Hazelnut and cocoa amaretti
You may already be familiar with almond and lemon amaretti, so here's an equally delicious hazelnut and cocoa version, with a simplified recipe.
210
50 min.
Easy
4.55 €
25 pieces
6 IngredientsLast modified on: April 19th 2026
For 25 pieces, you will need:
- 1
250 g ground hazelnuts - 2
200 g caster sugar - 3
20 g powdered cocoa - 4
60 g egg white - 5
3 tablespoons icing sugar - 6
25 wholes hazelnuts - Total weight: 600 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Resting: 10 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 50 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 3 min.
Pour 250 g ground hazelnuts, 200 g caster sugar and 20 g powdered cocoa into a bowl.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.
Whisk these powders together.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
Add 60 g egg white (60 g = 2 whites) and start mixing with a spoon or spatula.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.
Finish mixing by hand, it's the easiest way...
Stage 5
...until you obtain a homogeneous paste.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 4 min.
Divide the dough into 20-25 g pieces.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 3 min.
Preheat your oven to 170°C (340°F).
Roll into balls between the palms of your hands.
Note: If you have children around, let them help you, they'll love the "play dough" aspect.
Roll into balls between the palms of your hands.
Note: If you have children around, let them help you, they'll love the "play dough" aspect.
Stage 8
Pour 3 tablespoons icing sugar into a shallow dish (or better still, a mould if you have one).
Coat the dough balls with powdered sugar, in packs of around 5-6, turning the mould on itself.
Coat the dough balls with powdered sugar, in packs of around 5-6, turning the mould on itself.
Stage 9
Then roll the balls in the palm of your hands to remove excess powdered sugar.
You want a very thin layer of powdered sugar all over the dough ball.
You want a very thin layer of powdered sugar all over the dough ball.
Stage 10 - ⌛ 7 min.
Do this for all the balls and place them on a sheet of baking paper (this is important), set on a baking sheet.
Stage 11
Place a hazelnut on each ball, and press down with your fingers to flatten the ball a little and make it crackle on the sides.
Stage 12 - ⌛ 3 min.
Do this for all the balls...
Stage 13 - ⌛ 15 min.
...and bake at 170°C (340°F) for about 15 minutes.
Stage 14 - ⌛ 10 min.
Cool on a wire rack and enjoy.
Remarks
You can mix the dough entirely by hand - it takes 2 or 3 minutes, so there's no need to get out your food processor.
Preferably use shelled hazelnuts to garnish the top.
For a more subtle version, replace half the hazelnut powder with almond powder.
Preferably use shelled hazelnuts to garnish the top.
For a more subtle version, replace half the hazelnut powder with almond powder.
Keeping: Several days in a jar or closed metal box.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 50 RDI=20 % | 300 RDI=30 % | 170 RDI=30 % | 2,940 RDI=150 % | 12,310 RDI: 150 % |
| Per 100 g | 8 RDI=3 % | 50 RDI=5 % | 30 RDI=4 % | 490 RDI=20 % | 2,050 RDI: 20 % |
| Per piece | 1 RDI=1 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 6 RDI=1 % | 120 RDI=6 % | 490 RDI: 6 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 25 pieces : 4.55 €
- Per piece : 0.20 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Ground hazelnuts
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Caster sugar
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Egg white
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Whole hazelnuts
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