Raw Date And Orange Holiday Truffles
Raw Date And Orange Holiday Truffles - healthy, gluten free and delicious! Perfect to wrap as a gift for Christmas!
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 1 medium orange zested and juiced
- 12 medium Medjool dates pits removed
- 2 oz (57 gr) dried cranberries
- 5 oz (142 gr) raw hazelnuts (or any raw nuts of your choice)
- 1 oz (25 gr) raw cacao powder
- 1 tsp coconut oil melted
- optional- 1/2 tsp orange liqueur of your choice
Decoration:
- any holiday cookie sprinkles of your choice and cacao powder
Instructions
- Line a plate or baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl combine dates, cranberries and half of the orange juice. Let them soak for 10-15 minutes.
- In a food processor (powerful blender) combine hazelnuts and the rest of the orange juice and process until nuts are finely chopped.
- Transfer chopped hazelnuts to a bowl.
- Process soaked dates, cranberries and orange juice for 1 minute.
- Combine date-cranberry mixture with hazelnut mixture. Add cacao powder, coconut oil, orange zest and liqueur (optional). Mash everything together until a homogenous mixture is formed.
- Using a small cookie scoop, scoop out balls from the dough, then roll them by hand and place on prepared baking sheet (plate) lined with parchment paper. Chill for 15 minutes.
- Take out of the fridge and roll truffles in toppings of your choice. (I used cacao powder and Christmas sprinkles).
- Keep truffles in an air tight container, refrigerated.
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Nutrition
Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Potassium: 307mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 7.2mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1.1mg