Chocolate-Dipped Peanut Butter Truffles
These blissful balls combine the beloved duo of creamy peanut butter and rich dark chocolate! They’re the easiest things to make so you can have a delicious, while satiating, sweet treat on hand for when the chocolate craving hits. All you need are 6-7 simple ingredients and you’re golden. They can even last in your freezer for about 1 month, but I wish you the best of luck with that!
Ingredients:
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter*
1-2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp + 1/2 tsp coconut oil, melted and cooled
2 scoops collagen peptides (optional)
1/2 cup coconut flour
3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
2 tbsp organic peanuts, finely chopped (optional)
Directions:
In a medium-sized bowl, mix the peanut butter, maple syrup, and just 1 tbsp of the melted coconut oil until smooth.
Gradually stir in the collagen (if using) followed by the coconut flour.
Line a freezer-safe pan with parchment paper. Dampen your hands to prevent the batter from sticking to them (you’ll have to do this repeatedly— trust me, the end result is so worth it!). Roll the batter into about golf ball sized balls and transfer them to the pan as you go until all of the batter is balled up.
Move these to the freezer to harden for at least 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, melt the chocolate chips with the remaining 1/2 tsp of coconut oil. I recommend melting in a small saucepan over the stove on very low heat, continuously stirring until the mixture is completely melted, then removing it from the heat. Also, finely chop up the peanuts, if you’d like to sprinkle some on top.
Once the peanut butter balls have hardened, toss them into the chocolate and fully coat each one. Let the excess chocolate drip off before moving each ball back to the baking sheet. Use the excess chocolate, if any, to either double dip the balls or to add some chocolate drizzles. Sprinkle on the peanuts, if desired, immediately after while the chocolate still has yet to harden.
Move the truffles back to the freezer for just 5 minutes.
Enjoy! Store leftovers, if any, in the freezer for up to about 1 month!
Notes:
*Single or double-ingredient peanut butter is best (just peanuts or peanuts and salt)!
