How To Make Homemade Chocolate Truffles
645
post-template-default,single,single-post,postid-645,single-format-standard,stockholm-core-1.1,select-theme-ver-5.1.7,ajax_fade,page_not_loaded,menu-animation-underline,header_top_hide_on_mobile,wpb-js-composer js-comp-ver-6.0.3,vc_responsive,elementor-default,elementor-kit-21825
Title Image

How To Make Homemade Chocolate Truffles

November 24, 2014 In Healthy Eating, Recipes By julia@juliajun.com

How To Make Homemade Chocolate Truffles

Mmm… chocolate.  Chocolate is the only ingredient that is its very own food group. 

Well not really – but it seems as if it should be. Powerfully comforting, creamy and delicious – many people eat chocolate at least several times a week.

Which begs the question…

Is Chocolate Good for You?

The answer is both yes and no.

Chocolate has been used for centuries to treat bronchitis, sexual malaise, fatigue, hangovers, anemia, depression, memory loss, high blood pressure, poor eyesight, and more.

It also helps release that feel-good neurotransmitter –serotonin – in the brain.

But eat the wrong kind and you’ll get loads of sugar, calories, and junky ingredients.

How to Eat it Responsibly

Chocolate begins life as raw cacao (pronounced kah-kow) beans. Loaded with antioxidants, minerals, vitamins, and plant phenols, cacao is a powerful superfood. The more processed cacao becomes, however – think commercially produced candy bars – the fewer healthy components remain.

So how to get the most out of your chocolate fix?

  • Don’t be afraid of the dark. The darker the chocolate, the more beneficial cacao it contains.
  • Know your percentages: the number on dark chocolate packaging refers to the percentage of cacao bean in chocolate. For maximum health benefit, look for dark chocolate that has 75% to 85% cacao.
  • Go raw – or as unprocessed as possible.

My favorite way of getting my chocolate fix, is making my own truffles.  You’ll love this dark chocolate treat. 

Raw Chocolate Truffles

Prep time: 20 minutes

Makes 25 truffles

IMG_6069Ingredients:

  • 1 cup raw cacao powder
  • 1 cup raw cashews
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp of vanilla
  • Water (to mix)
  • Roll-in ingredients: shredded coconut, chopped nuts, chocolate nibs, raw coconut sugar, cacao powder, chopped pumpkin seeds, or something else you love

Directions:

  • Mix cashews in a food processor until it forms a powder, adding enough water to create a thick paste.
  • Add maple syrup to cashews and pulse to process.
  • Add cacao powder. Pulse to process.
  • Chill in refrigerator for 1 hour or overnight.
  • Make teaspoon-sized balls of dough. Coat balls in your chosen roll-in ingredients, enjoy!