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Truffles

As part of Whole Foods for the Holidays I'm bringing this forward!  We love this recipe and so does everyone else that tries it!  You never miss your chocolate when you can have these!  I have had many people say that the peanut butter cups (instructions in the note at end of post) I have made taste even better then the storebought non-whole food kind! ;) Also if you are careful not to warm the oil up too much it can actually be considered a raw food!   
A great treat to have around for the holidays!

ENJOY!!


Truffles
½ cup coconut oil
½ cup almond butter
6 Tablespoons raw carob powder
2/3 cup turbinado (raw) sugar, powdered fine in blender
1 teaspoon liquid soy lecithin (optional)
pinch of sea salt
½ teaspoon vanilla

Warm up the coconut oil and almond butter in a saucepan until smooth. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir until well combined and very smooth with a wire whisk. Pour contents of sauce pan into a small square rubbermaid or tupperware container that has been oiled with coconut oil. Cover and chill overnight or until firm. On a clean, dry surface, "pop" out the truffles by turning over the container and putting your thumbs into the center of the container and flexing it until the truffles come out in one big piece. Cut the truffles with a very sharp butcher knife that is slightly warm into 16 pieces (4 one way and 4 the other way.) Just so you know last time I made this I doubled it and poured it into a oiled 9x9 pan to freeze. They were a little tricky to get out since my pan was a stone ;) but it made a bunch the picture of the platter was taken after the first layer above it had been eaten. And it seems like there was even half of a third layer too! Just FYI! Oh and those are just the LITTLE candy cups not regular sized cup cake ones. They are just bite size! Work quickly as the truffles will melt at room temperature. Put the truffles into individual cupcake holders, or return them to the container. Keep chilled and covered to preserve freshness.


NOTE: The Truffles call for almond butter but I sometimes use natural peanut butter instead. Both are good it tastes more like just chocolate if you use almond butter and more peanut butter chocolate if you use peanut butter ;) I have made peanut butter cups buy making the truffles with the almond butter then pouring a little into the bottom of a cupcake holders then adding some peanut butter mixed with honey and putting it in the center and then filling the rest of the way with the truffle mixture and freezing! They are very, very Tasty!

13 comments:

glidingcalm said...

those look so decadent! and limeaide is the best!!! that totally reminded me of chidlhood summer memories seeing that! thank you!!

fitncrafty said...

Tam... This should NOT be legal! I am gaing weight back just looking at these! I will have to try them for the family though!
thanks for sharing...

Tammie said...

fitncrafty: Oh they are a great treat to have once in a while. I don't make them often but they are way fun to have and I do more then look at them I eat my fair share and have not gained weight from them. Of course they are NOT an everyday snack! I only make them once or twice a year.

Signe said...

Oh, these look entirely evil! This will be a great Christmas treat! Thanks :)

Anonymous said...

Glad you posted these..they make a wonderful holiday treat in place of Hershey kisses, fudge, etc., and they are truly satisfying, even to the most addicted chocoholic. Love those peanut butter cups! And they are nice n easy. Love ya tons. Mom

Courtney said...

My husband has been dieing to figure out how to make some sort of Reese's PB cups, so now I think we can. We thought we needed to soy lecithin, but now we know how much to try next time. I also want to know do you have any muffin recipes?- like something with Bran that I could make and freeze. I haven't been able to find any recipes that follow the rules. Thanks.

Tammie said...

You know Courtney I have been wanting to try some bran type muffins that I could freeze for a few years now. I did try a almond poppy seed one that was pretty good but needed a little work. And I bet you could put a good zucchini bread recipe or my pumpkin carob chip into muffin tins and it would work good.

I'll work on some of those hopefully soon! They would make for very healthy convient snacks! Thanks for the reminder that I have been wanting to do that! ;)

Cassie said...

I have some of these in my freezer right now. When ever I need a little something I have one. Thanks for a great recipe!

Sara said...

YUM! These look and sound so delicious! We're hosting my family for Christmas in a week and a half and I've been debating on what to make. I'm definitely making these! I think I'll make them this weekend and freeze them till the party. Thanks so much!

Trish said...

Sounds like a fun holiday treat! I'm wondering...are you a cacao hater? Or just think it is evil? In my journey of health I've found that Cacao and Carob actually are great to have together in the same recipe! (Calcium-Magnesium!) Or do you sometimes have cacao?

Tammie said...

Trish: I do think Cacao has been overhyped and I personally don't feel it's the super food most people like to say it is. I don't think it's evil and I'm not a hater. Does it have some good things about it? Absolutely! But for sure I think it's overdone these days. I find way too many people that seem to be addicted to it like it literally calls them and they can't seem to go very long without a "fix."

It's quite potent and I think it stresses the adrenals when eaten too often. Even the really good raw kind. The jury is still out for me on how much is a good amount and how much just taxes the system. I think a lot of times it depends on the person.

It may actually be better when combined with certain foods. I kind of like your idea of mixing it with carob. You would not have to use as much and the carob may help to balance it out better.

Trish said...

Yeah, in my experiments the Cacao-carob combo is a total win!

Ktietje85 said...

Looks delicious! Thanks for linking to the Whole Foods for the Holiday: Desserts carnival. :)