Name: Good-for-you truffles
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes 20
Ingredients: 2 tbsp/30 ml cranberries, finely chopped; 2 tbsp/30 ml grated chocolate; ½ tsp/2.5 ml ground cinnamon; 1 tsp/5 ml vanilla extract; 1 tbsp/15 ml maple syrup; 2 tbsp/30 ml plain soya protein powder; 2 tbsp/30 ml cacao powder; 50 g/2 oz/⅓ cup dark (bittersweet) chocolate, broken into pieces; 85 g/3⅓ oz/4 Medjool dates, stoned (pitted); 150 g/5 oz/1 carton French-style soft goat’s cheese (without rind); 25 g/1 oz/¼ cup unsweetened desiccated (dry shredded) coconut, plus 2 tbsp/30 ml to decorate

Preparation info

Makes
20

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Energy Balls & Power Bites

By Sara Lewis

Published 2017

About

Traditional chocolate truffles are made with cream and booze; this easy child-friendly version is made with low-fat French-style soft goat’s cheese, antioxidant-boosting cacao, protein powder and energy-boosting dates sneaked in for natural sweetness and flavour.

Ingredients

50 g/2 oz/⅓ cup dark (bittersweet) chocolate, broken into pieces
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Method

Melt the chocolate in a shallow dish set over a pan of gently simmering water.
Add the dates to a food processor and blitz until a smooth paste forms. Add the goat’s cheese, coconut, cacao and protein powder then spoon in the maple syrup, vanilla and cinnamon. Blitz briefly together then add the melted chocolate and blitz until just mixed.
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