Medjool Date Truffles with Cashew Butter and Dark Chocolate
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Recipe type: Dessert
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Serves: 12
 
Vegan, Vegetarian
Ingredients
  • 1 Dozen Medjool Dates pitted
  • About ½ cup cashew butter (Here's my recipe.)
  • About 4 oz dark chocolate (at least 72% cacao), broken into small pieces and melted
  • Strawberries, sliced for garnish (optional)
Instructions
  1. Pit the Medjool dates carefully by slicing lengthwise and removing the pit. Pinch the date a little to create a small cavity.
  2. Using a teaspoon, spoon a little cashew butter into each date. Press gently closed.
  3. Roll each date in the melted dark chocolate until thinly coated. Use caution with the heated chocolate. Place each date on wax paper to cool.
  4. Optional: After the chocolate has set, add a slice of strawberry to each truffle.
  5. Refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.
Notes
Homemade cashew butter is the best. Here's my recipe.

I used one 3.5 oz. bar of Trader Joes Organic 73% Cacao Dark Chocolate, which is vegan-friendly.

To melt the chocolate, I broke the bar into pieces, placed in a heatproof ramekin. I filled a small frying pan with about an inch of water and heated the chocolate over medium heat until it melted, stirring frequently.
Recipe by at https://coachdebbieruns.com/medjool-date-truffles/