Friday, May 30, 2014

Date, Almond Butter, and Oat Truffles


I got the urge to make these truffles after I tried them at Whole Foods. They are made by employees right at the store, and one day, they were giving them out as free samples. I was pretty impressed after I found out they contain no sugar or dairy, as they are still sweet and delicious. Truffles are also super easy to make, especially during the summer when you don't want to get the stove going, since they require no baking. 

Ingredients:



  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1 cup finely chopped pitted dates
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, divided
  • 1/2 cup almond butter
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • pinch grated nutmeg
  • pinch ground cinnamon
  • water
Directions:

1. Process oats in the food processor until finely ground. 
2. Add dates, and continue processing until ground. 
3. Add the almond butter, half the cocoa powder, vanilla extract, nutmeg, and cinnamon and pulse until incorporated. 
4. The mixture will be fairly dry, so you will need to add water to make it moist and easy to shape into balls. 
5. Roll each truffle in the remaining cocoa powder.
6. Refrigerate to set, and enjoy! 

The original recipe can be found here, but Oksana and I found that it asks for too much oatmeal, making the mixture drier than it needs to be. Also, it omits water for some reason, even though when I looked at the ingredient list on the package at the store, water was listed. 


-Yana

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