These gut-healthy vegan chocolate flaxseed truffles are rich in fiber, nutritious and satisfying. A bonus? They require no baking.
Prep time: 5 minutes
Additional time: 20 minutes
Total time: 25 minutes
Yield: 15
Ingredients
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- ½ cup runny almond butter
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- ¼ cup ground flax seeds
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- 2 Tbsp raw cacao
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- 2 Tbsp finely shredded coconut flakes
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- ½ tsp vanilla extract
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- 2 Tbsp maple syrup
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- Optional: ¼ tsp cinnamon
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- Optional: 1/8 tsp cardamom
Instructions
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- In a medium bowl, combine almond butter with vanilla extract and maple syrup. Mix very well, until the ingredients are incorporated.
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- Add cacao, flax seeds and coconut flakes. Combine all ingredients by hand and form into 14-16 one-inch truffles.
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- Refrigerate the truffles for 15-20 minutes. Store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Notes:
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- You can use the nut butter of your choice: including peanut, cashew, sunbutter, etc.
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- For a twist, add the cinnamon and cardamom.
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- If you don’t have finely shredded coconut, you can omit this ingredient entirely.
