Vegan Chocolate Truffles
This recipe is Marc’s creation–he tweaked the ingredients and process in order to make this naturally sweet, melt in your mouth treat come out just right. We hope you love these Vegan Chocolate Truffles as much as we do! (We had a lot of fun taste-testing!) They’re coated with a semi-sweet chocolate shell and filled with a caramel-like, rich center.
Marc and I were laughing because it was a bit confusing figuring out the amounts of ingredients. Tonight I watched him make a batch and wrote down exactly what he does. Here’s the funny part–he uses a half tablespoon measuring spoon and sometimes fills that up only half way. Yes, that’s right. He uses one and a half, half tablespoons of cocoa powder. So, we figured out how to let you know the correct amounts (such as one and a half times a half tablespoon, lol) but they turned out a little funny. Oh well, that’s the way he makes them. He says that’s the football player in him coming out–he is not a chef. LOL What really matters is that they taste so good…
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They are a delicious treat for the holidays or anytime. We like to bring them to parties. We know we aren’t missing a thing and passing on other sweets (filled with unhealthy ingredients) is no problem.
If you need to make these delicacies nut-free, that is no problem. Simply substitute sunflower seed butter for the almond butter and omit the walnuts.
Using a small chopper makes them simple and easy to make–
We use a small, electric chopper to process the mixture. A small food processor would work too, but if you use a regular size food processor you should triple the recipe. If there is too little to process the blades won’t be able to do their job. If you don’t have any sort of processor, you could use a knife to cut the dates into very small pieces and then a fork to mash it all together.
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Vegan Chocolate Truffles
A melt in your mouth, no-bake, chocolatey treat!
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- 5 medjool datesremove pits
- 1tablespoon almond butteruse sunflower seed butter for nut free option
- 1 and 1/2tablespoons coconut flakes
- 1/8teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoons chopped walnutsoptional
- 2 and 1/4teaspoons cocoa powder
- 3tablespoons vegan chocolate chips
- Put all ingredients except the vegan chocolate chips in a small food processor and blend until a paste is formed and there are no big hunks of dates. (You might need to open and stir the ingredients around once or twice).
- Line a plate with wax paper, parchment paper, or a silicone baking mat. Spread this date mixture onto the paper much like a thick pancake. Put in freezer to chill (this will make it easier to work with) while you melt the chocolate chips for the coating. They will stay in the freezer for about three minutes.
- Put the chocolate chips in a small, microwaveable bowl. A coffee mug works nicely too.
- Microwave the chips on high at 30 second intervals, checking and stirring frequently to make sure they do not overcook. In our microwave they melt enough in 90 seconds, but microwaves vary so watch them closely.
- Line another plate with wax paper, parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Remove the date mixture from the freezer. Take a tablespoonful of date mixture at a time and roll it between your palms to form a ball.
- Put the ball in the bowl of melted chocolate chips. With a spoon move the ball around to coat well. Remove ball and place on plate.
- When all the mixture is formed into balls and coated with chocolate, place plate in refrigerator for at least one hour. This will allow the chocolate coating to harden.
- When the coating is hard, you can leave the truffles in the refrigerator and eat them chilled. Or, if you prefer, take them out and let them get to room temperature before you eat them. It is up to you! Try them each way to discover what you like best.
Recipe from ChickpeaandBean.com
Moist medjool dates work best. If your dates are a bit dry--no problem! Soak them in warm water for about 15 minutes to soften them up.
Recipe from ChickpeaandBean.com
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