Ready to make the best hazelnut desserts? Here are 31 reliable and delicious hazelnut dessert recipes to try whether you're baking for a crowd or just for yourself. Hazelnuts are a super versatile baking ingredient and a fantastic nut to pair with chocolate, coffee, and several fruits.

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- Best Hazelnut Dessert Recipes
- 1. Hazelnut Cake
- 2. Chocolate Hazelnut Tart
- 3. Ferrero Rocher Cake
- 4. Chocolate Hazelnut Macarons
- 5. Hazelnut Tart
- 6. Chocolate Bonbon With Hazelnut
- 7. Nutella Cake
- 8. Paris Brest
- 9. Nutella Cupcakes
- 10. Nutella Puff Pastry Twists
- 11. Hazelnut Butter
- 12. Nutella Frosting
- 13. Homemade Ferrero Rocher
- 14. Homemade Nutella
- 15. Nutella Babka
- 16. Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse
- 17. Hazelnut Espresso Millionaire Bars
- 18. Aerated Gianduja Recipe (Chocolate Hazelnut Aero)
- 19. Hazelnut Cream Bars
- 20. Chocolate Hazelnut Pear Cake
- 21. No-Bake Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake
- 22. Hazelnut Truffle Sandwich Cookies
- 23. Italian Hazelnut And Chocolate Torte
- 24. Frangelico Chocolate Hazelnut Tiramisu
- 25. Hazelnut Panna Cotta With A Honey Cocoa Glaze
- 26. Frangelico Chocolate Custard Pots
- 27. Coffee and Hazelnut Mille-feuille
- 28. Hazelnut Praline Choux Buns
- 29. Chocolate Hazelnut Ice Cream
- 30. Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 31. Chocolate Hazelnut Crunch Truffles
- Hazelnut Desert Recipes FAQs
- Related Hazelnut Dessert Recipes
- Top 31 Best Hazelnut Desserts
This tasty nut can be used in so many ways, and in so many recipes. Hazelnuts can be ground down into gluten-free nut flour, blended into a tasty spread, or used whole for their crunchy texture and rich, earthy taste. Read on to find your favorite!
Best Hazelnut Dessert Recipes
1. Hazelnut Cake
If you love hazelnut, you simply must try this cake. Soft and buttery hazelnut sponge cakes are layered with a silky hazelnut mousseline cream that is enriched with hazelnut praline paste. Sound like a dream? I promise you, this is the perfect hazelnut dessert for birthdays or any other special occasion!
2. Chocolate Hazelnut Tart
Unbelievably, you don't even need to turn the oven on to make this fancy-looking tart recipe. The no-bake hazelnut tart crust is so simple, yet super tasty. And then the luxuriously silky, creamy rich chocolate filling is made with just a few basic ingredients, it's so simple! What's more, the only equipment you need is a loose-based tart pan.
This is one of the easiest hazelnut recipes!
3. Ferrero Rocher Cake
When I think of chocolate hazelnut recipes, my thoughts always drift toward Ferrero Rocher which makes one of the best European desserts. And this decadent showstopper of a cake is surely one of the best hazelnut desserts out there.
Under the crushed Ferrero Rocher chocolates there's a silky Nutella mousseline cream (cooked chocolate pastry cream enriched with Nutella and butter), on top of unbelievably moist chocolate hazelnut sponges. What's not to love?
4. Chocolate Hazelnut Macarons
Macarons, these bites-sized French desserts, are just so versatile. Whilst commonly made with almond flour, you can substitute this for hazelnut flour and the result is an even more delicious version of this nutty meringue cookie. Sandwiched together with smooth chocolate filling, they'll disappear fast. A wonderful dessert made with hazelnut flour.
If you've never made homemade macarons before, make sure you take my online macaron class to get all my expert tips and guidance.
5. Hazelnut Tart
You'll never guess the unique trick used in this delicious hazelnut tart recipe that was pioneered by acclaimed pastry chef Francois Daubinet. It involves a hairdryer! But whilst it might feel strange, the results are well worth it.
A chocolate disk decoration is melted over a silky hazelnut ganache within a delicate and crisp hazelnut sweet pastry tart shell (pâte sablée). In conclusion, it's simply irresistible.
6. Chocolate Bonbon With Hazelnut
Homemade bonbons are one of my favorite things to make as gifts for friends and family. And they're so simple! No one will know they just take a couple of ingredients and a mold. But these rich and crunchy chocolate candies look and taste as though you bought them in a store. Or you can just eat them all yourself.
7. Nutella Cake
Coated in beautiful and luxurious Nutella mousseline cream and garnished with chopped hazelnuts, this cake means business. But unbelievably it's very beginner friendly! This is a super easy Nutella cake recipe packed with hazelnut flavor, and the detailed guide with easy-to-find ingredients and simple steps makes it accessible to everyone.
8. Paris Brest
Simply put, Paris Brest is a showstopper French pastry. A circular ring of choux pastry is filled with a silky and rich hazelnut praline crème mousseline filling and topped with more toasted nuts. It's definitely worthy of a fancy patisserie window!
