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Naturally Sweetened Holiday Truffles in 3 Flavours: Gingerbread Crunch, Pecan Pie, and Chocolate Peppermint Patty

  • Author: Brittany at ilovevegan.com
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 18 -24 1x
  • Category: Christmas, Snack, Dessert
  • Cuisine: Vegan

Description

Nearly-raw truffles in 3 delicious holiday inspired flavours: Gingerbread Crunch, Pecan Pie, & Dark Chocolate Peppermint Patty. Naturally sweetened, gluten free, and soy free!


Ingredients

Scale

Gingerbread:

  • 1 cup soft, pitted dates
  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  • pinch sea salt
  • 1 cup almonds
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 pinch all spice
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg
  • 1 pinch ground cloves
  • 1/4 cup chopped candied ginger
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped nuts for rolling (pecans, almonds, walnuts)

Pecan Pie:

  • 1 cup soft, pitted dates
  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  • pinch sea salt
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup raisins

Chocolate Mint

  • 1 cup soft, pitted dates
  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  • pinch sea salt
  • 1 cup almonds
  • 2 tbsp + 1 tsp cocoa
  • 1/2 - 1 tsp pure peppermint extract
  • Cocoa for rolling

Instructions

  1. In your food processor, pulse nuts until they’re finely chopped. Pour into a bowl and set aside.
  2. Add the dates, coconut oil, and sea salt and process on high until a smooth paste forms. Halfway through processing the mixture will form into a ball, continue processing until the mixture loses its shape and becomes sticky enough to stick to the sides of your processor.
  3. Add the processed nuts + the rest of the ingredient. Process until thoroughly mixed.
  4. Roll mixture into balls (makes 18-24) and freeze for 10-15 minutes to set before rolling them in nuts/cocoa/etc.) You can store them in the freezer or fridge for approx. 2 weeks.