Guilt-Free Chocolate Orange Truffles
Aside from being delicious bite-sized treats, these easy no-bake truffles are filled with nourishing ingredients that you don’t get in most commercial varieties. Be prepared to get a little messy before enjoying every morsel of this decadent but guilt-free snack or dessert.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup cashews or almonds
¾ cup packed Medjool dates, pitted
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder or raw cacao powder
Pinch of sea salt
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cocoa powder or raw cacao powder for dusting
Aside from being delicious bite-sized treats, these easy no-bake truffles are filled with nourishing ingredients that you don’t get in most commercial varieties. Be prepared to get a little messy before enjoying every morsel of this decadent but guilt-free snack or dessert.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup cashews or almonds
¾ cup packed Medjool dates, pitted
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder or raw cacao powder
Pinch of sea salt
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cocoa powder or raw cacao powder for dusting
METHOD
Place cashews in a food processor and blend until finely ground. Add in dates, cocoa powder, sea salt and vanilla. Once the mixture is smooth, pulse in the orange zest and process until everything is incorporated together. Next, with slightly wet hands, roll into 1-inch balls. (If the mixture is too sticky to handle, place in freezer for about 15-20 minutes until firm enough to roll.) Lightly cover each truffle with cocoa powder. Place in refrigerator for at least an hour before serving. Store any remaining truffles in an airtight glass container up to 3 days in the refrigerator or freeze to have on hand always. Yum!
FUN FACT: Raw Cacao is a superfood, which contains more antioxidant flavonoids than red wine, green tea and blueberries.
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