And whilst this dessert might seem like a huge challenge, there are step-by-step easy-to-follow instructions for you with all my baking tips along the way to make it much easier!
Do you love the idea of this but feel a bit daunted? Take my Paris Brest online class!
9. Nutella Cupcakes
Bite-sized hazelnut desserts that are worthy of any dessert table! Cupcakes are a more fun and portable way to serve Nutella cake. Under the rich silky frosting, there is a surprise pocked of Nutella hidden inside the moist sponge, too, which is my favorite part. I also share my top-secret tip for baking the most deliciously moist cupcakes, don't skip it!
10. Nutella Puff Pastry Twists
This has to be one of the easiest hazelnut desserts to make. All you need is store-bought puff pastry (or you can make your own rough puff pastry) and Nutella. That's just two ingredients! And the result is a simply delicious buttery, rich and crunchy dessert. Nutella puff pastry twists make a tasty party snack that is ready in under 30 minutes.
11. Hazelnut Butter
Have you ever made homemade nut butter or hazelnut paste as some refer to it? It's easier than you think! All you need is unsalted raw hazelnuts and a super powerful blender and it can be made in just 20 minutes! Then you can add this tasty spread to overnight oats, as a filling for cupcakes or even drizzled on ice cream.
12. Nutella Frosting
You can easily create a Nutella frosting by whipping it with other simple ingredients and turning it into a luxurious Nutella mousseline cream (German buttercream). It's well worth the effort!
Check out some of our best Nutella desserts too!
13. Homemade Ferrero Rocher
I'm sure we all have fond memories of unwrapping gold foil and enjoying Ferrero Rocher. But what if I told you that you can make your own at home? These little hazelnut desserts make great gifts, wrapped in cellophane and tied with a ribbon. I also like to serve them as petit fours after dinner parties with coffee.
14. Homemade Nutella
Do you ever get carried away with the spoon and realize you've run out of Nutella? Well, now you can make it yourself. My DIY Nutella recipe is super rich and flavorful, but also well-balanced and not too sweet. Use it to give chocolate hazelnut flavor to any number of dessert recipes, from ice cream to cakes and brownies. Or, eat it with a spoon.
15. Nutella Babka
Homemade Babka isn't hard to make, most of the work is done by your mixer! And the fluffy, pillowy brioche dough twisted around homemade Nutella filling gives you the most amazing taste and texture. Babka is a really cozy and comforting sweet bread to eat, it's often liked to a hug! Honestly, this has to be one of the best recipes using hazelnuts.
16. Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse
Light, fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth mousse is simply one of the best hazelnut desserts. Whilst there are several steps to take before arriving at the perfect, cloud-like texture, it is well worth it once you taste the end result! Impress dinner party guests with this elegant hazelnut dessert that you can make ahead and serve in cute glasses.
This is a super easy hazelnut dessert that is perfect for beginners.
17. Hazelnut Espresso Millionaire Bars
Upgrade millionaires' shortbread to the next level with hazelnut coffee flavor. The crust is made from roasted hazelnuts, that give the whole bar the most amazing flavor. Then, a layer of simple homemade caramel and a luscious dark chocolate ganache completes the picture. Garnish with a few chopped hazelnuts for even more crunch, and serve.
18. Aerated Gianduja Recipe (Chocolate Hazelnut Aero)
Whilst it's true that this is more on the experimental chef end of the hazelnut dessert recipes spectrum, it certainly would seem fun to try. And who wouldn't love their own homemade aero bar, with added hazelnut flavor? I'm sold. If you feel like a baking challenge, this is the hazelnut dessert recipe for you.
19. Hazelnut Cream Bars
Chocolate hazelnut shortbread. These hazelnut cream dessert bars have it all! And they are made using healthier ingredients like oats and toasted hazelnuts, so whilst they're still a sweet treat they contain less sugar/sweetener which means you can enjoy them guilt-free.
What's more, you don't even need to turn the oven on to make them! I just love a no-bake hazelnut dessert recipe. Plus, the delicate swirled white chocolate design in the crisp dark chocolate coating is so pretty, too.
20. Chocolate Hazelnut Pear Cake
Hazelnuts work so well with fruit from all seasons. And the rich chocolatey flavor and sweet pears in this cake are irresistible enough before you add hazelnut and aromatic cardamom to the mix. Ground hazelnuts in the batter add to its dense and fudgy texture, and all in all, I think this is a dream Fall dessert to make.
21. No-Bake Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake
I just love a no-bake cheesecake! What could be an easier hazelnut dessert to make? First, an Oreo hazelnut crust is pressed into a glass, before being topped with a layer of Nutella spread and Nutella cheesecake. Finally, a Ferrero Rocher is perched on top. The perfect garnish!
22. Hazelnut Truffle Sandwich Cookies
Whilst this is surely the most decadent way to upgrade a cookie, you won't be able to resist. It has fast become one of my favorite cookie recipes with hazelnuts! Two gooey chocolate hazelnut cookies with chocolate chips are sandwiched together with chocolate hazelnut spread and the result is divine. Enjoy with a tall glass of ice-cold milk.
