Got balls?

On Tuesday night, Nick agreed to drive me to bootcamp because I was complaining about having to stand in the rain (what a guy) so I promised him some treats the next day. And when I found out my amazing fellow blogger and good friend Steph had a birthday recently, I knew I had to come with some treats in hand for our Whole Foods lunch date.

So what to make? I knew I wanted chocolate of some sort, which was really for my own benefit as well as the pleasure of my samplers, and I knew I wanted it to be somewhat healthy. I remembered seeing a recipe for raw cacao balls on Gillian’s blog recently, so I decided to give them a go.

I have always been intrigued by raw desserts. When I’ve gone out to raw restaurants, I love a bite or two but I find them to be often to be too heavy for me, or too sweet for my taste. All those nuts and all that raw agave is just a bit too much all at once.But once I tried one of these, I was sold. Not overly nut-heavy, though nuts are the base, definitely not overly sweet and super chocolatey? You had me at raw cacao.

Raw Cacao Almond Truffles

modified from this recipe

1/4 cup raw nut butter (I used almond)

1/2 tb coconut oil

2 tb raw cacao powder

1/4 c raw almonds

1/4 c raw walnuts

1 tbsp chia seeds

1 tsp vanilla

splash non-dairy milk of choice

stevia, to taste (I used one packet)

Blend all ingredients in a food processor. Roll them into balls and roll in desired topping. I used more raw cacao and some coconut. Store in the fridge.

Makes about 12 balls.

You’re right Gillian, these are a sexy snack!

xo

Tagged as: dessert, raw, snack