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Chefs Vegetarian Recipe of the Week, Raw Chocolate Truffles

By James Russell: Chefs Vegetarian Recipe of the Week, Raw Chocolate Truffles

April 18, 2016

You can whip these up in under ten minutes and make them your own by adding your favourite flavour – coffee / coconut / lime / chilli / whatever you fancy.

Makes 15

Preparation time: 5 mins

Ingredients

  • 15 large medjool dates, pitted
  • 110 g raw nuts – of your choice
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin coconut oil, at room
  • temperature
  • 4 tbsp cacao (raw cocoa) powder
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Method

  1. Mix all the ingredients in a food processor for about 1 minute or until a ball is formed.
  2. Place the mixture in the fridge for 15 minutes.
  3. Next, use your hands to form 15 – 20 small (bitesize) round truffles.
  4. Roll the truffles in anything you like: cocoa powder, finely chopped almonds, shredded coconut, cacao, chia seeds, goji berries.
  5. Place in the fridge for 20 minutes before serving.
  6. You can make these without a food processor, simply use a fork to mash the dates on a plate until they are smooth.
  7. Incorporate the remaining ingredients and knead by hand until everything is well combined.
  8. Place in the fridge and follow the steps above.

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