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If you are food blogger or a food blog follower you must have noticed that there are some recipes which ‘trend’ trough all of them. All of a sudden you might notice that everybody is making ‘green smoothies’, cooking quinoa, making raw brownies with dates and nuts, healthy mousse with avocado or silken tofu etc…
I always wondered why that happened until I tried these ‘trending’ recipes 
These recipes are fool proof and so good! Think about it… there must be a reason why everybody tries them, loves them and blogs them, right?
One of these recipes which I have been seeing forever was Raw Truffles. I must have seen different variations of this in at least over a dozen blogs. Even though everybody highly recommended them I never really made them because I thought they can’t really be *that* good! Come on… we all know how wonderful real truffles are! Though I make them very rarely, they are always LOVED. This one has no added sugar or fat and is raw and you are telling me it tastes good??
A couple of days ago cocoa craving hit me. It was monday evening and I wanted my sugar fix real quick. For some strange reason this truffle recipe came to my mind. I had dates and I had cocoa, so nothing was going to stop me! I made this Date and Cocoa truffle and I don’t need to tell you how much I loved them! They are so good that I actually decided to blog about them ‘once again’!! lol…
In case you are like me and have never tried this recipe, please change your mind after reading this post. Everybody deserves this sweet treat! You are literally 2 ingredients and 2 minutes away from one of the easiest and tastiest raw desserts. Make it NOW!!
Notes:
Use the best quality dates you have. They need to be soft and sweet
Use good quality cocoa.
Add alcohol of your choice to make boozy truffles.
Add different spices to change flavors.
Add nuts to the mix if you like, try almonds, cashew, pistachio, walnuts etc
I have rolled them over cocoa but you can try coconut, sesame, finely ground nuts, etc for different colors and flavors.
Ingredients
- 10-15 good quality soft dates
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1-2 tbsp of olive oil/coconut oil/rum/vanilla (optional)
- some unsweetened cocoa more to roll the truffles.
This is simple! Just de-seed the dates and process them with cocoa powder into a smooth paste. If it’s too hard (depends of your dates) use a bit of oil or alcohol to help it come together. Once done, scoop small bits out with a spoon and roll it between your palm to make truffles. Roll them over some unsweetened cocoa and store in an air-tight container.
17 comments :
Raw Fun with Dates...Making Truffles! - The Food Duo August 31, 2014 12:12PM
[...] unsweetened cocoa. Everything else would be good to go. Date & Cocoa Truffles She picked Date & Cocoa Raw Truffles from Love Food Eat, which seemed pretty quick and easy. And, it was! Throwing the ingredients into our trusty [...]
Khajoor Cocoa Ladoo – Trufe Raw din Curmale si Cacao | Bucatarie Indiana Vegetariana July 24, 2014 1:03PM
[...] adaptare dupa: Love Food Eat [...]
Natalia July 24, 2014 11:44AM
The pictures are gorgeous!
Cocoa and date “truffles” | Welcome to doctorfoodlove! July 9, 2014 2:12AM
[...] please! If you follow my Facebook page, you might have seen that I shared this link recently to lovefoodeat‘s recipe for Date and Cocoa Raw Truffles. I stumbled across it on Pinterest and just had to [...]
Ange Rocca January 27, 2014 3:43PM
Fabulous recipe! Did anyone else have a problem with date chunks? I wonder if mine needed more soaking? I used my vitamix to blend but everything kept getting stuck and I did end up with some date pieces in the truffles.
Bomboane raw cu cacao și curmale | Bucate aparte January 24, 2014 5:29PM
[...] De când cu noua mea fixație de a mânca sănătos și de a-mi găti mai mereu, la capitolul dulciuri am stat cam prost. Până am descoperit bomboanele raw. Nu numai că sunt foarteeeee bune și îți satisfac pofta de dulce, sunt și sănătoase și simpatice. Rețeta am luat-o de aici: http://www.lovefoodeat.com/date-cocoa-raw-truffles/ [...]
October | A Thousand Daily Deaths November 5, 2013 7:16AM
[...] Let’s not talk about the pumpkin mug cake that was more like cinnamon scrambled eggs) Date Cocoa Truffles. Rich, sweet, tasty, and only three ingredients. Chocolate Peanutbutter Pie. Like Buckeye bars. [...]
Dark Chocolate Nut Balls (No Bake, Refined Sugar Free & Vegan) | love food eat July 17, 2013 5:19PM
[...] use good quality dates instead of jaggery too but it’ll result in a different taste like these ‘truffles’ with [...]
MJ July 7, 2013 5:53AM
These ARE so good! Just made some….can’t stop licking the spoon! ^_^
judy April 18, 2013 9:51PM
How many do they make? How long can they be stored for? Can they be refridgerated? You said oil? And/or vanilla?
Autumn April 14, 2013 3:34AM
These do look amazing! I was just wondering if you happen to know how many calories are in a truffle?
(or serving size)
Naughty & Nice = Something for Everyone! | Seven Aprons February 5, 2013 7:38PM
[...] this recipe as a starting point, I ended up using a blend of prunes and dates for added texture and sweetness [...]
Erica January 18, 2013 12:00AM
wow, these look fabulous. I’ve made brownies this way, but I love the addition of rum. Yum!
Katarina December 16, 2012 8:55AM
These look absolutely delicious!
Chatique December 13, 2012 2:22AM
Umm, wholesome food is good for the soul. Thanks for sharing! I look forward to joining you on this food journey!
‘Rajgira Khajur Aur Badam ki Laddu’ – Amarath Date & Almond Balls | love food eat November 21, 2012 3:25PM
[...] Try adding vanilla or cardamom instead of cinnamon. If you like chocolate, go ahead and add a spoonful of unsweetend cocoa into the laddu. I am sure it’ll taste fabulous (like Raw Date Truffles) [...]
Adi November 16, 2012 1:09PM
Sad to hear about the virus attack. I was looking for the broccoli & pasta recipe and was completely disappointed when I couldn’t find it. Hope you manage to get all of your wonderful posts back online. Can’t do without my weekly dose of lovefooteat.com