Step 1 Preheat the oven to 400°F. Arrange the hazelnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet.

Step 2 Place the baking sheet in the middle rack of the oven and roast hazelnuts for about 5-8 minutes. Check on them regularly to prevent burning. They should be done once the skin starts to crack and hazelnults are lightly browned.

Step 3 Remove hazelnuts from the oven and let them cool. Once cooled, using a papertowel rub hazelnuts against one another until loose skin is removed.

Step 4 Take 1/2 of hazelnuts and put them aside. They will be used for coating the truffles.

Step 5 Add dates, coconut, cocoa, and hazelnuts to a food processor. Process until mixed well and still some small pieces of hazelnuts remainding. Remove from a processor and place into a bowl.

Step 6 Take hazelnuts that you set aside and chop them into small pieces. Pieces should be small enough that you can roll the truffles in.