Healthy Chocolate Truffles
Treat yourself to these healthy Chocolate Truffles. Based on dates and nuts, gently spiced with ginger and cinnamon they’re delicious. Quick and easy to make and with rich chocolatey flavours. Finish them in different ways and make them look really special.
Servings: 25 truffles
Equipment
- food processor or blender small plate, spoons, baking parchment
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup dates
- 1 cup blanched almonds substitute ground almonds
- 1 cup cashew nuts
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil melted
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 tablespoon cocoa
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Optional finishes for the truffles - amount to cover one whole batch
- 2 tablespoon cocoa
- 2 tablespoon dessicated coconut
- 1 cup white chocolate - melted
- 1 tablespoon dried raspberries freeze dried raspberries
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to the food processor bowl and process until you have a smooth sticky paste.
- Take this paste and roll it into balls. Use approximately 18g of the mixture each time will yield around 25 balls altogether.
- To finish these off with cocoa - tip cocoa powder onto a small plate and roll each ball in the powder until it is completely covered.
- To finish the truffles off with dessicated coconut. Tip the coconut onto a small plate and roll each truffle in the coconut until it is covered. You may need to press the ball into it a little.
- To finish with white chocolate and raspberries. Tip the dried raspberries onto a small plate and melt the white chocolate. A microwave is the simplest way to do this. Break up the squares onto a microwave proof plate and give it a few seconds each time until the chocolate is melted.
- Get out a piece of baking parchment for the truffles to dry/set on. Using either a toothpick or a teaspoon, dip one side (or all of the truffle is you wish) into the chocolate until the truffle is covered. Sit it on baking parchment to dry and sprinkle with a few freeze dried raspberries.
- Leave them all to set or dry a little and then store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Notes
Nutritional Information: This is computer generated and is intended as a guideline only.
Suitable for a vegan diet providing that you use cocoa and not drinking chocolate.
Dairy-free - Wonderfully dairy-free but ensure that you use cocoa for the best results and if you wish to use chocolate to decorate then find a diary-free version. They're are some quite good ones around these days.
Storing the truffles: Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Freeze the truffles without decoration for up to 2 months. Thaw out thoroughly before use and decorate as described above.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1truffle | Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 158mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg