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Dark Chocolate Sunflower Butter Truffles

December 2, 2013 · by Ari ·

Rich and intense dark chocolate sunflower butter truffles are perfect treat to bring to a Christmas party, and make a great edible gift! Vegan, gluten-free and filled with intense chocolate flavor!Dark Chocolate Sunflower Butter Truffles #vegan #glutenfree

I have a confession. After the first round of making these truffles, I officially swore off truffle making forever. Not because I wasn’t in love with them, but because I’m, um, a little…slow on the learning curve. At least with things like this. I don’t have that whole hand-eye-coordination thing, and tasks that require care and patients are realllllly not my thing.

Dark Chocolate Sunflower Butter Truffles #vegan #glutenfree

Then I tasted them. And I ate my words…in the form of an entire batch of truffles. Totally worth it. Dark Chocolate Sunflower Butter Truffles #vegan #glutenfree

So I did, in fact, make them again. andagainandagainandagain.ย Each time it got easier, and by the most recent batch, I even referred to it as “enjoyable” and “therapeutic”. WHO AM I???? It turns out, once you get the hang of it, they really don’t take that long. So pour yourself a glass of wine, put on your favorite holiday movie, and enjoy the process, because once you are finished and you take your first bite, I guarantee you will fall in love. Dark Chocolate Sunflower Butter Truffles #vegan #glutenfree

These truffles are so rich, and decadent. The deep flavor of dark chocolate mixed with creamy, nutty sunflower butter, topped with intense Dutch cocoa powder–it is a chocolate lover’s dream.

**Note: All photos on this post were taken by my husband. I made these last year before I was exclusively taking the photos for my site. I could make them again (they are so good), but his photos are gorgeous, so I decided to keep them. ๐Ÿ™‚

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Dark Chocolate Sunflower Butter Truffles

Prep Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 2 hours

Yield: 3 1/2 dozen

Serving Size: 1 truffle

Dark Chocolate Sunflower Butter Truffles

Rich and intense dark chocolate sunflower butter truffles are perfect treat to bring to a Christmas party, and make a great edible gift! Vegan, gluten-free and filled with intense chocolate flavor!

Ingredients

  • 12 oz dark chocolate, melted
  • 1/3 cup sweetened condensed coconut milk, at room temperature (can sub regular sweetened condensed milk)
  • 1/3 cup sunflower butter
  • For coating:
  • 6 oz dark chocolate, melted
  • Approx 1 cup Dutch process cocoa powder for dusting (or Hershey's Special Dark)

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, combine the 12oz melted dark chocolate, sweetened condensed coconut milk and sunflower butter until well combined. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  2. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper, and use a small spoon or extra small cookie scoop to transfer chocolate mixture in approx 1/2" balls. If they don't look perfect and round right now, don't worry! Once all of the mixture has been transferred, refrigerate for 1 hour. You can stick them in the freezer as well.
  3. Once the truffles have chilled, roll each truffle in your hands until round and smooth. Melt 6 oz dark chocolate in a wide shallow bowl. Pour 1 cup cocoa powder in a similar wide and shallow bowl. Use a fork to roll each truffle in melted chocolate until fully coated then in cocoa powder. Once truffle is fully coated, use your fork to gently place it back onto lined baking sheet. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator or freezer.
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Filed Under: Dessert, Gluten-free, Holiday & Seasonal, Truffles & Cups, Vegan · Tagged: candy, chocolate, dessert, gluten free, recipe, sunflower butter, truffles, vegan

Comments

  1. Jamie @ couchtoironwoman says

    December 2, 2013 at 11:32 am

    I’m glad you kept making these (and your husband’s photos are lovely!) I love dark chocolate, mmm.

    • Ari says

      December 3, 2013 at 8:28 pm

      Me too–they were such a huge hit that I made an other version that I might love even more if that’s possible. ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. Kammie @ Sensual Appeal says

    December 2, 2013 at 10:08 pm

    Um…. DROOL town.

  3. Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says

    December 2, 2013 at 10:09 pm

    I can almost feel these melting my my mouth. There’s nothing better than chocolate and nut (or seed) butter.

    Can your husband take pics for my site? ๐Ÿ˜‰

    • Ari says

      December 3, 2013 at 8:30 pm

      Totally agreed! And if you come to Phoenix, he can teach you everything he knows, which is a lot more than I know! ๐Ÿ™‚

  4. Angela @ Happy Fit Mama says

    December 3, 2013 at 2:44 am

    I’m usually not a huge truffles fan but dang! Those look good! Love the sunflower seed butter addition.

    • Ari says

      December 3, 2013 at 8:32 pm

      Ya know, I’m not always either–often times they are SO SWEET, but the dark chocolate is more of a deep, intense flavor, and less sugary sweet if that makes sense? They are chocolate overload, so you do have to be a chocolate lover, but I feel like the intensity of flavor satisfies my sweet tooth better than other desserts.

  5. Kierston @candyfit says

    December 3, 2013 at 4:52 am

    Holy yum balls….I mean truffles ๐Ÿ˜‰

  6. Linz @ Itz Linz says

    December 3, 2013 at 5:48 am

    sunflower butter + chocolate! oh yes!!

  7. Emily @ More Than Just Dessert says

    December 3, 2013 at 12:33 pm

    Ohhhhh myyyy goshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, these look AMESOME. They are probably my favorite thing you have posted ๐Ÿ™‚ I have never used sunflower butter but making these are going on my to-do list this weekend.

    • Ari says

      December 3, 2013 at 8:33 pm

      Wow, thanks Emily!! Let me know how they turn out! ๐Ÿ™‚

  8. Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen says

    December 3, 2013 at 6:11 pm

    Yum! Yum! Yum! I can only imagine how good sunflower butter and chocolate taste together!

    • Ari says

      December 3, 2013 at 8:33 pm

      Confession: I love sunflower butter even more than peanut butter!

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