Espresso Vanilla Cashew Date Truffles
These truffles are made healthier with a mixture of dates, cashews, and cashew butter! They are flavored with vanilla and espresso powder, a touch of liquer, and then covered in chocolate. They're a perfect healthy dessert for when that sweet craving strikes!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups packed medjool dates (about 18 dates)
- 1 cup raw unsalted cashews
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (can sub one more teaspoon of vanilla)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons espresso powder
- 1/4 cup creamy cashew butter
- pinch of salt
- 1 or 2 tablespoons of your favorite liquer (coffee flavored liquer would be delish here!), optional
- 5 ounces white chocolate, chopped
- 5 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
- gold sprinkles for decorating, optional
Instructions
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Place cashews in a food processor and pulse until very fine in texture. Not quite flour, but close. Add the dates, vanilla, vanilla bean paste, espresso powder, cashew butter, salt, and liquer if using. Process until the mixture forms a "dough."
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Roll mixture into balls. It should make 15-20 depending on their size. Place on a tray or in a pan in an even layer and freeze for 30 minutes.
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Melt the white chocolate and dark chocolate in separate bowls, microwaving in 30 second increments until melted. Dip half of the balls in the white chocolate, and half in the dark, and then drizzle with the opposite chocolate and sprinkle with gold sprinkles!