Healthy Chocolate Date Truffles
Healthy chocolate date truffles are delicious, rich and chocolatey. These easy no-bake chocolate date balls are made with nutritious ingredients and they are vegan too. Dates add sweetness (no refined sugar!), nut butter gives a fudgy texture, and cocoa provides an intense dark chocolate flavour.
Equipment
- Food processor or blender see notes if you want to make truffles without a processor or blender
Ingredients
- 150 g pitted dates
- 2 tablespoon peanut butter
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder plus extra for rolling if desired
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add the chopped dates to a heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Leave to soak for 10 minutes.150 g pitted dates
- Drain the water from the dates. Lightly squeeze with the back of a spoon to ensure all the water has drained away.
- Add the soaked dates to a blender or food processor along with the peanut butter, cocoa and vanilla extract. Blend well until completely smooth. If necessary, scrape down the sides of the food processor and re-blend.2 tbsp peanut butter, 2 tbsp cocoa powder, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Using a teaspoon, divide the mixture into 10 roughly shaped balls. Then shape each ball between your hands. Place the truffle balls onto baking paper or a plastic surface.
Optional
- Add a couple of teaspoons of cocoa powder to a small bowl or cup. Add the truffles one at a time and spin them around in the bowl until they are evenly coated.
- Alternatively, you could coat them in melted dark chocolate or freeze-dried raspberry powder.
- I like to chill the truffles, but they can also be eaten at room temperature.
Notes
- To make these truffles without a food processor or blender, use a pre-made date paste in place of dates in the recipe. Warm the peanut butter gently in a pan to soften it, then stir in the date paste, cocoa and vanilla if using. Mix well and make into balls as per the recipe.
- For healthy chocolate date truffles without nut, use tahini or sunflower seeds butter in place of the nut butter.
- As an alternative to vanilla extract, you could also use almond extract or a little finely ground coffee powder. Or add some ground spices such as cinnamon or cardamom which both go well with chocolate.
- You could also make orange-flavoured chocolate date truffles with a little grated orange zest.
Nutrition
Calories: 88kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 2.2gFat: 3.4gSaturated Fat: 0.8gFiber: 1.9gSugar: 11.7g
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