Spicy Mayan Raw Cacao Energy Truffles Recipe

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Let’s admit: there’s nothing that can replace a dark chocolate indulgence. If theres’s a sacred ritual around it, like a herbal cup of tea and journaling, even better.

Now imagine the most satisfying, fresh chocolate energy hand crafted at home (by you!) with whole food ingredients that you know and love. With creatively assembled toppings, a fiery Cayenne touch, and a dash of sea salt to really bring out the goodness of cacao.

Say hello to the life-changing Spicy Mayan Chocolate Energy Truffles.

While often chocolate truffles can feel quite dense, this is not the case, as the texture of cashews and dates is broken up with TigerNut flour –a raw, gluten-free, prebiotic-rich (=belly friendly) flour made from nutritious TigerNuts. It brings a delicious, sweet, earthy flavor to these already dreamy raw chocolate bites.

If you’re not familiar with TigerNuts, check out my other recipes using TigerNut flour:

• Fit Gluten-Free Chocolate Maca Pancakes with Tigernuts
• Protein Matcha Banana Bread with Tigernuts
• Salted Cacao Crunch Breakfast Cookies

Spicy Mayan Chocolate Energy Truffles with TigerNut Flour Recipe

INGREDIENTS TO BLEND: 

• 1 cup cashews
• 1 cup pitted dates, soaked in hot water for 15-30 minutes and drained
• 1/2 cup Organic Gemini TigerNut flour  (if not available, use almond meal or oat flour (simply oats pulsed in processor or blender)
• 1/3 cup raw cacao powder
• 3 tablespoons shredded coconut OR 3 tablespoons nut butter like peanut butter or almond butter (mix and match!)
• 3 tablespoons raw cacao nibs
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
• 3-4 tablespoons filtered water for blending

Topping options: 

• Raw cacao nibs
• Coconut shreds
• Buckhweat cereal (I love Emmy’s Organics or Le Pain Quotidien)
• Hemp seeds

DIRECTIONS:

1. Add all blending ingredients to a food processor or a high speed blender, and process/pulse until well combined. You may need to pulse intermittently, and stir the mixture in between.
2. Roll the truffles in your choice of topping(s).
3. Move into a container and refrigerate for 1 hour.
4. Enjoy with love! Keep the truffles in a tightly closed container in refrigerator for up to a week, or in freezer for up to a month.