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Healthy Dark Chocolate Nut and Date Rose Truffles

These healthy truffles are made with dates, cashews, walnuts, almond butter, chia seeds, hemp seeds, and cinnamon! They are coated in dark chocolate and sprinkled with dried rosebuds. Perfect for Valentine's Day or any day you want to treat yourself!

Course Dessert
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Author Molly | Spices in My DNA

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup cashews
  • 1/2 cup walnuts
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon chia seeds
  • 1 tablespoon hemp seeds
  • 12 ounces pitted dates (about 1 3/4 cups)
  • 1/2 cup almond butter (the natural, drippy kind)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 bars (3.2 ounces each) Chocolove dark chocolate (I used the 70%!), chopped
  • 2 teaspoons coconut oil
  • dried rosebuds for decorating

Instructions

  1. In a food processor, combine the cashews, walnuts, salt, cinnamon, chia seeds, and hemp seeds and pulse until very finely ground. Add the dates, almond butter, and vanilla and process until mixture forms a "dough". This might take several minutes, and you might have to stop and stir in the process to get things moving.

  2. Roll mixture into 20 balls and place on a parchment lined plate or baking dish. Freeze balls for 1 hour.

  3. Once balls are just about finished, place chopped chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and microwave in 30 second increments or until melted, stirring in between. Mine took about 1 1/2 minutes. Add the coconut oil and stir until smooth.

  4. Using a fork, carefully coat the balls in the chocolate, letting the excess drain off through the fork. Quickly sprinkle with the rosebuds (the chocolate will set up fast because the balls are cold!) Repeat until all truffles are coated. Enjoy! These keep great in the fridge for up to 2 weeks!

Recipe Notes

*Instead of the dried rosebuds, you can decorate these with sprinkles, chopped nuts, granola, or whatever you like!