Vegan Antioxidant Truffles

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 48
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 62.2
  • Total Fat: 2.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.1 mg
  • Sodium: 34.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 8.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
  • Protein: 1.0 g

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Introduction

Rich, succulent dark chocolate truffles made with pureed pumpkin for a double dose of antioxidants, vitamins and fiber! Rich, succulent dark chocolate truffles made with pureed pumpkin for a double dose of antioxidants, vitamins and fiber!
Number of Servings: 48

Ingredients

    2 1/2 cups chocolate wafer cookies, crushed
    1 cup sliced almonds
    2 tsp. cinnamon
    1/3 cup icing (powdered) sugar
    1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
    1/2 cup pumpkin puree
    1/4 cup Amaretto or Frangelico (optional, use 2 tsp vanilla in water if not alcohol)

Directions

Pulse cookies and almonds in a food processor until fine.
Add to icing sugar and cinnamon in a medium sized bowl.
Blend in melted chocolate, pumpkin and liqueur.
Let stand 10 minutes to firm up.
Shape mixture into 1" balls, place on a wax paper lined platter and refrigerate until firm.

Number of Servings: 48

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.