Well, hello! There is a newly created recipe for you! These Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles are sure to become a favorite dessert, snack or gift of yours! With just a few ingredients and such a great presentation, you will be excited to add these delicious balls to your recipe box.
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The ingredients: raw cashews, maple syrup, vanilla extract, ground flax seed, chocolate chips, dark chocolate bar, and sea salt. They are quite easy to make. I like to store them in the freezer for a quick snack. Wouldn’t these make a great dessert at a dinner party or gathering? Yes!
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No need to purchase store bought truffles when you can make these! And controlling the ingredients results in a healthier treat!
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- 1 cups and 1/2 raw cashews
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground flax seed*
- pinch fine sea salt
- 3 tablespoons chocolate chips
- For the icing:
- 73 ounces % Dark Chocolate Bar 3.5
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Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Place cashews in a food processor and blend until combined (holds together when pressed together in your hands). However, it should not get to consistency of cashew butter.
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Add maple syrup, vanilla extract, flax seed and sea salt and pulse a few times until combined.
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Pour mixture in mixing bowl and add the chocolate chips and mix with spatula.
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Scoop tablespoon sized balls of dough and mold into balls with your hands.
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Place the balls on the parchment paper a few inches apart.
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Place in freezer for about an hour or until very firm. When almost ready, make melted chocolate coating that you will use to dip/coat balls/truffles.
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Makes about 15 truffles.
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For the chocolate coating, I melted a 73% dark chocolate bar, 3.5 ounce, and using a fork lowered the frozen balls/truffles into the chocolate to coat. I did this with each one and then placed back on the parchment paper lined baking pan and back into the freezer for a few hours.
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Note: I usually keep these in the freezer when storing them. You could melt chocolate chips as the coating. It would probably be fine to soak your cashews prior to using in the recipe as well.
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*I prefer golden flax seed; check my Shop Page for my favorite brand!
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I love the ground cashews in this! I can’t believe you’ve made a healthy truffle! I am all over this one! My husband and I have been on the south beach diet – I think we can phase these in within the next week or so! Can’t wait!
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Hi Lisa, Thank you!
Very-very nice recipe. I can tell from your images that the cashews add a different dimention to the truffles. Thumbs up!
Thanks so much!
I was looking for a recipe like this to create an idea I have in mind… I think I’ll make these first they look aweome! Thanks for sharing
Thanks Simon – recipe testing is fun, isn’t it? Hope you enjoy these!
Oh my goodness. I have to try your recipe. I am a truffle addict!
Thanks Sara – hope you love these!
Delicious
Thanks!
These look and sound awesome. I read recently that now we aren’t supposed to eat raw flour. I’m not sure I buy into all that, but these rock because I don’t have to worry about raw four at all. Thanks.
Thanks Debi! That’s interesting about raw flour!
These look like they have such an incredible texture! I love the addition of cashews and the drizzle over the top.
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Thanks Tara! Yes, they are scrumptious!
Yaaaaassss! I am literally addicted to cookie dough and I’ll eat it however it comes – but this looks absolutely perfect! 😀
Thanks Laura! Yes, cookie dough is so good!
Yummmmmmm! Your photos are amazing.
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Thanks Brandi!
These look so delicious! They look easy enough to make too. I am going to have to save this one!
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Thanks Luci!
These sound so yummy. I can’t wait to make them! How did you add the chocolate stripes on top?
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Thanks Jo! Oh those stripes can be made by using the melted chocolate and a toothpick (or something like it) and carefully creating lines. It takes a little practice, but isn’t too hard. 🙂