shell. Often, you will find them already shelled with a skin on them that you have to rub off after you toast them.
It isn’t hard to do at all! Just throw the nuts on a cookie sheet, bake in a 350 degree oven for 5 to 10 minutes to toast them. You will start to smell them a bit and they will get shiny with oil. Then, take them out of the oven, dump them on a clean hand towel and rub them really firmly. The skins will rub off and you will be left with toasted hazelnuts.
I found these hazelnuts at Whole Foods and some kind soul had already deskinned them so I was happy to skip that step and just roasted for a few minutes in the oven to add a bit of flavor. If you have trouble finding them, you can buy hazelnuts on Amazon.
What is marzipan?
Marzipan is a very sweet dough made from sugar and almonds. It is unbelievably heavenly stuff and I have seriously considered just sitting down and eating the entire roll!
You can find it in a few good sized grocery stores or buy marzipan on Amazon. This stuff, mixed with toasted hazelnuts, powdered sugar and Frangelico (a Hazelnut liquor) is all you need to make the center for this homemade candy.
Making Homemade Candy
If you have any questions about this recipe, please leave me a comment and I will try to help. I have been making candy for so long that I forget what it is like to try it for the first time and not know what you are doing.
Good luck, these are heavenly and homemade candy makes a wonderful gift! If you really want to get into homemade candy making, check out Candyland Crafts for supplies.
Homemade Candy: Hazelnut Marzipan Balls
These hazelnut marzipan balls are a delicious and easy homemade candy recipe. Nutrition information not always accurateHazelnut Marzipan Balls
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
35
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 40Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 1mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 0gSugar: 3gProtein: 1g
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Oh that looks good!
I don’t know what marzipan is but it sure looks tasty.
OMgoodness…yes please!!!
These look amazing!
Oh, my- You really are making me drool all over my computer. It looks so yummy! I wish I had it right now in front of me. Great recipe! I have to try it out.
Looks Delicious! We had a Hazel nut tree in our front yard when I was 5-6 years old. Brings back good memories.
So are you adding hazelnuts to almond marzipan?
Yes, marzipan is almond based. Then you add ground hazelnuts to that.