15 Minute Healthy Dark Chocolate Truffles
You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give 15 Minute Healthy Dark Chocolate Truffles a try. One serving contains 169 calories, 3g of protein, and 13g of fat. This gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan recipe serves 12 and costs 49 cents per serving. If you have dates, slivered almonds, agave nectar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. A few people made this recipe, and 39 would say it hit the spot. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is brought to you by Foodista. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 45%. This score is good. Dark Chocolate Truffles, Dark chocolate truffles, and Coconut-Dark Chocolate Truffles are very similar to this recipe.
Ingredients
dates
15
slivered almonds
0.75 cups
pecans
0.5 cup
cocoa powder
0.25 cup
vanilla extract
1 teaspoon
agave nectar
1 tablespoon
sea salt
0.25 teaspoon
water
1 cup
optional: coconut flakes
12 servings
Cooking in Steps
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1Soak the dates in hot water while you get the rest of the ingredients and start on step 2 (about 5 minutes). The water should be hot to the touch but not hot enough to burn you.
dates
water
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2Process the almonds in a food processor until coarse almond meal is formed.
almond flour
almonds
food processor -
3Add the pecans and process until they are ground up into a coarse meal as well.
pecans
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4Drain the dates and use your hand to squeeze out excess water.
dates
water
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5Add the drained dates, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, agave nectar, and salt to the food processor. Process until a smooth paste forms.
vanilla extract
agave
cocoa powder
dates
salt
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6Use a tablespoon measure to help you form the truffles. Pack a heaping tablespoon of the mixture into the tablespoon measure really pack it in there. Use your fingers to slide the half-rounded ball out of the tablespoon measure, and then use your hands to form a tightly packed ball of truffle goodness. Be gentle with them I found that they fall apart if you try to roll them into balls. It is best to squish them with your hand into perfect little spheres.
roll
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7Form truffles until you use up all the mixture. The last bit that was not enough for a truffle went straight into my mouth. :)
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8If you choose to, gently roll the truffles in the toppings of your choice. I had some turtle crunch sprinkles, unsweetened coconut flakes, and extra cocoa powder. The cocoa powder definitely gives the the truffles an extra dark chocolate kick, so if you dont like the bitterness of the cocoa powder then dont use that as a topping.
unsweetened coconut flakes
dark chocolate
cocoa powder
sprinkles
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