Quadruple Seed Peanut Butter Coconut Truffles

Talia Fuhrman – www.taliafuhrman.com

Serves: 15

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 cup water
  • 12 medjool dates, pitted
  • ½ cup unsalted smooth natural peanut butter. (choose natural pb that requires stirring)
  • ½ cup natural, unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ cup chia seeds
  • ½ vanilla bean, split lengthwise
  • ½ cup unhulled sesame seeds
  • ½ cup hemp seeds
  • ½ cup raw sunflower seeds
  • 1 cup chopped unsweetened dried cherries
  • 1 tablespoon fresh orange zest (use an organic orange)
  • ¼ cup coconut flour

Additional coconut flour or ground nuts

Directions:

In a blender, combine the coconut, water, dates, peanut butter, cocoa powder and chia seeds. Blend until smooth and set aside.

Scrape seeds from vanilla bean pod with a dull knife. Ina large bowl, combine vanilla seeds, sesame seeds, hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, dried cherries, orange zest and coconut flour. Stir in the blended date mixture.

Using your hands, form a big ball and then create smaller truffle-sized balls by rolling about 1 tablespoon of the dough in the palm of your hands.

If desired, roll balls in coconut flour and/or ground nuts. Makes approximately 30 bite-sized truffles.