Happy Friday my wild childs! This week I’m back with another tasty recipe perfect for an after dinner treat or sweet mid-afternoon snack. Using only a few wholefood ingredients, these truffles are so easy to make and a lot healthier than any pre-packed desert often full of refined sugars and sweeteners.
Whilst the basic components of these truffles are simply dates, peanut butter, nuts and chocolate, each element can be altered to suit your personal taste. For example you may choose to use a different chocolate like salted caramel or white chocolate, or maybe even mix it up with different spreads for the filling like biscoff or sprinkle with hundreds and thousands for a fun decoration alternative… the possibilities are endless!
The first step is to remove the stone from each date and fill with your spread of choice. Medjool dates are the best kind given their larger size and naturally sweet, gooey flesh. My favourite peanut butter by Pic’s works perfectly as a smooth, creamy filling with a hint of salt.
Adding a sprinkling of crushed nuts at this stage gives a little crunch to the centre of the truffles. Alternatively crushed biscuits or even a whole hazelnut would be another good addition.
Now pop the dates into the freezer whilst you melt the chocolate ready for coating. I opted for Green & Blacks 70% dark chocolate block to match the intense salted peanut flavour from the PB and simply melted this in a mug in the microwave for a few minutes.
Now comes the fun part where things tend to get a little messy too! It’s easiest to use a fork and spoon to submerge each date into the melted chocolate and lay straight onto a board ready for setting. I then got artsy by drizzling the remaining chocolate all over the finished truffles and decorated with strawberries for an aesthetic desert board.
Finally I chose to complete my truffles with a sprinkling of desiccated coconut, but yet again feel free to get creative with different toppings here. Leave them to set in the fridge and serve chilled or remove from the fridge half an hour early for an extra oozy centre. As you can see these require very little effort to make but look super impressive, especially when presented on a board with berries and extra chocolate! I’ll be enjoying mine curled up on the sofa with a glass of wine tonight 😉
Dani Aneka 