3 Incredible Christmas truffles recipes

Holidays are for treating each other and ourselves. Indulgences. But instead of traditional sugar and buttery cookies why not try to make healthier version of cookies that are enough sweet and taste rich, a perfect treat only with fewer calories. Yes, desserts can be healthy and at the same time very delicious, like these three incredible Christmas truffles recipes.

White coconut truffles

These coconut truffles are a breeze to make, with an irresistible combination of coconut and hazelnuts, sweeten just enough for a perfect tasty balance.

Ingredients:

For the truffles (yields 20 balls)

• 8 oz (80gr) hazelnuts
• 2 oz (120gr) shredded coconut flour
• 7 oz (50gr) soften coconut oil
• 6 tablespoons agave syrup
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• Additionally coconut for rolling the truffles

Preparation:

1. Put the hazelnuts in a food processor or a blender and blend shortly until crumbs like.
2. Add then the coconut flour, the coconut oil, the agave syrup, and the vanilla extract and blend until the ingredients blend together. You know you have the mixture right if the mixture is a dough ball.

3. Form the truffle balls with hands. You should be able to roll them into a ball without being too hard or too soft.
4. Roll the truffles in the coconut flour.

5. Store truffles in the fridge in an airtight container for up to a week. Serve chilled.

Chocolate truffles

Chocolate truffles are so smooth, delicious, melt in your mouth dessert with chocolate coating. They are easy to make at home and you don’t need many ingredients. The basic are only 3 ingredients and they are also healthy with no added sugar.

Ingredients:

For the truffles (yields 20 balls):

• 5 oz (100gr) hazelnuts
• 3 oz (150gr) fresh dates
• 2oz (35gr) cocoa powder

For the dressing:

• 7oz (50gr) of dark (70%)chocolate
• 3 tablespoons of coconut milk(or other vegetable milk)
• Olive oil

Preparation:

1. Put the hazelnuts in a food processor or a blender and blend shortly until crumbs like.
2. Remove the hazelnuts in a bowl.
3. Clean the seeds from the dates and put them in a blender and blend until a ball forms.
4. If you use dry dates, soak them in water for a few hours before blending them.
5. Put the grinded hazelnuts, the dates and the cocoa powder in a blender and mix until the ingredients blend together. You know you have the mixture right if the mixture is a dough ball.

6. Form the truffle balls with hands. You should be able to roll them into a ball without being too hard or too soft.

7. Prepare the chocolate dressing. Put the chocolate in a pan and melt on a stove on a medium heat, together with the milk. When the chocolate has melted add a few drops of olive oil for that extra shine.
8. And roll the chocolate truffles in the chocolate and place them on a piece of baking paper.

9. Put them in the refrigerator until they firm nicely.

Fig truffles

An easy and simple recipe that combines figs and walnuts, these fig truffles taste like a piece of heaven. Rolled in walnuts they are healthy bites of dessert and these little truffles are very addictive once you try them.

Ingredients:

For the truffles (yields 20 balls)

• 7 oz (200gr) dry figs
• 5 oz (100gr) walnuts
• Lemon zest from 2 lemons
• 4 tablespoons agave syrup
• 4 tablespoons unrefined cane sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• Additionally grinded walnuts for rolling the truffles

Preparation:

1. Soak the dry figs in water and leave them overnight.
2. Drain the water, put them in a blender and pulse until chopped finely.
3. Put the walnuts in a food processor or a blender and blend shortly until crumbs like.
4. Add then the figs, the lemon zest, the agave syrup, the sugar and the cinnamon and blend until the ingredients blend together. You know you have the mixture right if the mixture is a dough ball.

5. Form the truffle balls with hands. You should be able to roll them into a ball without being too hard or too soft.
6. Roll the truffles in the grinded walnuts.

7. Put them in the refrigerator until they firm nicely.

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