Raw Cacao Truffles – Healthy candy!

These rich tasting truffles are a treat that treats you well!

They are easy and quick to make. I often whip them up for a quick desert for company. They are also perfect to keep on hand for when you need a little sweet treat for yourself.

Before you jump straight to the recipe, I want to give you a quick primer on cacao, because these truffles use two different forms of the Cacao bean – nibs and powder.

Cacao Primer:

• Cacao is the raw material for chocolate.
• It grows as a big pod (see pic above).
• Inside the pod are smaller beans.
• Inside the bean are nibs. They look like coarsely ground coffee.
• If you grind the whole bean or the nibs you get cacao powder.
• You can purchase cacao in all these different forms at your local health food store, or you can get the cacao beans and grind them yourself.

Raw Cacao Truffles

• 1/4 cup organic raw cocoa nibs
• 1/2 cup organic walnuts (soaked or not, soaking the nuts for a couple of hours will give you a creamier texture).
• 1.5 tablespoons  raw coconut nectar. You can also use pureed, soaked dates or raw honey.
• 2 tablespoons of Raw Cacao Powder or Ground Almonds or Shaved Coconut- Choose your favorite for coating your truffle.
• Grated Orange rind (optional and to taste).

How to:

• Put the walnuts in a food processor, grind until it’s walnut meal
• Add the cocoa nibs. Mix until the walnuts and cocoa are blended well.
• Add your favorite natural sweetener. Process until it’s a paste texture.
• Grate in a little orange rind, if you like the orange-chocolate combination.
• Roll it into balls. Roll it in the cacao powder, ground almonds or shaved coconut if you like.
• They keep well in the fridge or freezer.

Enjoy!

If you love having healthy sweet treats on hand, here are some other healthy candy recipes I think you’ll like:

• Banana Candy
• Almond Citrus Candy
• Healthy Fudge
• Tamarind – Nature’s Candy

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Nina Manolson, MA, NBC-HWC, board certified Health Coach, Psychology of Eating Coach and Certified Body-Trust Provider, believes that every woman deserves to feel good in her own body.

She helps women create a healthy and positive relationship with their food and body so they can love their body and life! She’s the founder of NinaManolson.com and The Nourished Woman Nation.

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