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

Published: Mar 27, 2015 · Modified: Oct 28, 2020 by Megan

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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.

Grain Free Chocolate Walnut Truffles

Grain Free Chocolate Walnut Truffles

Megan Olson
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
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 15 minutes mins
Course Bites, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 10 bites
Calories 130 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

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

Instructions
 

  • Soak dates in a warm bowl of water 10-20 minutes to soften. This can also be done overnight.
  • Add walnuts and almonds to a food processor and pulse until roughly chopped.
  • Add dates, cocoa powder, maple syrup and mint extract.
  • Blend until a dough mixture is formed. If the mixture does not stick together, add 1-2 dates more then process again until sticky.
  • 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.
  • Store in a container or plastic bag in the refrigerator for a healthy snack up to 14 days. Freeze up to 60 days.

Notes

  • My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my nutrition clients.

Nutrition

Serving: 1biteCalories: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 3gFat: 8gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 191mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gCalcium: 42mgIron: 1mg
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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. Lisa Korol says

    December 12, 2020 at 5:42 pm

    Just made them for my family, and everyone loved them

    Reply
  2. Lynn says

    January 24, 2017 at 8:30 pm

    How many carbs?

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  3. 120 KGS says

    November 08, 2016 at 5:34 am

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

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