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Grain Free Chocolate Walnut Truffles {GF, Vegan, Paleo, Low Cal}

March 27, 2015

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Grain Free Chocolate Walnut Truffles made with almond, walnuts, dates and chocolate these decadent mint no bake snacks melt in your mouth not in your hand! Gluten Free + Vegan + Paleo + Low Calorie

Grain Free Chocolate Walnut Truffles

Something that drives me crazy about food blogs is how perfect the pictures always look and everything around them so neat and tidy. There’s never soup running on the sides of the pristine white bowl or any one ingredient wilted.

Sometimes I wonder if the food is even cooked or if it’s staged. A lot of companies stage “food” to make it appealing to consumers. Many times they don’t even use real food.

Grain Free Chocolate Walnut Truffles

It’s some plastic thing made to look like the food they’re promoting. Did you know cereal companies will put glue in the bowls so the cereal doesn’t wilt and get soggy? Now that’s appetizing! Really makes you wanna eat a bowl of cereal. It sure would be a lot less work if I didn’t actually cook my food. Tempting…

Truth is that would never happen because I really like to cook so I can see the look on people’s faces when they take a bite like these truffles. Priceless. Besides if I were gonna fake food blogging, then what’s the point? I have a thousand other things I’d rather pursue in life that are real than waste my time being fake about something.

Grain Free Chocolate Walnut Truffles

The downside of not being fake means not always being perfect. Every once in awhile, I take great humor in the lack of perfection in my photos like in the summer when I try to shoot a smoothie and it melts everywhere before I can grab the camera. That sucks. And it’s messy.

Enough about cereal, we have an important recipe to make today…Grain Free Chocolate Walnut Truffles! These no bake snacks have a mild minty flavor and are sweetened with dates. Love dates because they’re high in fiber which is exactly what you need for fat loss.

Grain Free Chocolate Walnut Truffles

Paleo and vegan friendly snack bites with a peppermint twist! Not a peppermint fan? No problem! Swap it for almond or vanilla extract and they’re just as delicious. 

Make a batch for a healthy snack. Store half in the freezer so you can enjoy them again and again for healthy snacking.

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Grain Free Chocolate Walnut Truffles

Grain Free Chocolate Walnut Truffles made with almond, walnuts, dates & chocolate these decadent truffles melt in your mouth not in your hand! Gluten Free + Vegan + Paleo + Low Calorie
Author Skinny Fitalicious
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 10 bites
Calories 130 kcal
Grain Free Chocolate Walnut Truffles
5 from 2 votes
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup walnuts raw
  • 2/3 cup almonds raw
  • 10-12 dates pitted
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1/4 tsp peppermint extract (vanilla or almond extract may be subbed)
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  1. Soak dates in a warm bowl of water 10-20 minutes to soften. This can also be done overnight.

  2. Add walnuts and almonds to a food processor and pulse until roughly chopped.

  3. Add dates, cocoa powder, maple syrup and mint extract.

  4. Blend until a dough mixture is formed. If the mixture does not stick together, add 1-2 dates more then process again until sticky.

  5. Scoop 1 tbsp of dough and roll into balls. Keep your hands wet while rolling the dough into balls to prevent them from sticking to your hands.

  6. Store in a container or plastic bag in the refrigerator for a healthy snack up to 14 days. Freeze up to 60 days.

Recipe Notes

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Course Bites, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate, dairy free, date, energy bite, gluten free, grain free, healthy, low calorie, no bake, Paleo, snack, vegan, walnut
Nutrition facts per serving (1bite)
Calories 130 kcal
Fat 8 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 1 mg
Potassium 191 mg
Carbohydrates 12 g
Fiber 3 g
Sugar 7 g
Protein 3 g
Vitamin A 0 %
Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium 42 %
Iron 1 %

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Grain Free Chocolate Walnut Truffles made with almond, walnuts, dates and chocolate these decadent mint no bake snacks melt in your mouth not in your hand! Gluten Free + Vegan + Paleo + Low Calorie

Grain Free Chocolate Walnut Truffles made with almond, walnuts, dates and chocolate these decadent mint no bake snacks melt in your mouth not in your hand!

About Megan

Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.

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  1. Mai T. says

    March 27, 2015 at 3:04 am

    Food blogs can only be successful with appealing photos, I think. And the creativity!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      March 27, 2015 at 9:14 pm

      People do eat with their eyes.

      Reply
  2. Michele @ paleorunningmomma says

    March 27, 2015 at 3:49 am

    When I was little I would ask my mom how they made the food look so good and not like it really looks in commercials, and she told me it’s just not real. Made sense to me then! Although for food blogs I’m thinking the food is just edited to look a certain way. Your pictures always look perfect to me, and these look delicious!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      March 27, 2015 at 9:14 pm

      Thanks Michele! I’m getting really critical with my pics lately. It’s driving me crazy!