23. Italian Hazelnut And Chocolate Torte
This might be the richest dessert in existence. What's more, it is much easier to make than you might think. Hazelnut chocolate torte makes an ideal dessert for a dinner party and chocoholics will surely be satisfied by the smooth texture contrasted with a crunchy cookie crumb coating and deep flavor.
It's ideal to make ahead and then slice up whenever you're ready, perhaps even topped with some whipped cream.
24. Frangelico Chocolate Hazelnut Tiramisu
Try this twist on traditional tiramisu, you'll love the addition of Frangelico liqueur and crunchy hazelnut praline. Strong coffee flavor contrasts beautifully with a creamy mascarpone filling and softened ladyfingers and the added crunchiness in this unique hazelnut recipe takes it to the next level.
Check out some of my other coffee desserts as well!
25. Hazelnut Panna Cotta With A Honey Cocoa Glaze
Making homemade panna cotta (which translates as "cooked cream") is no more difficult than making jello. And it has the most smooth, rich, and creamy texture and can be flavored in any way you like.
This hazelnut panna cotta is seriously delicious and works so well as a hazelnut dessert recipe for summer when you'll appreciate how cool and refreshing it is. Even with a rich chocolate glaze!
26. Frangelico Chocolate Custard Pots
Thick chocolate hazelnut custard. Do I need to say anything else? You might not be able to stop yourself from eating it hot and straight out of the saucepan whilst it's looking so dark, glossy, and totally delectable. But if you can resist, these custard pots make the most delicious hazelnut desserts for dinner parties.
27. Coffee and Hazelnut Mille-feuille
Mille-feuille is certainly one of the most famous French pastries and it isn't hard to see why. In this twist on it, crisp layers of buttery puff pastry are layered with coffee diplomat cream (crème diplomate) and a nougat cream made from homemade hazelnut praline. In conclusion, you should definitely try it!
28. Hazelnut Praline Choux Buns
Who doesn't love a cream puff? And these are certainly very elegant versions. The hazelnut praline mousseline filling in these tasty choux buns is beyond decadent. And you could serve them either as a dessert or even as hazelnut dessert canapes.
Choux pastry is a great recipe to master, too, as you can use it to make everything from eclairs to a showstopper Croquembouche.
29. Chocolate Hazelnut Ice Cream
It's well worth dusting off the ice cream maker for this delicious hazelnut recipe. A classic custard ice cream base is swirled with homemade hazelnut butter and flecked with dark chocolate. It's creamy, nutty, and chocolatey all in one. There's just enough chocolate to bring out the nutty taste while letting it shine as the main star in this hazelnut dessert.
30. Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Everyone loves cookies. And cookies that have added nutty flavor are even better. Add giant dark chocolate chunks and a pinch of flaky sea salt and this may become one of your top hazelnut desserts, ever. Take them around to a friend's house, give them as gifts, or just enjoy them with your morning coffee. Cookies are the best.
31. Chocolate Hazelnut Crunch Truffles
All you need to make these easy chocolate hazelnut truffles are a few simple ingredients and a spoon. And the rich taste and velvety texture are out of this world! Perfect with coffee, perfect as a snack, perfect as a gift.
Overall, they're a winner! What's more, you'll have great fun making them. You'll also end up covered in melted chocolate. Which is even better.
Hazelnut Desert Recipes FAQs
Hazelnuts taste great with coffee, chocolate, and fruit including pears, raspberries, and plums. A perhaps surprising fruit that pairs wonderfully with hazelnut is lemon!
The rich and creamy flavors of chocolate and hazelnut complement each other perfectly, making the ideal combination.
Hazelnut cake, hazelnut tart, hazelnut brownies, and hazelnut macarons are just some of the best hazelnut desserts to make.
I wouldn't pair hazelnut and peanuts together as they both have strong and delicious flavors that are better left separate. But of course, it does not hurt if you love both of these nut butter!
Related Hazelnut Dessert Recipes
Top 31 Best Hazelnut Desserts
Top 31 Best Hazelnut Desserts
- Hazelnut cake
- Chocolate Hazelnut Tart
- Ferrero Rocher Cake
- Chocolate Hazelnut Macarons
- Hazelnut tart
- Chocolate Bonbon With Hazelnut
- Nutella Cake
- Paris Brest
- Nutella Cupcakes
- Nutella Puff Pastry Twists
- Hazelnut Butter
- Nutella Frosting
- Homemade Ferrero Rocher
- Homemade Nutella
- Nutella Babka
- Chocolate hazelnut mousse
- Hazelnut Espresso Millionaire Bars
- Aerated Gianduja Recipe (Chocolate Hazelnut Aero)
- Hazelnut Cream Bars
- Chocolate Hazelnut Pear Cake
- No-Bake Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake
- Hazelnut Truffle Sandwich Cookies
- Italian hazelnut and chocolate torte
- Frangelico Chocolate Hazelnut Tiramisu
- Hazelnut Panna Cotta With A Honey Cocoa Glaze
- Frangelico Chocolate Custard Pots
- Hazelnut meringue cake
- Hazelnut Praline Choux Buns
- Chocolate Hazelnut Ice Cream
- Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Hazelnut Crunch Truffles
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