Tart Cherry Cacao Truffles
Tart cherry and cacao truffles — packed with berry goodness and ready in 20 minutes, no baking required.
Ingredients
- Apple Sweetened Tart Cherries1 cup
- Sundried Goji Berries1/2 cup
- Whole Pitted Dates1/4 cup
- Walnuts, chopped1/2 cup
- Almond Meal1/2 cup
- Vanilla essence1 tsp
- Cinnamon powder1/4 tsp
- Chocolate Kibbles1/4 cup
- Raw Criollo Cacao Powder2 tbsp
- Lucuma Powder2 tbsp
Method
- 1 Combine all ingredients except the Chocolate Kibbles, Cacao Powder and Lucuma Powder in a food processor and process until a dense dough forms.
- 2 Add the Chocolate Kibbles and pulse a couple of times to combine, keeping some textural crunch.
- 3 Check the consistency — it should hold together when pressed; if too crumbly, add a teaspoon of water at a time until it holds firm.
- 4 Mix the Cacao Powder and Lucuma Powder together in a bowl.
- 5 Roll one heaped teaspoon of dough at a time into a ball and coat in the cacao-lucuma powder.
- 6 Eat immediately, or store in the fridge for up to 3 weeks. Optional: roll in extra Chocolate Kibbles for added crunch.
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goji berries, organic
$18.35
dates whole pitted, organic
$12.50
almond meal, organic
$16.80
chocolate kibbles, organic
$22.80
cacao powder, raw, organic
$15.75
lucuma powder, raw, organic
$16.90
This is a great recipe to have on hand for an energising treat. These tart cherry cacao truffles can also be served as a desert or enjoyed as a snack during the day. They are packed with berry-goodness and are so easy to put together. You can play with this recipe as well if you have other nuts or dried fruit on hand. Here we have have found the flavours of the tart cherries with goji berries combine so deliciously with cacao.
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