Coconut Date Truffle Bites

28
Servings

80m
Prep Time

3m
Cook Time

1h 23m
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Recipe: #18082

March 15, 2015

recipe by:
breezermom

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recipe by:
breezermom

"I love chocolate, nuts and fruit! Prep time includes 1 hour of refrigerator time."

Original recipe yields 28 servings

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Ingredients

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2/3 cup almonds (salted, roasted)
30 whole pitted dates
1/2 cup flaked unsweetened coconut
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa

1 tablespoon coconut oil
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate (chopped)

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (163.8 g)
Calories 474.1
Total Fat - 2.8 g
Saturated Fat - 0.8 g
Cholesterol - 0 mg
Sodium - 20.9 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 120.5 g
Dietary Fiber - 13.2 g
Sugars - 101.2 g
Protein - 4.5 g
Calcium - 68.4 mg
Iron - 1.9 mg
Vitamin C - 0.7 mg
Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step 1

Place the almonds in a food processor; process until finely ground. Add dates; process until finely ground. Add coconut and the next 3 ingredients (through salt), pulse until combined.

Step 2

Scoop about 2 teaspoons cocoa mixture with a spoon, and roll into a ball. repeat the procedure with the remaining cocoa mixture. Place the truffles on a platter lined with parchment paper and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Step 3

Place the chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Micorwave at high for 1 minute and 20 seconds or until melted, stirring every 20 seconds. Add the truffles, stirring gently to coat. Return the truffles to the platter until the chocolate sets.