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Chocolate, date and fig truffles

Try these low cost, vegan and dairy free chocolate, date and fig truffles - the perfect edible gift for family and friends

  • Time to make: 20 mins, plus 30 mins soaking
  • Serving: 30 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 150g dates, pitted
  • ¼ cup hot water
  • 150g dried figs, stems discarded, quartered
  • ¼ cup toasted pumpkin seeds
  • ½ cup toasted pecans
  • ½ cup almond meal
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder, plus 1 tablespoon extra, for rolling
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Soak dates in water for 30 minutes. Reserve water.

    2 In a food processor, blend or process dates, figs, pumpkin seeds, pecans, almond meal, cocoa and vanilla until almost smooth and combined. If mixture is too dry, add a little of the date water and blend further.

    3 Roll rounded teaspoons of mixture into 30 balls, then roll in extra cocoa. Store truffles in the fridge in an airtight container.

    Variations

    You can omit the extra cocoa for rolling if you prefer, or try rolling truffles in desiccated coconut.

    Make it gluten free: Check cocoa powder is gluten free.

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