Description
These delicious no-bake Dark Chocolate Date Truffles are the best combination of a healthy and tasty dessert. They’re ready in 30 minutes and perfect as a versatile and nutritious addition to a plant-based diet!
Ingredients
For the truffles
- 200 g dates (pitted)
- 70 g almonds (unsalted)
- 1 tbsp warm water
- 1/4 tsp salt
- vanilla extract
For the chocolate dip
- 100 g dark chocolate
- 2 tbsp hazelnuts (ground-roasted)
- 1 tsp canola oil
- vanilla extract
For coating
- ground-roasted hazelnuts (as needed)
Instructions
- Add the dates, almonds, vanilla extract, warm water, and salt to a food processor. Pulse until you reach a sticky dough. When pressing it with your fingers, the dough should be sticky enough to stick together.
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Take a teaspoon of your dough and roll it into even balls with your hands. Place the date truffles in the fridge for 15 Minutes to set.
- Start preparing your chocolate dip. Fill a small saucepan with water and place a heatproof bowl on top of it.
Cut or break the dark chocolate into small pieces, then add the pieces to the bowl. Let them melt and stir regularly. -
Add the ground-roasted hazelnuts, canola oil, and vanilla extract to the melted chocolate and gently fold.
- Take the truffles from the fridge and dip them into your melted chocolate.
Then, sprinkle the top with the ground-roasted hazelnuts and set aside. -
Place the dark chocolate date truffles in the fridge for 15 minutes to set, and then serve!
Notes
Use pitted dates to make this recipe. You will save yourself a lot of time!
Do not add too much water before pulsing. Adding it will make your dough too runny, affecting its texture and taste.
Use high-quality dark chocolate to make it tastier.
If you do not have ground hazelnuts, make them by adding whole ones to a food processor and blending them until you reach the perfect texture.
Let your dates set in the fridge for 30-40 minutes before dipping them in the dark chocolate dip. This way, they will be hard enough to avoid making the dipping process difficult.