Vegan chocolate orange truffle bites
Prep time 1-2 hours
Cook time 1-2 hours
Makes 24 pieces
Dietary Vegetarian
These sweet and melt-in-the mouth vegan truffles have a devilishly moreish quality. Top with goji berries for a perfect homemade gift. Each piece provides 90 kcal, 0.8g protein, 5g carbohydrate (of which 4.5g sugars), 7g fat (of which 6g saturates), 0.7g fibre and 0.2g salt.
Method
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Grease a small rectangular glass dish (approximately 17cm/7in x 11cm/4in) with a little coconut oil. Line with baking parchment.
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Heat the coconut oil in a saucepan over a low heat until melted. Whisk in the cocoa powder until smooth and well combined.
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Stir in the maple syrup, vanilla extract, orange extract and salt until well combined, then stir in almost all of the goji berries, reserving a small handful for decoration.
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Pour the fudge mixture into the prepared tin, then sprinkle over the remaining goji berries and the orange zest, pressing them gently onto the surface.
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Chill in the fridge for 1 hour, or until set.
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Slice with a sharp knife and serve.
Ingredients
- 200g/7oz coconut oil, plus extra for greasing
- 100g/3½oz cocoa powder
- 6 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp orange extract
- pinch salt
- 60g/2¼oz goji berries (available from health-food stores)
- ½ organic orange, zest only, julienned
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