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HEALTHY CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings truffles

Calories 48kcal

Puree the avocado in a food processor or blender until smooth.
In a separate bowl melt the chopped dark chocolate. Be careful not to burn the chocolate, you can stir it every 20 seconds.
When chocolate is completely melted, stir in the coconut sugar and vanilla. Whisk until dissolved/combined.
Pour chocolate mixture into food processor with pureed avocado and pulse again to combine.
Put in the fridge for about 20-30 minutes to cool and set aside small bowl of cocoa powder.
Once truffles have cooled, roll the truffles into small balls. Lightly dust in cocoa powder.
Keep the truffles in the refrigerator for up to one week.

You can store these healthy chocolate truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week. I would not recommend freezing them.

Tips for making Healthy Chocolate Truffles

Use very ripe avocados. The avocados I used were almost too ripe as you can see the browning start to occur. You want the avocados to be soft and easily scoop-able
Use a chocolate with no dairy + minimal sugar.
Use a food processor - I find this is easier to do in a food processor than a blender, but you can use a blender too! This food processor is one of my favorite kitchen tools!

Substitutions for these healthy chocolate truffles

Chocolate- You can use any chocolate you like in this recipe, just note that depending on the chocolate you use it will likely make the truffles not be paleo/vegan
Sweetener- You can use regular sugar if you don't have coconut sugar, or maple syrup for a paleo option
Vanilla Extract- Vanilla extract isn't necessary in the truffles, you can omit if you don't have it!

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