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Chocolate Cinnamon Truffles
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raw pecans
- 1/2 cup raw almonds
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 10 dates pitted
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- seeds from 1 whole vanilla bean
- shredded coconut and cocoa powder to garnish
Instructions
- Combine your pecans, almonds, and cocoa powder in your food processor and pulse until you have a crumble consistency, not powder
- Add your dates and pulse until the a mixture is formed, it should resemble a paste (you made need to keep scraping the sides down to help your trusty food processor)
- If your mixture is too thick, you can add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water to help you form the truffles (don't add too much or you will get mush)
- Transfer your mixture to a mixing bowl and add your cinnamon and vanilla bean seeds and mix well by hand
- Form your mixture into 10 equal size truffles
- Roll your truffles into the shredded coconut, cocoa powder, both or any other garnish you want. You can used crushed macadamia nuts, sesame seeds, etc
- Store in your refrigerator covered for up to 2 weeks
Notes
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These are fantastic , I have a batch in the fridge as I speak!
This looks delicious! I have everything I need to make it EXCEPT the vanilla beans- but I have vanilla extract. Is there any way I could substitute, or not really?
Yes you sure can, you can leave it out if you want to. Just use like 1/2 tsp since it will be a lot stronger taste
Hi i from turkey and i dont know how much 1 cup makes how many gr ?
I would say around 200 grams. You can use this list to help http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090508013052AAxBqJz
I just made these – wonderful! I used cashews and macadamia nuts instead. :)
Delish :)
Thanks so much for this recipe! I just made some for the holidays :) I used chestnuts instead of pecans, and flavoured them with gingerbread spices (ground clove, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger) – they smell wonderful! So easy to make too! x
Your so welcome. I am so glad you loved them
could i use prunes you think?
Yes just double the amount you need. So 10 dates equals 20 prunes normally
It just so happens that I have all of the ingredients I need to make these right now! Too bad I have mono, and I feel like I’m dying so I should really be in bed. On a much nicer note, I’m thoroughly impressed with your night time photography skills! I couldn’t do it without getting frustrated! Do you use incandescent bulbs or CFLs?
You should rest. And Amber I use just the flourescent bulbs that are in my ceiling in my kitchen naturally, nothing else
Looks like a fantastic for my old favorite homemade candy recipe. It involved butter and copious quantities of powdered whole milk. This should be much better for my blood sugar levels!
Totally better
Made a variation with macadamia nuts and pecans. Then dipped on dark chocolate made with unsweetened dark chocolate, coconut oil and coconut butter.
This recipe is great! I’ve been on a chocolate kick and these looked so simple I had to make them right away. I used cashews in place of the almonds and a splash of vanilla in place of the beans, but they were still yummy. I bet they’d be even better with fresh vanilla. Thank you George!
So glad you enjoyed, the fresh vanilla definitely added a nice flavor