Chocolate Truffle Date Balls – Nut Free!

Name: Chocolate Truffle Date Balls - Nut Free!
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 42 truffles
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 24 Medjool dates; 1 cup sunflower spread ((Sunbutter used in original)); 1/4 cup maple syrup; 3 Tbsp cacao powder ((raw)); 1/4 tsp sea salt; 2/3 cup sesame seeds ((white, raw))

Posted on December 16, 2016 by John and Lauren in Desserts

Serves

Level

Easy

Ingredients

Ingreds.

Total

20 Min

Serves

Level

Easy

Ingredients

Ingreds.

Total

20 Min

So it's not exactly a truffle. But it's like a truffle! Really easy to make, these vegan and nut-free raw chocolate truffle balls are great for potlucks, parties, sharing, or to keep all to yourself! Enjoy.

Ingredients

24 Medjool dates
1 cup sunflower spread (Sunbutter used in original)
1/4 cup maple syrup
3 Tbsp cacao powder (raw)
1/4 tsp sea salt
2/3 cup sesame seeds (white, raw)

Servings: truffles

Units:

Directions

Prep

20 min

Total

20 min

Place pitted medjool dates in a food processor. Run the machine until they are chopped up, but stop just before it forms a paste. Then add sunbutter, maple syrup, raw cacao powder, and sea salt and process again until it's a thick, smooth paste.
Place sesame seeds in a bowl. Form 1" balls with the date mixture with your hands and roll each ball around in the sesame seeds until well coated. Place them in an air tight container with parchment or waxed paper between layers.
They can be kept at room temperature or in the fridge. They can also be kept in the freezer and thawed in batches as you need them.