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- Becky Striepe
- June 7, 2011
- 5:05 pm
- 108 comments
4. Vegan Truffles
Nothing says decadent like a chocolate truffle, and the fun thing about truffles is that you can modify a basic recipe in all sorts of ways! Try adding 1/4t cayenne and 1t cinnamon, for example, to create Mexican hot chocolate truffles. You can add other herbs and spices, ground nuts, or dried fruit, as well. Here’s a very basic chocolate truffle recipe to get you going:
1/4c coconut milk
2c vegan chocolate chips
1/4c + 2T coconut oil
1/3c cocoa powder, ground nuts, or coconut flakes
Heat the coconut milk in a double boiler, then stir in the chocolate chips and coconut oil until everything is completely combined.
Transfer the mixture to a shallow bowl and refrigerate until it’s cooled all the way through.
Use a spoon or melon baller to create your truffles, and roll each one in cocoa powder, nuts, or coconut before transferring to a storage container. Your truffles will keep in the fridge for 2-3 weeks.
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Becky Striepe
Becky Striepe is a freelance writer and vegan crafter living in Atlanta, Georgia. Her life’s mission is to make green crafting and vegan food accessible to everyone! Like this article? You can follow Becky on Twitter or find her on Facebook!
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+ add your ownNice variety of desserts; the cherries would be great as a garnish for a Vegan Choccy Pie (seen elsewhere on Care2)
coconut-mango-ice-cream yummy :D
Thank you
PS... I forgot to mention that because I like my cookies crunchy and chewy, I double the quantity of the dried fruit and nuts on the recipe.
From "The Kind Diet"... best vegan cookies ever!!!
1 C quick-cooking rolled oats
3/4 C unbleached all-purpose flour
1/3 C vegan cane sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp fine sea salt
1/3 C maple syrup
1/2 C safflower oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp molasses
1/4 C chopped dried plums
1/4 C chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine dry ingredients and mix well. In a separate bowl combine wet ingredients and mix well. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir to combine. Fold in dried plum and walnuts.
Using hands roll tablespoon size balls and place at least 2-3 inch apart. Press down slightly on the balls to flatten tops. Bake 12-14 min or until golden brown.
For variety, replace all-purpose flour with whole wheat pastry flour, barley flour, spelt flour, or gluten-free baking mix (choose one that does not include baking soda or baking powder). You can also substitute dried plums and walnuts with any other dried fruit and nuts. I often use a raw unsalted trail mix blend and they turn out great.
This recipe is truly amazing. Everyone that I've shared these cookies with... vegan or not, has LOVED them!!!
Enjoy!!!
Peace & light
thx:)
Thank you
Thank you for the yummy recipes!
It's always good to see vegan recipes up there. I just had a simple sweet snack just then dried fruit and nuts and org coconut - I'm being lazy today, but the other day I made veganloaf with white coconut gravy.if anyone wants the recipe i can give you my blog link, blessings
If the brown sugar is not something made like "Florida Crystals" it is not a vegan recipe. Can anybody tell me why?
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