Gluten Free Peanut Butter Truffles

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chill 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
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Healthy Peanut Butter Truffles using peanut butter and dates as the main ingredients! recipe via www.thenovicechefblog.com

This one is for all you resolution dieters out there. I felt bad starting the New Year off with this rocking cherry almond cake since I knew you were all out there probably trying to be good.

And while these might not be the healthiest thing you could ever eat, they are way better than traditional peanut butter truffles!

They are full of good fats from the peanut butter and are mostly sweetened with dates.

If you are craving something sweet, you could do a whole lot worse! (Like a whole handful of reese’s peanut butter cups…not that I know from experience or anything.)

Healthy Peanut Butter Truffles using peanut butter and dates as the main ingredients! recipe via www.thenovicechefblog.com

These truffles also happen to be gluten free and only require 6 ingredients!

Healthy Peanut Butter Truffles using peanut butter and dates as the main ingredients! recipe via www.thenovicechefblog.com
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Yield: 16 balls

Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Truffles

With dates, peanut butter and almond meal as the main ingredients, these no-bake Peanut Butter Truffles are a delicious gluten-free treat!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Chill1 hour
Total Time1 hour 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup almond meal
  • ½ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 10 dates, pitted
  • 1 tablespoon Dixie Crystals Light Brown Sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions 

  • Cover a large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • In a food processor, process almond meal, peanut butter, dates, brown sugar and vanilla extract until smooth. Chill dough for 1 hour, or until it is easy to roll into balls (dough will still be sticky).
  • Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place onto prepared cookie sheet. Chill balls in freezer while you prepare and melt chocolate.
  • In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave chocolate for 30 seconds and stir. If not completely melted, microwave in 15 second intervals, stirring after each, until smooth.
  • Dip balls into melted chocolate using toothpicks or a fork. Return to cookie sheet.
  • Let truffles harden in refrigerator for 15 minutes. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container until ready to serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 truffle, Calories: 168kcal, Carbohydrates: 13g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 1mg, Sodium: 36mg, Potassium: 139mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 9g, Vitamin A: 6IU, Vitamin C: 0.02mg, Calcium: 28mg, Iron: 1mg

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5 Responses
  1. Nikkie

    Question: Are you using healthy peanut butter (no added sugar, oil separates naturally), or like Jif? I’d prefer to be really healthy and use the no additives kind, but am not sure if this will work as well. Anyone?

  2. Michelle--Grocery Gypsy

    Peanut butter has healthy fats, dark chocolate has antioxidants…as far as I am concerned these are a health food.

  3. Nicole ~ Cooking for Keeps

    Anything with healthy, peanut butter and truffles in the title is something I can get down with!

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