Chocolate Avocado Truffles
These healthy dark chocolate avocado truffles are smooth, creamy, fudgy and absolutely yummy! Simple to make and very low calorie.
Servings 23 truffles
Calories 50kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups Almond Meal
- 1 cup Mashed Avocado, about 2 medium avocados (see note 1)
- ½ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- ⅓ cup Granulated Brown Sweetener, that measures like sugar (see note 4)
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla essence
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon Sea Salt
Optional (for decoration)
- ¾ cup Sugar free chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon diced pistachios, or other nuts
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
- Mix Ingredients to form a smooth paste: Add all the ingredients to a large mixing bowl and use a dessert spoon to mix together thoroughly so that a thick paste is formed. Optional – to use a food processor to smooth out the mixture if there are too many avocado bits still visible
- Refrigerate: Place mixture into fridge for 1 hour to firm up
- Roll into balls and decorate: Roll into 23 evenly sized balls using damp hands. (you may need to wash/clean you hand every 4 to 5 balls or so to keep them super smooth on the outside)
- Store: To ensure truffles remain fresh and don’t get too soft, I recommend storing in an air tight container in the fridge for upto 5 days.
Notes
- Avocados: Its best to use firm ripe avocados for this recipe. Avoid using old avocados or ones that are over-ripe. I used Hass avocados for my truffles which have a rich sweet creamy flesh and are available all year round. Shepherd avocados also work well and have a smooth buttery inside and they have a slightly more nutty flavour, however these ones are only available a few months of the year.
- Almond Meal: this adds body and texture to the truffles and also a nutty earthiness. Alternatively you could use Hazelnut meal however it is a little more expensive.
- Cocoa Powder: Unsweetened cocoa powder is best and is generally available from the health food aisle at supmarkets. Avoid using the drinking chocolate powder as it is too sweet for this recipe.
- Granulated Sweetener: I love using the Green Earth brand which have a brown monkfruit sweetener that very much resembles brown sugar in texture and taste. Its perfect for no bake sweets as there is no grittiness and it provides a lovely sweetness. Alternatively a powdered monkfruit sweetener could be used.
- Vanilla Essence: is used to add additional flavour. You could leave this out if you don’t have it or substitute it with another flavouring, or your favourite liqueur in the same quantities (be careful to not over do it and make the mixture to wet as it will he harder to roll)
- Ground Cinnamon: used to add another layer of flavour and can be easily substitute with ground ginger, ground cloves, all spice, mixed spice, or pumpkin spice
- Sea Salt: balances out all the flavours so that you can taste them without any one being too overpowering. I think a dash of sea salt goes a long way to enhancing these truffles.
Nutrition
Calories: 50kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Fiber: 1g