Amazing vegan chocolate truffles with hazelnuts and peanut butter

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Awesome vegan chocolate truffles with hazelnuts, peanut butter and dates. Seriously satisfying, and loaded with healthy and nutritious ingredients for all ages. You won't stop eating them!

Course Dessert, Sweets

Cuisine Raw, Raw Vegan, Vegan, Vegan, Raw

Keyword balls, cacao, chocolate, cocoa, dates, dessert, energy, fasting, hazelnuts, medjool, raw vegan, recipe, sweet, vegan, vegetarian, truffles, raw

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings small truffles

Calories 45kcal

Author Aphrodity Matthaiou

Ingredients

1½ cup hazelnuts preferably roasted (and some for coating)
1 cup medjool dates
2 Tbsp peanut butter
⅓ cup cacao powder
3 Tbsp orange juice (about half an orange)
1 tsp vanilla (powder or extract)

Instructions

Throw the hazelnuts in' a blender or multi and beat them until they become like crumbs. If your blender is too powerful, don't beat them for too long because it' start to become a paste. At this stage, beat in a few more hazelnuts to use for the topping later. If you add the rest of the ingredients to the blender, scoop some of the chopped hazelnuts into a bowl and set aside for the topping.
Add the rest of the ingredients to the blender, except the dates.
Cut the dates in half and remove the pits.
If your blender is powerful enough, add the dates as well. Otherwise, finely chop them and add them into the mixture and stir well. You can stir with a spoon or with your hands as if making a dough (personally, I prefer using my hands), until all ingredients are combined.
Optionally, you can put the mixture in the fridge for a while to "firm up". Spread the crushed hazelnuts you kept aside in the beginning, on a plate. Then, form small balls with your hands and coat them with the crushed hazelnuts.
Store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for many days (although they do not stay longer than two?)

Notes

Personally, I prefer medjool dates because they have no added sugar, they give a better texture to the truffles, and they are also tastier.
For greater ease and speed in the coating process, you can spread the crushed hazelnuts into a deep plate, put in some truffles and then shake the plate gently with circular motions, until all truffles are well coated.
When ready, you can leave them in the fridge for a while, if desired. It's not necessary, though, as they can be consumed immediately and are just as enjoyable!

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