ABOUT THE RECIPE:
These totally tasty 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
INGREDIENTS:
9 large Medjool dates, pitted
⅓ cup raisins
¼ cup unsweetened shredded dried coconut
1 tablespoon maple syrup or date syrup
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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.
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
ABOUT THE RECIPE:
These totally tasty 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
INGREDIENTS:
9 large Medjool dates, pitted
⅓ cup raisins
¼ cup unsweetened shredded dried coconut
1 tablespoon maple syrup or date syrup
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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.
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.
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.
