A Platter of Truffles

You will have gathered by now that I love little round ball snacks!  Call them bliss balls, energy balls, truffles, brain balls…whatever their title I love them!  All the balls I make are gluten-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free, packed full of superfood goodness…but most importantly yummy scrummy!

Tomorrow we have two birthday parties to attend. When you have children with special food requirements we have found it is a good idea to take some food along to ensure there is something suitable for them to eat.  Tomorrow we are taking this little platter of truffles.

Chocolate Energy Balls

Ingredients:

• 1 cup walnuts
• 1/2 cup raw cashews
• 2 Tbsp carob or cacao
• 1/2 cup roughly chopped dates, soaked in boiling water for 10 minutes
• 2 Tbsp coconut oil
• 1/4 cup desiccated coconut
• chia seeds, cacao nibs, cacao powder, white or black sesame seeds or crushed nuts for rolling

Method:

1. Combine the walnuts, cashews and carob/cacao in a food processor and blitz until a fine powder.
2. Add the dates, coconut oil and desiccated coconut and blitz until well combined.
3. Roll into teaspoon-sized balls, then roll in your chosen extra.  I split the batch into three and rolled one-third in chia seeds, one-third in cacao nibs and one-third in desiccated coconut.
4. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes before serving.  Will keep in fridge for 3-4 days.

Lemon and Coconut Truffles

These lemon truffles are heavenly.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened desiccated coconut
• plus 1/2 cup for coating
• 1 cup ground almonds
• 4 Tbsp extra virgin coconut oil
• 2 Tbsp honey
• zest of one lemon
• juice of one lemon
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• a pinch of sea salt

Method:

1. In a food processor, add all of the ingredients. Blend for 1-2 minutes, or until the mixture starts to mix together like a dough.
2. Use your hands to form small balls.
3. In a separate bowl, add the extra coconut. Roll the balls in the coconut until well coated then transfer to a plate.
4. Place in the fridge for at least half an hour to set.

The truffles can be kept at room temperature, but I find they are best kept in the fridge.

Makes around 25 truffles.

You could also include:

Energy Bliss Balls

Walnut and Cacao Balls