Vegan Healthy Chocolate Truffles (or Chocolate Bliss Balls)
This delicious, healthy chocolate treat tastes like a chocolate truffle and comes together with 6 healthy ingredients.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 13 balls 1x
Ingredients
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- 1 1/4 cup medjool dates (about 13)
- 1/2 cup cashew butter (or almond butter)
- 1/2 cup cacao powder (plus 1–2 tablespoons for a richer flavor)
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- OPTIONAL: 1/2 cup dried, shredded coconut and/or 1/2 cup cocoa powder for coating
Instructions
- If your dates are hard, soak in hot water for 10 minutes and drain well.
- Add dates to food processor and blend until it starts to look like a paste.
- Add cashew butter, salt and vanilla and process until its well blended.
- Add ground flaxseed and 1/4 cup cacao powder. Blend for 30 seconds. Add remaining cacao powder.
- The mixture may begin to ball up in the food processor. You may need to stop it a few times and press down with a spatula until the ingredients are completely blended. The mixture should have a fudge like consistency.
- Using a tablespoon, scoop batter into small balls. Makes about 13 balls.
- Roll in shredded coconut or cocoa powder.
- Keep refrigerated up to 2 weeks.
Notes
Try to find medjool dates (typically found the cold aisles). Medjool dates are larger and typically softer than the other variety. If they are dry, soak them in hot water for 10 minute and drain well.
Cashew butter has milder taste but you can sub almond butter here as well.
This recipe calls for cacao powder, but I recommend using cocoa powder for the coating (if desired) as cocoa powder has a less bitter taste. The sweetness of the dates eliminate the bitterness of the cacao powder in the recipe.
If your dough is not sticky enough to roll into a ball, add a few more dates.
