Chocolate-Coconut Truffles

Name: Chocolate-Coconut Truffles
Yield: Makes about 40 truffles
Ingredients: High-speed blender; 1/2 cup coconut butter/oil, warmed to soften; 3/4 cup agave nectar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon sea salt; 1 cup dried shredded coconut; 2 1/4 cups cocoa powder, preferably raw, sifted

If you're making these sweets for your kids, remember that chocolate (raw chocolate in particular) can be somewhat stimulating. To avoid turning bedtime into party time, it's safer to make these a daytime snack. For truffles with a completely smooth texture, a high-speed blender is preferable. Any other blender most likely won't puree the shredded coconut, so the truffles might be a little grainy (though still completely yummy).

By Sarma Melngailis

July 14, 2009

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