      Reply
  3. Erin@BeetsPerMinute says

    March 27, 2015 at 7:10 am

    I have the worst food photography on the internet lol. Even your bad pictures look professional compared to mine. Those truffles sound delightful in focus or not! 🙂

    Reply
    • Megan says

      March 27, 2015 at 9:14 pm

      Thanks Erin! You should see some of my pics from my first try. Horrible! You get better the more you do it.

      Reply
  4. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    March 27, 2015 at 7:22 am

    Yay! A yummy recipe for my least favorite nut 😉

    Reply
    • Megan says

      March 27, 2015 at 9:12 pm

      Thanks the walnuts were an accident!

      Reply
  5. Suzy says

    March 27, 2015 at 7:35 am

    Ha ha ha ha! That’s awesome! I’m always so intimidated by those perfect food pictures. I’m not a food blogger or any sort of photographer so whenever I come across perfect food posts I get all stuck for comments, and usually pass them by. But I think all you pro food bloggers should post more blooper pics for the rest of us common folk!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      March 27, 2015 at 9:12 pm

      What an honor to be called a “pro!”

      Reply
  6. Lauren @ The Bikini Experiment says

    March 27, 2015 at 9:30 am

    Lol…lots of overflow going on! I guess it is the name of the game to be successful, but yes, I’m always in awe of how “perfect” looking bloggers can make food appear to be. Enjoy your weekend!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      March 27, 2015 at 9:18 pm

      Lots of editing! You’d be amazed how many pics I’ve jazzed up.

      Reply
  7. Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says

    March 27, 2015 at 11:48 am

    Haha – I love that falling balls pic. These sound fabulous. Walnuts are one of my favorites!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      March 27, 2015 at 9:18 pm

      I like that pic too. 😉

      Reply
  8. Patricia Salyers says

    March 27, 2015 at 4:18 pm

    Come cook for me Please!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      March 27, 2015 at 9:10 pm

      Would love to!

      Reply
  9. krystel says

    March 27, 2015 at 8:04 pm

    never had truffles before but looks good

    Reply
    • Megan says

      March 27, 2015 at 9:19 pm

      They’re more desert like where regular bites are like snacks.

      Reply
  10. Maddie @ Dixie Runs says

    March 28, 2015 at 1:45 pm

    I think Pinterest has put a lot of pressure on food bloggers… I will only pin a recipe if looks amazing, even though it never looks anything like the picture after I make it!

    These truffles look so delicious!! They would be perfect for a snack at work between breakfast and lunch!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      March 29, 2015 at 6:33 pm

      Most food photography is fake. I see so much of that in Pinterest & other blogs. It bothers me when I make someone else’s recipe and it’s nothing like the pictures. Hope you like the truffles! They’re decadent.

      Reply
  11. Nikki Frank-Hamilton says

    March 30, 2015 at 12:13 pm

    The bloopers crack me up! It never is as it seems, is it? Cracks me up when I look around the area that I am photographing and see the mess, things out of place here and there, but not within the area of the lens! BTW, the gluten free tag caught my eye, I am always looking for snack ideas, my go to used to be granola bars, alas not anymore. Even the gluten free ones bother me. So, I am pinning this, I tweeted it, I cannot be the only one looking for great snacks that are gluten free and you can take with you when you go out! Thanks!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      March 30, 2015 at 6:33 pm

      Haha, my kitchen’s always a disaster when I’m doing a shoot! I always look around after and wish someone would come and magically clean it for me. Never happens. Enjoy the bites!

      Reply
  12. Ronald Gagnon says

    March 31, 2015 at 2:49 am

    I was hooked by the photos before I even read the recipe…I am going to love these..thank you

    Reply
    • Megan says

      March 31, 2015 at 8:05 am

      I’m glad you liked the photos because I didn’t love how this shoot turned out.

      Reply
  13. denise low says

    March 31, 2015 at 11:58 am

    Thank you for the recipe. This looks delicious. We will give this one a try.

    Reply
    • Megan says

      March 31, 2015 at 7:06 pm

      Hope you like it!

      Reply
  14. Miz Helen says

    April 6, 2015 at 9:32 am

    Your Chocolate Walnut Truffles look delicious! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great week.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
  15. Martin @ testozilla says

    June 17, 2015 at 3:12 am

    Incredible recipe! This is a one good healthy snack, good nutrition, easy to digest.
    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      June 17, 2015 at 4:21 pm

      Thanks, it’s one of my favorites!

      Reply
  16. 120 KGS says

    November 8, 2016 at 5:34 am

    Looks tasty, hope I’ll do it in the same way))

    Reply
  17. Lynn says

    January 24, 2017 at 8:30 pm

    How many carbs?

    Reply
  18. Lisa Korol says

    December 12, 2020 at 5:42 pm

    Just made them for my family, and everyone loved them

    Reply

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