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    Chocolate-Cashew Vegan Truffles

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    By Betsy DiJulio on February 5, 2013 Dairy Free Desserts, Dairy-Free Recipes

    Go Dairy Free - The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance and Casein-Free LivingMany dairy-free truffle recipes call for making a cashew cream of equal parts cashews and water which I find WAY too thin. These recipes also typically use melted chocolate which is luscious, but fairly high-fat. So, I make my vegan truffles recipe with cocoa powder and powdered sugar. Try them–you’ll LOVE them. Plus, they are ultra quick to prepare and shape, though the mixture does need to chill for about 2-3 hours.

    For the nuts, you can use raw cashews or roasted and lightly salted cashews. The former will give you a sweeter end result, while the latter will produce a truffle with a slight “roasted” flavor and you will be able to taste the salt, but salt and sugar together is a happy marriage.

    These truffles are, of course, perfect sweets for the sweet on Valentine’s Day that you can dress up with assorted coatings and elegant candy cups or mini-baking cups. But, don’t feel you can only indulge on special occasions!

    Vegan Truffles Recipe - Dairy-Free and Low Fat
    Chocolate-Cashew Vegan Truffles
     
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    Prep time
    15 mins
    Total time
    15 mins
     
    Author: Betsy DiJulio
    Serves: 24 truffles
    Ingredients
    • 2 cups cashews halves or pieces (raw or roasted and lightly salted; if the latter, the truffles will have that “roasted” flavor and you will be able to taste the salt, but salt and sugar together is a happy marriage)
    • ½ cup cocoa powder
    • ¾ cup powdered sugar
    • ½ cup water plus up to 1 tablespoon more
    • Optional: ½ teaspoon flavoring or extract of your choice, e.g. vanilla, rum, hazelnut, etc.
    • Coating: cocoa powder, colored sugar, very finely chopped nuts, etc. (I used red sugar for the one in the photograph)
    • 24 mini-paper colored and/or patterned liners (I purchased mine at a craft store)
    Instructions
    1. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
    2. Place all ingredients, except paper liners of course, in the bowl of a food processor. Process for a few seconds and then scrape the sides of the bowl. Process the mixture for several minutes or until very smooth, scraping the sides as necessary. Add the additional 1 tablespoon of water, 1 teaspoon at a time, if needed to prevent stressing the motor of your food processor, as this is a very thick mixture.
    3. Scrape it into an airtight container and chill for 2 to 3 hours or until it is firm enough to handle very easily. (The motor of your food processor working will have caused the mixture to warm slightly.)
    4. Scoop the mixture into 1-inch balls (I use a small scoop for this task), rolling each one between your palms quickly to shape, and placing it on the prepared baking sheet.
    5. Return the sheet to the refrigerator if necessary before coating the candies.
    6. Pour the desired coating into a small bowl, quickly roll each truffle in it to cover completely, and place it in a mini-paper liner.
    7. Store the truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Package as desired.
    Notes
    Diet type: Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy free, Egg free, Gluten free, Peanut free, Wheat free
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    Betsy DiJulio
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    A vegan blogger, freelance writer, and food stylist, Betsy DiJulio is the author of The Blooming Platter Cookbook: A Harvest of Seasonal Vegan Recipes. For her love of cooking, Betsy has worked as a caterer, taught private cooking classes, and won national recipe competitions. As a writer, Betsy focuses on vegan and organic food, art, home and garden design, and green initiatives. Visit Betsy’s website, The Blooming Platter.

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    5. Christy on February 12, 2015 10:35 am

      How did you make red sugar? My husband can’t have artificial dyes. Hurry with your answer, please:)

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      • Alisa Fleming on February 12, 2015 12:10 pm

        You can buy them – King Arthur and India Tree – http://amzn.to/1B3f0BY – make them. India Tree also sells natural food coloring (no artificial dyes) for making your own via natural food stores. You can color using beet juice, but I’m not sure of the process this way.

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    10. Joanne on February 9, 2013 5:03 am

      These truffles sound like the most perfect, decadent V-Day treat!

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      • Betsy DiJulio on February 11, 2013 3:08 pm

        Thank you, Joanne! I trust you will find that to be true. They are so easy AND pretty…not to mention, decadent, as you say! Happy Valentine’s Day!

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