Maria MarloweChocolate truffles sure sound fancy, but this recipe takes less than 5 minutes to make, Not only that, they’re the perfect guilt-free Valentine’s Day gift. Made with the best high-quality ingredients, you may even start making them year ’round!
Unfortunately, store-bought truffles are often loaded with dairy and sugar. These chocolate truffles, on the other hand, use just three ingredients: cocoa, dates, and coconut. There’s no refined sugar in there. And the dates provide fiber, so you won’t feel as tempted to eat the whole batch as you would with truffles made of refined ingredients.
Here’s the recipe:
Easy Chocolate Truffles
(Yields 20)
Time: 5 min
Ingredients:
TRUFFLE
3 tbs. cacao powder
1 1/2 cups pitted dates
3 tbs. unsweetened shredded coconut
TOPPINGS (choose a few)
Cacao Powder
Sesame Seeds
Shredded Coconut
Crushed Pistachios
Crushed Walnuts
Goji Powder
Maqui Powder
Pomegranate Powder
Instructions:
- Add cacao powder, dates, and coconut to a blender. (A bullet blender, works well here). Blend until a paste is formed, should only take a few seconds.
- Roll about a tablespoon or so of paste into a ball. Repeat.
- Choose a topping, sprinkle it onto parchment paper, and roll date ball in it to coat.
Get the printable recipe here.
About the Author: Maria Marlowe is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach who has helped thousands of people improve their health by optimizing their diet. She has created meal plans and programs to help you lose weight, clear up acne, and spend less time in the kitchen yet still eat healthy.
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