Chocolate Prune Truffles
This delicious, healthy and somewhat sophisticated treat is not too sweet, making a great candy for adult palates. It may appeal to the younger crowd as well –my 10 year old ate a dozen of these and then packed more in his school lunch.
Along with their rich chocolate-prune flavor, these vegan truffles are packed with healthy antioxidants and quite nutritionally dense.
Chocolate Prune Truffles
Ingredients
- 1 cup prunes, pitted
- ¾ cup tart cherry juice
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup chocolate chips, melted over very low heat
- ¾ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
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Place prunes in a bowl and cover with cherry juice
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Soak for 1-2 hours
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If your prunes are hard, not juicy, you may need to heat them just a bit in the cherry juice until soft
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Place prunes and juice in food processor and pulse until smooth, about 30 seconds
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Pulse in vanilla, then melted chocolate
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Scrape mixture into a bowl and place in freezer for 30-45 minutes, until almost smooth
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Remove from freezer, and roll into 1″ balls in palm of hand
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Roll in coconut to coat
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Serve
Equipment
These tasty little truffles are based on a recipe called Prune Armagnac Truffles in Baking with Agave Nectar
I made these truffles liquor free (for the boys) and dairy free (for me) and swapped out a few other ingredients as well to create this vegan version. I hope you enjoy this little treat as much as my family has!
