Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles | Gluten Free Options
Servings 12
Make up these Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles using whole foods like fresh ground peanut butter, pure maple syrup, dark chocolate, whole wheat flour or almond flour for a gluten free option. YUM!
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh ground peanut butter
- 1-2 tablespoons pure maple syrup depending on how sweet you want it
- 1/4 cup whole wheat flour or 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- sea salt and chopped nuts for garnish
Instructions
- In a saucepan, combine peanut butter, syrup, and flour.
- Warm slowly on low heat, and mix together until the mixture forms a ball. Add more flour if needed.
- Form peanut butter mixture into 1 inch balls and set in freezer for 1 hour.
- Just before removing the balls, heat chocolate chips and coconut oil over a double broiler until melted and runny.
- Remove balls from freezer and dip each peanut butter ball into the chocolate, scraping the excess off onto the bowl.
- Sprinkle with garnish and set aside until set and ready to eat.
- If you don't eat them all at once you can refrigerate or freeze extras.