{"id":85439,"date":"2016-08-01T02:05:33","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T09:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=85439"},"modified":"2017-01-26T18:37:27","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T02:37:27","slug":"vegan-truffle-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/vegan-truffle-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"This Truffle Recipe Is Vegan <em>and<\/em> Delicious"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Craving something sinfully sweet and decadent?! Well you don&#8217;t have to sin to satisfy that nagging sweet tooth! We&#8217;re talking vegan chocolate truffles &#8212; they&#8217;re tasty, creamy, and guilt-free. Like what could be better on a week night than relaxing on the couch with a bottle of red wine and these delicious treats?!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chefdbrandonwalker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chef D. Brandon Walker<\/a>, creator of these heaven-sent truffles, is known for his skills in the kitchen. (Be sure to check out his new restaurant <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themarvista.com\/#the-mar-vista\" target=\"_blank\">The Mar Vista<\/a>, on Labor Day weekend to enjoy an amazing dining experience!) He not only gives back to his customers, but he gives back to the community as well by supporting a ton of charities &#8212; and this truffle recipe is definitely giving us all the love our tastebuds desire!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Vegan Truffle<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b>Ingredients<\/b><br \/>\n2 cups of Mejool dates, pitted, soaked overnight in room temperature water<br \/>\n2 cups of semi-sweet vegan chocolate chips<br \/>\n2 cups almond milk<br \/>\n\u00bc cup cocoa powder<\/p>\n<p><b>Directions<\/b><br \/>\n<b><em>For almond milk ganache:<\/em><\/b><br \/>\n1. Bring almond milk to a boil.<br \/>\n2. Melt chocolate chips over a double boiler.<br \/>\n3. Add hot almond milk to melted chocolate chips. Whisk until creamy and smooth.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<em>For truffles:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n1. Drain water from soaked dates, then place dates in food processor.<br \/>\n2. Pulse until dates form a ball. Remove dates from food processor and place in a bowl.<br \/>\n3. Using your hands, form 1-inch diameter balls.<br \/>\n4. Prepare a half sheet pan layered with parchment paper.<br \/>\n5. Dip balls into almond milk ganache, coating completely, then set on parchment paper.<br \/>\n6. After all the balls are complete and dipped, sprinkle with cocoa powder.<br \/>\n7. Refrigerate balls for at least 2 hours.<\/p>\n<p>*Once set, they can be placed into individual bags and handed out as healthy treats. Keep for up to a week in the refrigerator or up to a month in the freezer, simply thaw.<\/p>\n<p>xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"Craving something sinfully sweet and decadent?! Well you don't have to sin to satisfy that ...","author":1264,"featured_media":85453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[268],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/01110520\/shutterstock_344305631.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/01110520\/shutterstock_344305631.jpg","formated_date":"August 1, 2016","category_name":"Food &amp; Drink","category_icon":"","author_name":"","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#446dce","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85439"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1264"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}