Spiced chocolate almond truffles
These easy to make truffles are not just delicious, pretty looking but also come together with just a handful of ingredients. These are a chocolate lover's joy and also make for a thoughtful Christmas food gift
Ingredients
- ½ cup ground almonds
- ½ cup desiccated coconut
- ¾ cup chocolate chips mix of dark and semi-sweet
- 5 tbsp date paste
- 1 tbsp cardamom powder
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp ghee
To garnish
- 4-5 tbsp pistachios finely chopped
- 4-5 tbsp edible rose petals optional
Instructions
To make the date paste
- Soak a cup of pitted and roughly chopped dates in hot water for 30 minutes. Then grind them to a smooth paste, using the same water (add as required) and keep aside
To make the truffles
- In a mixing bowl, add the ground almonds, coconut, cardamom powder, ghee and the dates paste. Mix through to combine
- Divide into 8 equal portions and shape them into balls. Refrigerate for 30 minutes
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips and butter together in bursts of 30 seconds. Stir to combine. Keep heating until completely molten and smooth - set aside
- Remove the almond-coconut balls from the fridge. Dip and roll them in the chocolate sauce to coat all over with chocolate. Place on a parchment lined tray, thereafter. Garnish with the pistachios and rose petals and refrigerate for another 30 minutes or until the chocolate sets
- Enjoy your guilt free, spiced chocolate almond truffles as a snack or dessert! Also share as food gifts with your family and friends this holiday season
Notes
- You can choose to use chocolate as dark as per your preference. Even milk chocolate chips work well here
- Instead of cardamom powder you could also flavor with cinnamon powder/chai spice/pumpkin spice or just vanilla essence
- 1 cup = 250 millilitres
- tbsp - tablespoon
- tsp - teaspoon