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ABOUT THE RECIPE:

These tasty Maple-Raisin-Date Truffles are pretty too, making an excellent healthy dessert or snack to satisfy your sweet tooth. Bonus: Impressive to serve for a dinner party too!

Makes 10 to 12 Truffles

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INGREDIENTS:

9 large Medjool dates, pitted
1/3 cup raisins
¼ cup raw unsweetened shredded dried coconut
1 tablespoon maple syrup
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

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INSTRUCTIONS:

Line a small baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper.

Put the dates, raisins, coconut and maple syrup in a high-performance blending appliance and process to the consistency of soft dough. Transfer the date mixture to a medium-sized bowl. Using a cookie scoop, spoon out a heaping tablespoon of the date mixture, and roll it into a ball. Continue in this manner to form 10 to 12 truffle balls.

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Put the cocoa powder in a small bowl. Roll the truffles in the cocoa powder until coated and place on the prepared sheet. Refrigerate 1 hour. Stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator, truffles will keep up to 3 days.

Ingredients

Directions

1

ABOUT THE RECIPE:

These tasty Maple-Raisin-Date Truffles are pretty too, making an excellent healthy dessert or snack to satisfy your sweet tooth. Bonus: Impressive to serve for a dinner party too!

Makes 10 to 12 Truffles

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INGREDIENTS:

9 large Medjool dates, pitted
1/3 cup raisins
¼ cup raw unsweetened shredded dried coconut
1 tablespoon maple syrup
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

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INSTRUCTIONS:

Line a small baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper.

Put the dates, raisins, coconut and maple syrup in a high-performance blending appliance and process to the consistency of soft dough. Transfer the date mixture to a medium-sized bowl. Using a cookie scoop, spoon out a heaping tablespoon of the date mixture, and roll it into a ball. Continue in this manner to form 10 to 12 truffle balls.

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Put the cocoa powder in a small bowl. Roll the truffles in the cocoa powder until coated and place on the prepared sheet. Refrigerate 1 hour. Stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator, truffles will keep up to 3 days.

Maple-Raisin-Date Truffles

Recipe adapted from Chef Laura Theodore’s cookbook: Vegan-Ease: An Easy Guide to Enjoying a Plant-Based Diet Learn more about this wonderful book HERE.

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