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Cocoa Peanut Truffles

Course Dessert

Ingredients

Peanut Layer

  • 1/2 cup peanut flour
  • 3 tablespoons whole milk or nut milk
  • 2 tablespoons peanuts
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter or coconut oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon  vanilla extract

Cocoa Layer

  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon whole milk or nut milk
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon unsalted butter or coconut oil
  • 3 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • 3 teaspoons powdered sugar
  • 2  1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1  1/2 teaspoons  flax seed meal

Coating

  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder

Instructions

  1. To make the peanut layer, mix together all of the ingredients, except the peanuts, in a medium-sized bowl until they create a thick paste. To make the cocoa layer, mix together all of the ingredients in a medium-sized bowl until a thick paste forms as well. To make the outside coating, simply mix the ingredients together in a small bowl until they are evenly combined.
  2. To start making the truffles, take a teaspoon of the peanut mixture and flatten it slightly so that it makes a very tiny pancake, about 1/4 of an inch thick. Place a peanut in the middle of the pancake, and pull the edges up around the peanut. Gently roll the ball between your hands until it is smooth and the peanut is completely covered in the peanut mixture. Repeat this process until all of the peanut mixture is gone.
  3. Then take a teaspoon of the cocoa mixture and flatten it into a small pancake in the palm of your hand that is about 1/8 inch thick. Place the peanut truffle on the little pancake and curl the edges up around the truffle. If it doesn't cover the whole truffle, grab a little bit more of the cocoa mixture and spread it around to cover any existing gaps. Repeat this process until all of the cocoa mixture is gone.
  4. Then, take the truffle and roll it around in the coating mixture so that it won't be sticky on the outside. Shake off any excess powder, and set on a serving plate. Repeat this process with the remaining truffles. If you used dairy-based products, keep the truffles refrigerated. Enjoy!