These Raw Vegan Chocolate Truffles make for a tasty sweet treat, without the added sugar. Date-sweetened and made with cashew butter, and cacao powder. They’re gluten-free and vegan.
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I’m craving all the chocolate treats (anyone else?). I love flowers, but I’m a chocolate girl at heart! Now, when I say chocolate, I’m talking about the real deal. Dark chocolate, made with 100% cacao powder.
Raw vegan desserts are some of my favorite things to make because they’re SO easy and also pretty darn healthy. These truffles are sweetened with Medjool dates, which are one of my favorite natural sweeteners. Since they’re high in fiber, the release of their sugars entering your bloodstream enters at a much slower rate than maple syrup, for example.
The base of these truffles is made from cashew butter, almond flour, and cacao powder. Cashew butter has a really nice, neutral flavor (compared to peanut or almond butter) and pairs so well with the chocolatey flavor or the cacao powder.
The almond flour is the perfect binder, while cacao powder adds that deliciously rich chocolate flavor. You want to make sure you use cacao powder and not cocoa powder. Cacao powder is 100% natural, while cocoa powder is extremely processed.
Once all of the ingredients come together in the blender, roll the mixture into balls, and then roll your balls in hemp seeds, cacao nibs or cacao powder. You can also leave them plain if you prefer!
If you try this recipe, let me know! I love seeing your comments, ratings, and photos tagged #livingwellwithnic on Instagram. Cheers, friends!
Raw Vegan Chocolate Truffles
Ingredients
- 12 Medjool Dates
- ⅔ cup Cashew Butter
- ½ cup Almond Flour
- 3 Tbs Cacao Powder
Toppings
- Cacao Nibs
- Hemp Seeds
- Cacao Powder
Instructions
- Add the Medjool dates to a high-speed blender or food processor and blend until smooth, scraping down the sides of the blender as necessary.
- Add the almond flour, cashew butter, and cacao powder. Blend until completely combined and smooth.
- Use a small cookie scoop or a spoon to make tablespoon-sized balls. Roll into balls between your hands. Place the hemp seeds, cacao nibs, and cacao powder in separate bowls, and then roll each ball into one of the toppings.
