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Dates Peanut Chocolate Truffles Recipe
How to Make Dates Peanut Chocolate Truffles. Healthy, easy and delicious sweet treat for valentine's day.
Prep Time
5
minutes
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Cook Time
15
minutes
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Total Time
20
minutes
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Course:
Dessert, Snack
Cuisine:
International
Servings:
15
Truffles
Author:
Hari Chandana Ponnaluri
Ingredients
1 ½
cups
Pitted Dates
¼
cup
Peanuts
3
tbsp
Cocoa Powder
2
tsp
Unsalted Butter
For Rolling:
Cocoa Powder or Coarsely powdered roasted peanuts
Instructions
Heat a heavy bottomed pan on a low flame and roast the peanuts to brown color.
Let them cool and rub the skins off.
Melt the butter in a pan and add the dates. Let it cook until soft and pulpy.
Remove from the flame and allow it to cool.
Grind the roasted peanuts, cooked dates and cocoa powder to a sticky mixture. Scrape down the sides as needed.
Roll the mixture into 1 inch small round balls. Roll them in coarsely powder peanuts or cocoa powder.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.