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    Vegan Chocolate Snowman Truffles

    27/11/2020 by thebakingexplorer 6 Comments

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    Vegan Chocolate Snowman Truffles

    Ad. This post is sponsored by Crazy Jack. All opinions are my own.

    These Vegan Chocolate Snowman Truffles are a fun and delicious way to get into the festive spirit! The truffle is a sticky sweet raw truffle made with dates, ground almonds and desiccated coconut. So not only are these truffles yummy, they're also nutritious! For their snowman look, I've dipped them in dairy free white chocolate, added a carrot nose and dark chocolate eyes and mouth.

    Vegan Chocolate Snowman Truffles

    Kids will get a kick out of the cute appearance of these truffles, as well as enjoying their delicious taste. Meanwhile you'll be safe in the knowledge that they're getting some goodness in their tummies! They're also simple to make with supermarket ingredients, and come together really quickly. Which is just what you need around the festive season!

    Vegan Chocolate Snowman Truffles

    To make this recipe I have used these gorgeous organic products from Crazy Jack. Crazy Jack products never contain preservatives and are grown only as nature intended, which means their products are all natural and grown with less pesticides. Crazy Jack are driven by a passion for sourcing the very best in organic food, which helps care for the planet and protect our wildlife, as well as tasting great! You can find the Crazy Jack range of nuts, seeds, dried fruit and more in Morrisons, Tesco, ASDA, Sainsbury’s and Ocado.

    For the full recipe with measurements, head to the recipe card at the end of this post.

    How to make Vegan Chocolate Snowman Truffles

    Using a blender combine dates, desiccated coconut, ground almonds, maple syrup, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and salt. When it comes together, divide it into equal sized lumps and use your hands to roll them into neat balls. Put them in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.

    Dip the truffles into melted dairy free white chocolate, and add the carrot nose, then put them back in the fridge to set. Using a cocktail stick, dot on dark chocolate eyes and a mouth.

    Vegan Chocolate Snowman Truffles

    Can the truffles be made nut free?

    Yes, you can replace the ground almonds with porridge oats to make the truffles nut free.

    Have you made these truffles?

    Don't forget to leave a comment and recipe rating below! And you can share on social media and tag The Baking Explorer and Crazy Jack. We'd love to see your creations!

    Vegan Chocolate Snowman Truffles

    Tips for making the Vegan Chocolate Snowman Truffles:

    • If you don't want to use carrot for the snowman's nose, you could also use orange coloured fondant, orange coloured marzipan, an orange sweet or white chocolate with orange food colouring.
    • You can make these truffles any time of year either without the snowman decoration, or without the chocolate coating. It would also be delicious to coat them in dark chocolate!
    • Instead of vanilla extract, you could use almond extract for extra almond flavour, or orange extract for a zingy chocolate orange truffle!
    • These truffles would make a lovely edible Christmas gift for the vegan in your life!
    Vegan Chocolate Snowman Truffles

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    If you have any questions about this recipe, or if something went wrong and you need help, please use the comment form below and I will get back to you. You can also get in touch with me on my Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. I'd love to hear from you!

    Recommended equipment & ingredients*

    • NutriBullet
    • Mixing bowls
    • Food processor
    • Kitchen scales
    • Maple syrup
    • Cocktail sticks

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    Vegan Chocolate Snowman Truffles

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    Vegan Chocolate Snowman Truffles

    Almond, coconut and chocolate truffles coated in dairy free white chocolate with a snowman decoration
    5 from 4 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: British
    Keyword: vegan
    Prep Time: 30 minutes
    Chilling time: 45 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
    Servings: 12
    Author: thebakingexplorer

    Ingredients

    For the truffles

    • 50 g Crazy Jack Ground almonds
    • 50 g Crazy Jack Desiccated coconut
    • 135 g Crazy Jack Soft dates
    • 20 g Cocoa powder
    • 40 ml Maple syrup
    • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
    • A pinch of salt

    For decoration

    • 150 g Dairy free white chocolate
    • 10 g Dairy free dark chocolate
    • One strip of carrot peel
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    • Put the dates, ground almonds, desiccated coconut, maple syrup, vanilla extract and salt into a food processor or high powered blender (I used a NutriBullet) and blend until the mixture starts to ball together
    • Weigh the mixture out into even sized lumps (mine were 25g each) and roll them into neat balls using the palm of your hands
    • Place them onto a lined baking tray and put in the fridge for 30 minutes to chill
    • To make the carrot noses, peel a strip off a carrot. Press the strip between some kitchen roll a few times to remove the moisture, then cut out little triangles
    • Melt the white chocolate in the microwave for 30 seconds, then stir, then heat in 10 second blasts, stirring between each one until smooth
    • Dip the truffles into the white chocolate. I use a fork to scoop them out and gently tap off the excess white chocolate. Then gently shimmy them off the fork and back onto the baking paper lined tray. Don't worry about any trails of chocolate around the base of the truffle, you can trim them off when the chocolate sets
    • Stick the carrot noses on, dab one side with some white chocolate using a cocktail stick to adhere it to the truffle
    • Put the truffles back in the fridge for 15 minutes to harden up the white chocolate
    • Melt the dark chocolate in the microwave for 30 seconds, then stir, then heat in 10 second blasts, stirring between each one until smooth
    • Dip a cocktail stick into the dark chocolate and dab spots onto the truffles for the snowmen's eyes and mouth, leave to set for a few minutes
    • Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 1 - 2 weeks
    Made this recipe?Share on Instagram with me @TheBakingExplorer or tag #thebakingexplorer!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 171mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg

    If you like this, check out more of my Vegan recipes!

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Jacqui – Only Crumbs Remain/Recipes Made Easy

      November 27, 2020 at 12:05 pm

      5 stars
      what a fun idea a great Vegan foodie Christmas gift! Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare

      Reply
    2. Magdalena (YUM eating)

      November 29, 2020 at 11:03 am

      5 stars
      What a fun looking chocolate truffles! I think it will be the perfect Christmas activity to make with my niece.

      Reply
    3. Janice

      November 29, 2020 at 7:10 pm

      5 stars
      I absolutely love these, so cute and full of really nice ingredients.

      Reply
    4. Laura

      November 29, 2020 at 9:03 pm

      I struggled to get a smooth finish with the white chocolate. The truffles were perfrctly round but the white chocolate covering was uneven 😔 any tips to have good coverage?

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        November 29, 2020 at 9:41 pm

        Hi Laura, I drop them in the chocolate and use a spoon to coat the truffle. Then I scoop it out with a fork and very gently tap the fork to shake off the excess chocolate, this helps to even it out. I hope that helps!

        Reply
    5. Eb Gargano | Easy Peasy Foodie

      December 01, 2020 at 1:42 pm

      5 stars
      Oh I absolutely LOVE these - they are so cute! Eb 🙂

      Reply

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