nia Chocolat Recipes To tum o he Chocolate Recipes Lis, clk onthe AoW: fmt Before you start, you might want to read my new article: Hank's Guide to Making Truffles Amazing Lemon Almond Butter Truffles 1 Cup Alive Organic Almond Butter (the best almond butter ever) 1/3 cup Coconut Cream (the top part of the can of coconut milk) 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract 91/2 ounces of high quality dark or semisweet chocolate (not bittersweet) 1/3 cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice (do not use bottled or frozen) and enough bittersweet coverture chocolate to coat each truffle (about a pound). (preferably a different, darker chocolate than what you used for the center) Procedure: Mix all of the ingredients except the chocolate together until thoroughly blended. Melt the dark/semisweet chocolate and blend into the above mixture. Chill mixture in the refrigerator for an hour and a half. ‘Scoop the individual truffle centers using a one inch truffle scoop and place onto a cookie sheet covered with wax paper and chill for at least an hour. [Note: this batter is a bit sticky, so you will have to help the scooping. process by using your fingers to remove each center from the scoop.] ‘Melt the bittersweet coverture chocolate in a bowl, and dip each of the truffle centers, and return to the waxed paper and chill until hard. ‘The blend of almond butter, lemon, and chocolate is really wonderful. Enjoy! Delicious Black Cherry Truffles 1 cup of Black Cherry Concentrate from Natural Sources (click here to purchase it.) 1/4 cup organic Heavy eream 12-14 ounces top quality semisweet and/or bittersweet chocolate and enough bittersweet coverture chocolate to coat each truffle (about a pound). (preferably a different chocolate than what you use for the center) Procedure: ‘Melt the 12 ounces of chocolate in the microwave (stirring after 30 - 60 second intervals) until fully melted, and then blend in the cup of black cherry concentrate a little bit at a time, and then the 1/2 cup of Heavy Cream. Stir until fully blended. Chill mixture in the refrigerator for an hour and a half, ‘Scoop the individual truffle centers using a one inch truffle scoop and place onto a cookie sheet covered with wax paper and chill for an hour. ‘Melt the bittersweet coverture chocolat paper and chill until hard. a bowl, and dip ench of the truffle centers, and return to the waxed ‘The black cherry flavor is excellent, and blends with the chocolate beautifully. Enjoy! ‘wamsoulhealng.comichoes2tm srnia Chocolat Recipes Scrumptious Candied Ginger Truffles Ingredients: 1 cup top quality candied ginger (I used organic) 2/3 cup of heavy cream (again, organic if possible) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. 10 ounces of excellent quality bittersweet chocolate and enough bittersweet coverture chocolate to coat each truffle (about a pound). (preferably a different chocolate than what you use for the center) Procedu Place the candied ginger and the heavy cream in a food processor (with the metal cutting blade) and process until the largest remaining ginger pieces are quite small (mostly pureed). ‘Melt the 2/3 cup of chocolate in the microwave (stirring after 30 - 60 second intervals) until fully melted and blend in the ginger/eream mixture, and the vanilla extract. Chill mixture for an hour. ‘Scoop the individual truffle centers using a one inch truffle scoop and place onto a cookie sheet covered with ‘wax paper and chill for an hour. Melt the bittersweet coverture chocolate in a bowl, and dip cach of the truffle centers, and return to the waxed. Paper and chill until hard. Many people called these my best truffles yet. I certainly think that they are outstanding and will make them again soon. Hope you enjoy them. Transcendental Pecan Truffles Ingredients: 5 YA ounces of very high quality milk chocolate (I used Newman's Own Organic Milk Chocolate) 1% ounces of very high quality unsweetened chocolate (I used unsweetened Guitard chocolate) “Ya cup of raw pecan butter (the best raw pecan butter is Artisana brand, which you can purchase at your local health food store or online. Yup Heavy Cream 1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract For the coating: enough bittersweet chocolate to coat each truffle (about a pound). Procedui In a small bowl, mix all of the ingredients (except the bittersweet chocolate you will use for the coating) with a spoon, until fully blended. Chill mixture for an hour, Scoop with a one inch truffle scoop onto a cookie sheet covered with wax paper and chill for an hour. Melt the hittersmeet chacalate in a how! and din each of the truffle centers and return ta the waxed naner and ‘wamsoulhealng.comichoes2tmChocolat Recipes Two Raw Trufile Recipes After dining at Cafe Gratitude in Berkeley, I was amazed by how energized I felt from eating raw food. began to research making raw desserts and so far have invented these two recipes: 1. Simple Raw Chocolate Trufes. 1/4 cup of raw almond butter (you can get the best raw almond butter from Living ‘Tree (click on the name)). 3 tablespoons of Navitas Naturals Raw Choc te Powder 1/2 teaspoon of Vanilla extract 1 tablespoon Maple syrup Procedu Ina small bowl, mix all of the ingredients with a spoon, until fully blended. ‘Scoop with a one inch truffle scoop onto a plate and chill for an hour, Yummy and amazingly energizing. Note: I used Maple Syrup instead of raw Yacon syrup because the latter has a strong molasses flavor, and of raw Agave nectar because agave is actually a high-fructose sugar syrup which may be unhealthy. 2. Simple Raw Chocolate Truffles, Improved! 14 cup of raw almond butter (you can get the best raw almond butter from Living Tree (click on the name). 3 tablespoons of Navitas Naturals Raw Chocolate Powder 12 teaspoon of Vanilla extract 4 Medjool Dates, pitted Procedu First place the dates in a food processor and chop them quite a bit. Add the othe chopped smooth and blended. igredients and process until Hand-press portions of the chopped mixture (which may not haye become a paste, depending upon how dry the dates are) into a one inch truffle scoop and scoop onto a plate and chill for an hour before serving, ‘These are incredibly yummy and invigorating. Lovely Dried Apricot and Raspberry Puree Truffles 8 ounces of bittersweet chocolate (chopped into small pieces) 8 ounces of dried apricots (Trader Joes has superb slab apricots. Just use the best you can find. Do not use dark brown organic apricots, because their curing process kills most of the apricot flavor) 1 -2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/8 cnn areanic heavy eream ‘wamsouhealng.comichoes2tm