Description
These healthy goji berry truffles have a chewy filling that's coated in dark chocolate. They're rich, satisfying and great for a superfood treat!
Ingredients
Scale
Filling
- 1 cup pitted dates
- 1/2 cup raw almonds
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/3 cup dried goji berries
- 3 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Coating
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips (5-6 oz)
Topping (optional)
- 34 goji berries (2 per truffle)
Instructions
- Place the dates in a small bowl. Boil a pot of water and pour over the dates so that they are fully submerged. Soak for 5 minutes.
- Drain water from the dates and place in a food processor, along with the remaining filling ingredients. Blend, stopping to scrape the sides every so often, until mixture is a thick, sticky dough*
- Roll the filling into balls, about 1 tablespoon in size. Place them on a lined baking sheet or plate.
- Freeze the fillings for 30 minutes**
- Melt chocolate in a small sauce pan, over low heat. Stir frequently, until the chocolate is fully melted.
- Remove chocolate from heat, retrieve balls from freezer and dip balls (one at a time) into the melted chocolate. Place dipped balls back on your lined baking sheet to set.
- Optional: drizzle remaining chocolate over the truffles and top each with 2 goji berries.
- Store in fridge or freezer.
Notes
*The filling will not have a smooth, consistent texture. If you don't want as many chunks of almond and goji berry to show in the filling, then first blend the almonds, coconut and goji berries in your food processor. After that, add in the remaining filling ingredients.
**Freezing the filling makes dipping them in chocolate a lot easier, but this step is not required.