Easy to make no bake healthy homemade chocolate truffles recipe with almond flour, walnuts, cacao powder and dates. Great edible gift idea.
These little energy balls are gluten free, vegan, no bake and without any artificial flavors. I used 4 ingredients to make these chocolate truffles. Plus water and optional coconut flakes. Either almond meal or almond flour can be used. Is there a difference between almond flour and almond meal? Almond flour is made from blanched almonds while almond meal is made either from blanched or unblanched almonds. In addition to these healthy truffles it is important to use dates. They add a sweetness without using any extra sugars. Anyway, these homemade truffles are perfect for snacking during the day or as a gift.
How to make Chocolate Truffles
Firstly, buy all necessary ingredients to make the balls: almond flour, walnut pieces, dates, cacao powder and unsweetened coconut flakes. Secondly, the dates need to be soaked in 1/2 cup water for 10 minutes. Blend dates and water with walnut pieces until smooth. Finally, in a bowl combine dates and walnut paste with almond meal and cacao powder. Form balls and roll each ball into the coconut flakes. Use pretty box for your chocolate balls.
How to make almond flour?
Prepare blanched almonds and food processor or blender. Process your almonds into fine flour. Don’t over do it. Otherwise you will end up with almond butter.
Tips to make Homemade Truffles
- All dates need to be pitted for this recipe. You don’t want hard pieces remaining in your energy balls.
- I used my Ninja Blender
to blend dates and walnuts into a paste.
- Also, I used this Super-Fine Almond Flour
for my easy vegan chocolate truffles.
- Moreover, if you don’t have cacao powder, use cocoa powder instead.
to blend dates and walnuts into a paste.
for my easy vegan chocolate truffles.
Other Homemade Gift Ideas:
- No Bake Dark Chocolate Balls
- Peanut Butter Coconut Energy Balls
- White & Milk Chocolate Butter Cookies
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Healthy Chocolate Truffles {Gift Idea}
Ingredients
- 15 dates
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup walnuts pieces
- 1 cup almond flour
- 2 Tbsp. cacao powder
- 2 Tbsp. coconut flakes unsweetened
Instructions
- Pitted dates soak in 1/2 cup water for 10 minutes.
- In the blender add dates with water and walnuts. Blend all very well.
- In a medium bowl combine dates, walnuts, almond meal and cacao powder.
- Form 12 - 15 balls. Roll each ball in coconut flakes.
Nutrition
mishka824m
I adore how you decorated these! And they look very nummy. 🙂
Ilona
Thank you!
Jamie
These sound great and look wonderful!
Ilona
Thank you Jamie!
lauryn hock
This look delicious and soooo bad for my diet!
Ilona
Lauryn these truffles only look caloric but its just healthy ingredients: dates, almonds and walnuts.
Valya @ Valya's Taste of Home says
This truffles look good and decorations are so cute!
Ilona
Thank you Valya
whiskandshout
These are so cute! Love the presentation 🙂
Ilona
Thank you
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter
These truffles are so pretty! I love that they are no-bake and the ingredients are so simple and healthy:)
Yum Goggle
Hi – YG here thanking you for the submission – these look lovely and would make a perfect gift!
Ilona
Thank you so much Yum Google.
Tara Joy
I love how healthy these are yet they still look so mouthwatering! Yum!
Ilona
Definitely healthy ingredients. Thank you Tara Joy.
MAD Hippies Life
I like all the nuts in these. It appreciate the dates used as a sweetener as well. Nice!
Ilona
Thank you!
Jess
They look so good! My husband is now gluten free and doing a Whole30 this month. I think I know what I’m making him for Valentine’s Day! -Jess @ Rock Paper Feather
Ilona
How is your husband doing Whole30, does he miss flour or not at all? Thanks Jess
Jess
It’s our second Whole30. He missed bread, but I didn’t. I missed sugar! Overall we thought the Whole30 was hard but good.
Ilona
Jess I have to look more into Whole30. maybe I’ll decide to do it too:)
Lynn | The Road to Honey
These truffles are so cute and would make the perfect V day gift. I love that everything about them is healthy and they are chock full of feel good ingredients.
Ilona
Thank you Lynn:)
Rachel C @ Third Stop on the Right
If you opted not to use coconut what other things could you use instead? Shaved chocolate?
Ilona
Shaved chocolate, crushed almonds, cocoa powder… anything will be good.
Kim Bolden
Coconut flakes are such a great topping for a sweet dessert treat.
Ilona
I agree Kim:)
Liz
Looks delicious, can’t wait to make these! Just a quick question, what do you mean by “1 1/4 almonds?” Is it cups? Thank you
Ilona
Yes, that’s cups. Thanks for pointing this to me. I corrected already
cashmeremiles
Mmm. Love these! Can’t wait to try them
Ilona
Thanks for your visit:)