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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
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 8 truffles
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: European
Calories: 217
Ingredients Method Notes

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

Method
 

To make the date paste
  1. 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
  1. In a mixing bowl, add the ground almonds, coconut, cardamom powder, ghee and the dates paste. Mix through to combine
  2. Divide into 8 equal portions and shape them into balls. Refrigerate for 30 minutes
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
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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