Recipe No 161 sweet Original 2012 Adapted 2013

Healthy chocolate truffles

It’s hard to find a chocolate treat that is healthy and delicious. These delicious truffles hit the mark. They still melt in your mouth but it won’t dribble down to your waistline.

Adapted from Lorna Jane, ‘Move, Nourish, Believe’

Recipe: Healthy chocolate truffles.
Time

Prep:

Total:

Shelf life

Fridge: 14 days

Difficulty
easy
Yield
38–56 balls • 680 g
Special equipment
food processor
Metric Imperial

Processes

  • Almonds, natural (2 cups)
    230 g
  • Cacao (5 tbsp + 1 tsp)
    32 g
  • Cinnamon, ground (½ tsp)
    1.3 g
  1. 01
    Combine in the bowl of a food processor.
  2. 02
    Process to a crumble texture, about about .

  • Vanilla seeds (2 pods)
    1 g
  • Dates, pitted (1½ cup)
    240 g
  • Coconut oil (1 tsp)
    4.5 g
  1. 03
    Add to bowl.
  2. 04
    Process until fully combined, about .

  • Water (3 tbsp)
    45 g
  1. 05
    Add to bowl while processor is running. The mixture should be firm and sticky. It should start to pull together and move around the bowl in a clump.
  2. 06
    Form into balls. For a delicate little treat, make balls of 12 g / 0.42 oz each. For a snack size, make balls of 18 g / 0.63 oz each.

  • Coconut, dessicated
    as needed
  1. 07
    Spread on a plate.
  2. 08
    Roll each ball (step 06) around the plate until evenly coated.

Notes

You can also decorate balls with crushed nuts, goji berries or cacao. They can be served cold, but they are best served at room temperature.

Storing

Store in an air-tight container.

Finished recipe

  • Recipe: Healthy chocolate truffles
    Healthy chocolate truffles coated in dessicated coconut.

Steps

01 Combine in the bowl of a food processor.

  • Recipe: Healthy chocolate truffles. Step a. a
    Use natural blanched almonds.
  • Recipe: Healthy chocolate truffles. Step b. b
    Almonds, cacao powder and ground cinnamon.

02 Process to a crumble texture, about about .

  • Recipe: Healthy chocolate truffles
    When processed, the mixture should appear crumbly.

03 Add to bowl.

  • Recipe: Healthy chocolate truffles
    Dates, coconut oil and vanilla.

05 Add to bowl while processor is running. The mixture should be firm and sticky. It should start to pull together and move around the bowl in a clump.

  • Recipe: Healthy chocolate truffles
    After the water is added, the mixture should clump together and be sticky to the touch

06 Form into balls. For a delicate little treat, make balls of 12 g / 0.42 oz each. For a snack size, make balls of 18 g / 0.63 oz each.

  • Recipe: Healthy chocolate truffles. Step a. a
    Small or large? We make them in 12 g and 18 g sizes.
  • Recipe: Healthy chocolate truffles. Step b. b
    The truffles before final decoration.

Categorisation

Category
sweet treat
Meal
dessert snack treat
Cuisine
international
Diet
low cholesterol low sugar vegan vegetarian
Tags
chocolate dates healthy truffle