White Chocolate and Dried Fruit Truffles
If you are craving for something sweet, delicious, nutritious and very easy to make these truffles may be a good option. Once they are done you can refrigerate and enjoy these small treats for a few days whenever you feel like it.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (150g) dried apricots
- 1 cup (150g) pitted dates
- 1 cup (150g) raisins
- 2 cups (180g) ground walnuts
- 5 tbsp (70 g) butter
- 5 ounces (150 g) white chocolate
- 1/4 tsp rum essence
Coating options
- cocoa powder
- white and dark chocolate , grated
- coconut flakes
Instructions
- In a large bowl add the apricots, dates, raisins, and rum essence and soak in a little water for about 2 hours.
- Drain well and place them in the bowl of the food processor. Add butter and process until a paste forms. Place the paste in a large bowl.
- Meanwhile melt the chocolate over bain marie.
- Add walnuts and melted chocolate over the fruit paste and stir to combine well.
- Shape the mixture into balls using about 1 rounded teaspoon mixture for each. Roll each ball in coconut, chocolate flakes or cocoa.
- Keep in airtight container and refrigerate for about 2 hrs before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 truffleCalories: 71kcalCarbohydrates: 6.9gProtein: 1.5gFat: 4.7gSaturated Fat: 1.3gCholesterol: 3mgSugar: 5.5g