No-bake espresso brownie truffles made in a matter of minutes! Dark chocolate and espresso powder make these bites rich, chocolatey, and delicious. They’re grain, gluten, dairy, and refined sugar free too!

I’m a bona fide chocoholic. I literally sit around and think of ways to incorporate more chocolate into my life! I make chocolate pancakes or chocolate sauce to go on top of pancakes so I can eat it for breakfast. For snack, I love chocolate peanut butter smoothies, and my ideal dessert is chocolate cake with chocolate frosting, a fudgy brownie, or chocolate chip cookies, all with a tall glass of ice-cold almond milk! 

I do, however, believe there must be a healthy balance between nutritious food and sweets, even if they’re healthy{ish}. I don’t eat chocolate everyday although I’d like to and I always try to use healthier ingredients. These Raw Espresso Brownie Truffles are one of the treats I like to make because  a) it’s ready in a matter of minutes and b) the recipe is so simple; it only calls for a handful of wholesome ingredients. A quick + easy chocolate dessert = one happy girl!

Dates, walnuts, cocoa powder, espresso, & salt are all the ingredients it takes to make these rich and fudgy brownie bites. I sometimes add a dash of pure maple syrup if my batch of dates aren’t very sweet, but it depends on your taste and the ingredients you use. It’s totally optional.

You want to know how easy this is to make? You just blend all the ingredients in a food processor, then roll the chocolate mixture into balls and refrigerate until firm. After they’ve firmed up a bit in the fridge, you can roll the truffles in extra cocoa powder, shredded coconut, chopped nuts, or just leave plain. They’d also be good dipped in melted dark chocolate, but what isn’t, right?! Sometimes I even press the dough into a small pan to make brownie bars. It also tastes the same if you eat it straight from the food processor bowl…just FYI.

Being that it’s close to Christmas, you can package these up to give out as gifts. What chocolate lover wouldn’t appreciate homemade espresso brownie truffles? Hope you enjoy these little bites of deliciousness, friends! Happy December! 

No-Bake Espresso Brownie Truffles

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Total time

5 mins

 

No-bake brownie truffles made in a matter of minutes! Dark chocolate and espresso powder make these bites rich, chocolatey, and delicious. They're grain, gluten, dairy, and refined sugar free too!

Author: Joscelyn Abreu

Recipe type: Dessert

Serves: 24

Ingredients

• 1½ cups pitted dates (medjool or deglet noor)
• 1½ cups walnuts (or another nut, like almonds)
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder or cacao powder
• 1-2 teaspoons espresso or finely ground coffee, optional
• pinch of salt
• 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup, optional
• extra cocoa powder, shredded coconut, chopped nuts, for rolling

Instructions

1. Combine dates and walnuts in a food processor and blend until finely chopped, about 2-3 minutes. Add cocoa powder, espresso, salt, & maple syrup (if you want a bit more sweetness) and continue to process until well combined. The mixture should hold together when pressed. This recipe is pretty foolproof if you find that it's too dry just add a splash of water and if it's too wet add a few more nuts or dates. You may find the mixture a bit oily, but it's just the oil that was released from the nuts. Roll into 1" balls and place onto a baking sheet. You should be able to get about 2 dozen brownie truffles. You can eat them right away, but they hold their shape better when they're chilled. Refrigerate the truffles for 30 minutes to 1 hour for them to firm up a bit, then you can roll them in more cocoa powder, shredded coconut, chopped nuts, or just leave them plain. Store extras in a sealed container in the refrigerator.

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