These vegan and gluten-free dangerously delicious treats are perfect to make for a special holiday dinner dessert!
~ Vegan & Gluten-Free ~
Ingredients:
1/2 cup almond butter
1/2 cup sunflower butter
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1 cup dates, soaked
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup puffed quinoa
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tbsp coconut oil
1/2 tsp vanilla
Pinch salt
1/3 cup cocoa powder
2 tbsp coconut milk beverage or almond milk
In a 8-12 cup food processor add soaked dates, nut and seed butter, coconut oil and vanilla. Blend until smooth. Add shredded coconut and blend until well combined. Pour mixture in to a medium bowl and fold in quinoa until evenly combined. Using a table spoon, make 1inch balls and place in baking dish. Place in freezer for 30 minutes or until hard. About 10minutes before removing the balls from the freezer, using a small sauce pan over medium heat, melt coconut oil until just melted. Add maple syrup, vanilla and salt and bring just to simmer then remove from heat. Add cocoa powder and whisk until smooth. Return to a warm element (lowest heat setting). Gradually add non-dairy milk beverage, whisking constantly to combine until chocolate sauce is smooth. Individually roll balls in chocolate sauce until thinly coated. Place chocolate coated balls on tray, spaced 1 inch apart. Return to fridge or freezer to solidify chocolate. Enjoy!
Store in fridge for up to 10 days or in freezer for up to one month.
Makes about 18-20 balls
Prep & freezer time:
Prep time: 30 minutes
Freezer time: 1 hour
Total time: 1 hr 30 minutes
Love the Power of Food:
Dates
Grown on the 'Tree of Life', this wonderful fruit is an excellent natural sweetener for baking. It also is loaded with tons of health promoting nutrients (unlike normal white sugar commonly used in baking). Dates are an excellent source of thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5) and B6. This amazing little fruit is also an excellent source of potassium, magnesium, manganese, iron, phosphorus and copper. Dates provide 64 % more potassium than bananas! Dates are one of the most alkaline foods and also contain a special dietary fibre that has been shown to reduce the absorption of cholesterol and also help to balance blood glucose levels.
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