Healthy Vegan Chocolate Orange Truffles

These Healthy Vegan Chocolate Orange Truffles are literally amazing. They are bursting with chocolate and orange flavours, and are perfectly sweetened. But guess what, they are 100% healthy! How awesome is that?? So if you make these you can have dessert but nourish your body with healthy ingredients at the same time! These chocolate orange truffles are raw, vegan, gluten free, refined sugar free, dairy free. Oh did I mention that they come together in a snap? Amazing! Who doesn’t love a quick and easy healthy treat?

These vegan truffles are super healthy because they don’t have any unhealthy fats or sugars. They are purely made with natural whole food ingredients. Medjool dates sweeten these chocolate orange bites so no sugar is needed, and the dates also act as a fat or butter substitute that holds the energy bites together. These healthy truffles are a source of protein, fibre, antioxidants, and more!

These Healthy Vegan Chocolate Orange Truffles will satisfy any sweet craving. They are also an energy filled snack because they have protein from cashews and antioxidants from the raw cacao powder! So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and give this delicious and nutritious recipe a try! Let me know what you think! 🙂

Healthy Vegan Chocolate Orange Truffles

by Baking Me Healthy

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Chilling Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Gluten Free, Healthy, Plant Based, Raw, Vegan

Servings 15 truffles

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup fresh medjool dates measured after the pits are removed
• ½ cup cashews raw unsalted
• ½ cup unsweetened coconut flakes
• ¼ cup raw cacao powder
• 2 tbsp freshly pressed juice from an orange
• 1 tbsp organic orange zest
• 1-2 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 tsp coconut flour
• pinch of sea salt
• squeeze of agave if needed

Toppings

• unsweetened shredded coconut
• extra raw cacao powder *
• cacao nibs *

Instructions

 

• Start by removing the pits from the medjool dates and measure.
• Add all of the ingredients (except for the toppings ingredients) to a food processor and mix until you've got the desired consistency. If you want really smooth truffles, mix well until quite smooth. But if you like a bit of crunchy texture, stop mixing earlier.
• When the mixing is complete, taste the truffle mixture and add more of anything if it's needed. Such as one time I tried with a different kind of dates and the truffle mixture had a less sweet taste than the medjool dates gave, so then I added a little squeeze of agave for balance. If the mixture is too wet then you can add a bit more of the dry ingredients, or vice versa.
• Let the truffle mixture cool in the fridge for about 20 minutes or so because then they will be easier to roll into round balls.
• Choose your choice of topping and prepare a small bowl with the topping inside so it's easy to roll the truffle around in the topping to coat them.
• Roll the truffle mixture in your hands into about 15 round truffles. Then roll the truffles into your choice of topping and spread them evenly out on a plate.
• You can enjoy these truffles right away or you can place them in the fridge to firm up a bit more. Store them in an airtight container in the fridge, or in a freezer safe container in the freezer so they last longer.
• Enjoy! 🙂

Notes

*If you are planning on rolling the energy bites in raw cacao powder or cacao nibs, then if you don’t enjoy a very strong chocolate flavour you can reduce the cacao powder in the truffle recipe to balance it out. But if you’re only rolling the truffles in shredded coconut, then you don’t have to adjust the cacao measurement!

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