Spiced Chocolate Almond Snack Truffles

Mini bites of almond “truffles” are rolled in a globally inspired flavor-packed coating.

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients

Serves: 21 - 0.75 oz almond snack truffles

1.18 oz cacao nibs
0.2 oz ground cinnamon
0.02 oz ancho chile powder
0.29 oz pure coconut sugar
9.8 oz creamy almond butter
0.59 oz unblanched almond meal or flour
1.47 oz honey
0.29 oz pure vanilla extract
0.2 oz cocoa powder, unsweetened
0.49 oz natural California Almonds, chopped fine
0.49 oz puffed quinoa

Preparation

Prepare Coating

Place cacao nibs in a spice grinder and pulse to a small grind. Finished texture should be a mixture of fine ground with small flecks of cacao nibs intact.
Place ground cacao nibs in a mixing bowl, then add cinnamon, ancho chile powder and coconut sugar. Whisk to combine evenly. Reserve for coating truffles.

Prepare Truffles

Place almond butter, almond meal, honey, vanilla extract and cocoa powder in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Blend lightly until creamy smooth and all ingredients are evenly combined.
Add the fine chopped almonds and puffed quinoa and blend just until evenly combined.
Scoop the mixture into one tablespoon-sized portions, then roll in your hands to form truffle balls.
Roll each almond truffle in the reserved cacao-cinnamon-ancho chile powder, fully and evenly coating each truffle (pressing the powder on to the truffles). Enjoy at room temperature and store in a sealed container.

Nutritional Info

Per Serving

NAME	AMOUNT
Calories	110
Fat	9g
Saturated Fat	1g
Sodium	30mg
Total Carbohydrates	6g
Dietary Fiber	2g
Sugars	3g
Protein	3g

Did you know?

In addition to almonds being a delicious ingredient in our recipes they’re also heart healthy, gut healthy, and full of vitamins and nutrients - explore Health & Nutrition to learn more. Not only that, almond farmers are dedicated to sustainability - find out how they’re Growing Good.