Simple Vegan Chocolate Truffles
Need an easy chocolate treat for the holidays? With natural sweetness from dates, these festive vegan chocolate truffles deliver!
Ingredients
- 2 oz 85% (or similar) dark chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp boiling water
- 1/2 cup salted peanuts
- 1 cup pitted Medjool dates
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp powdered cayenne pepper
- 1/3-1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
- Pour boiling water over chocolate chips in a small bowl and let sit about 30 seconds. Stir with a whisk or small rubber spatula until smooth. If needed, put in microwave for 10 seconds to help with mixing.
- Pulse the peanuts in a food processor until they are well ground, 20-30 seconds. Next, add the dates and pulse about 10 seconds.
- Pour the chocolate mixture over the dates and add the vanilla and cayenne.
- Pulse until the mixture forms a large ball (roughly 20 seconds in my standard Cuisinart food processor).
- Pour coconut over a large plate.
- Take just under 1 tablespoon at a time of the truffle mixture and roll it into a ball in your hands. Then, roll in the shredded coconut before placing in a storage container.
- Let sit in the refrigerator 2 hours or more before serving.
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