I’m on strike!
I have the touch of death in the kitchen when it comes to baking as of late. I’m failing royally at everything I have a go at. It’s the endless cycle of baking gluten, egg, and dairy-free. You can never think you have arrived because there is always something new to learn, something to tweak and revise, and something to turn into a disaster.
I need a break from sorghum flour, chia seed slurry, and xanthan gum. So old trusty candy-making comes to the rescue! Just in time for Valentine’s day, too.
Dark Chocolate Strawberry Truffles Recipe
Raw vegan, gluten, egg, soy, and dairy-free
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 c. dark chocolate, melted + 1 Tb coconut oil, melted
Strawberry Cashew Cream Center:
- 1/2 c. cashews, soak for 2 hours and drained
- 1/4 c. water
- 2 medium-sized strawberries, chopped
- 1 Tb coconut oil, melted
- 2 tsp agave
- 1 tsp raw cacao powder (or regular unsweetened cocoa powder)
DIRECTIONS
- Combine all ingredients for the strawberry cashew cream in a high-speed blender.
- Allow to set in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- In a Bon-bon chocolate mold, coat with melted chocolate.
- Place a dollop of cashew cream in the center.
- Coat the rest of each mold with the melted chocolate.
- Freeze 10-15 minutes.
- Remove from molds gently and roll in raw cacao/cocoa powder. Lightly dust off.
These look amazing! Sort of like a candy version of these: http://lifewithlampnsofa.com/2013/04/13/strawberry-chocolate-icebox-nibbles-gf-vegan-10-mins-to-make/
These look amazing, however, I don’t like agave. Could I use grade B Maple Syrup instead?
These look delicious !
Thanks so much for sharing 😉
You are so very welcome, thank you!
These look amazing! Definitely going to have to make these for my co-workers on V-day 🙂
You’re a genius! These look amazing! And I love that all these ingredients are easy to come by 🙂
Tickle my tummy you Strawberry Cream Truffle tease!
Amazing flavour combination, perfect for Valentines Day 🙂 Those strawberry cream centers are calling my name!
So you know how I joke about showing up on your door step and eating your food? You keep making stuff like this and one day….
Dark chocolate and strawberries were meant for each other. These look like a winner and perfect for Valentines Day (or any day for that matter).
These look delicious to say the least, I’d have them eaten up before I could take the pics though…..I just want to know how’d you get them into those beautiful white paper cups without smudging cocoa powder every where? You are amazing 😉
Ooh la la! I’m liking the looks of these… drooooolllllll… : )
This looks so delicious! Sadly my youngest daughter has severe nut allergies…including cashews. Do you think this would work with sunflower seeds?
Those streaks happen. You’ll get your baking mojo back. Meanwhile, these are beautiful and timely!
These look LOVELY!! I am in serious need of chocolate today. Just the idea that these exist somewhere in the world makes me inordinately happy…
My three children are all at school as of today. Perhaps now I’ll have some time in which to created more of your delicious-ness. Thanks for yet another winning recipe Cara. xx