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August 24, 2017

Chocolate Coconut Truffles

These healthy coconut chocolate truffles are a quick, healthy, and scrumptious portable snack. Mazen, Thomas, and I have been gobbling them up!

I started to name them protein balls, because they do have some protein powder in them, but the texture is more of a chocolate ganache than a protein bar, so I decided to call them truffles instead. The only sweetness comes from dates, which are the base of the recipes, so they can be your everyday real food truffles : ) And don’t they look oh so pretty rolled in chia and coconut?

Add pitted dates to your food processor and blend until a pea-like consistency is formed.  It doesn’t take too long. Then toss in the nuts and keep blending.

Put the remaining ingredients into the date and nut mixture, and blend until a sticky ball is formed. Depending on the consistency and type of protein powder you have, you might need to use a little more or less milk. Don’t worry if you add a little too much milk, you can always add more dry ingredients (like oats) to absorb the liquid. 

Once you’ve reached the desired consistency where it’s pliable but not too liquid-like, remove the mixture and form into one inch sized balls. You should get about 15 balls out of the recipe.

Pour a combination of chia seeds and coconut flakes onto a plate and roll them around until they’re fully coated. Store them in the fridge, and they should last up to a week. Warning: you will get chia seeds in your teeth when you eat these! 

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Chocolate Coconut Truffles

Course Snack
Servings 15 balls

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pitted dates
  • ½ cup walnuts
  • ½ cup almonds
  • ½ cup raw cacao powder
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 serving 30 grams of protein powder (I used SFH Vanilla)
  • ¼ cup of milk
  • 1/4 cup chia seeds
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • ¼ cup coconut flakes
  • ½ tsp coconut extract optional but oh-so-good!
  • Extra chia and coconut for garnish

Instructions

  • Blend dates in a food processor until a pea-like consistency is created.
  • Add nuts to the dates and blend until combo is finely ground.
  • Mix the remaining ingredients and blend until a sticky ball is ball is formed.
  • Remove mixture and roll into one-inch sized balls.
  • Pour chia seeds and coconut flakes onto a plate, then roll truffles until fully coated.  Add more seeds and flakes as needed.
  • Place balls in a container, cover, and store in the fridge. 

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  1. Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says

    August 24, 2017 at 7:04 am

    These sound delicious, chocolate and coconut are always a great combo! Perfect as little party snacks, too!

    Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog
    http://charmainenyw.com

    Reply
  2. Carrie this fit chick says

    August 24, 2017 at 8:30 am

    You had me at ganache texture. Possibly my favorite thing in the world. yum!

    Reply
  3. Barbara Younger says

    August 24, 2017 at 8:33 am

    Yum! Love coconut. It always surprises me to hear of someone who doesn’t like it.

    Reply
  4. Kelli H says

    August 24, 2017 at 8:52 am

    I’m going to make these and store them in the freezer for when baby comes. I can snack on them then! Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
    • Linda @ the Fitty says

      August 24, 2017 at 4:42 pm

      5 stars
      How long till baby comes?! Congtatulations! I hope you’d still be craving them because I hear pregnancy can do funny things to taste buds.

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        August 25, 2017 at 9:14 am

        I think you’re on the wrong blog, Linda, wth…

        Reply
        • K~ says

          August 27, 2017 at 5:07 pm

          I think she’s responding to Kelli’s comment (directly above hers).

          Reply
      • Kelli H says

        April 16, 2018 at 3:08 pm

        5 stars
        I made a bunch of snack balls back in August when I was pregnant and froze them for late night nursing sessions. These were the best ones I made. I just made another double batch. One fore me and one for a new mother down the street. Hope she likes them as much as I do.

        Reply
  5. Tamara says

    August 24, 2017 at 9:40 am

    5 stars
    these remind me of Larabars! Just prettier (and so much cheaper because made at home)

    Reply
  6. Anne says

    August 24, 2017 at 11:02 am

    Thanks for the chia seed-teeth warning. I’m def going to make these but I may skip the chia seeds. 🙂

    Reply
  7. Louise RD says

    August 24, 2017 at 11:06 am

    Boy, these sound really good– and I have some protein powder to use up- win-win! Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  8. Samantha says

    August 24, 2017 at 12:24 pm

    Looks delicious! I bet using coconut milk in this would be super good!

    Reply
  9. Katie says

    August 24, 2017 at 1:37 pm

    Those look and sound SO delicious! I love a simple and delicious treat!

    Reply
  10. Liz says

    August 24, 2017 at 4:04 pm

    These look so good! We have peanut and tree nut allergies here – do you think sunflower seeds would work as a substitute for the nuts? Also, is the protein powder necessary, or can that be omitted? Thanks!

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    • KathEats says

      August 24, 2017 at 8:21 pm

      It would change the taste and texture a bit but I think it would be easy enough to adjust the oats and sunflowers to get the right texture.

      Reply
      • Justine Platt says

        August 28, 2017 at 11:12 am

        I made these using sunflower seeds instead of the nuts as my daughter goes to a nut-free school. They are a huge hit and super delicious! We didn’t make any other adjustments other than omitting the chia seeds on the outside.

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        • KathEats says

          August 28, 2017 at 12:28 pm

          Yay thanks for the feedback!! I might make them with sunflowers for school too! Hope you are well : )

          Reply
          • Justine Platt says

            August 28, 2017 at 12:59 pm

            Let’s brain-storm some more nut-free lunch ideas sometime. Your post came at the perfect time when we were needing some new ideas. We’re trying all sorts of new foods over here if you’d like to join in the fun! 🙂

            Reply
  11. Susannah says

    August 24, 2017 at 5:24 pm

    I love chocolate and coconut and these are so beautifully presented and I bet they’re delicious! I was curious about the nutritional information so I plugged the recipe into a calorie counting website and it comes out to 180 calories per ball, 10 g of fat and 11 g of sugar. I think I’ll save these for special treats only.

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    • Kerri says

      August 25, 2017 at 10:34 am

      Thanks for figuring it out! I was reading the comments hoping that someone had done this.

      Reply
  12. ALK says

    August 25, 2017 at 9:37 am

    Is that a Cuisinart food processor?? I’ve been waiting FOR-EV-ER for my blade to come back after their recall!

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      August 25, 2017 at 9:47 am

      Yes. Were they all on recall? Mine is pretty old

      Reply
      • ALK says

        August 25, 2017 at 9:54 am

        Not all of them! The s-shaped blade on some models had rivets that were cracking with some folks being injured. Our s-shaped blade had cracked at all 4 rivets. Luckily no injuries for us! Here’s the link to cuisinarts page:https://www.cnet.com/how-to/cuisinart-recall-how-to-return-your-food-processor/

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        • KathEats says

          August 25, 2017 at 9:56 am

          Thanks!

          Reply
  13. Happy Room says

    August 28, 2017 at 10:04 pm

    5 stars
    This looks delicious! The next time we have guests over, this will definitely be on the menu!

    Reply
  14. Reishma Sankar says

    September 25, 2017 at 7:26 pm

    Willing to try the recipe but am a diabetic I watcg my calorie intake. I dont use dates its too sweet. Can you recommend a substitute?

    Reply
  15. Kirti Yadav says

    October 12, 2017 at 12:16 am

    Lovely recipe and I love chocolate, I made a similar recipe sometime back.

    Reply
  16. Sheweta sinha says

    January 22, 2019 at 5:13 am

    5 stars
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