Easy Vegan Truffles (No Bake)

Calling all chocolate lovers! These easy and irresistible no-bake Vegan Truffles are made with just two main ingredients, chocolate chips, and avocado! Add toppings for pops of color, flavor, and texture. Perfect for any occasion!

For the record, there is absolutely nothing wrong with indulging in traditional desserts. Have no doubt, my kids get their share and enjoy every bite. I have a sweet tooth, what can I say? 😉

There are all different ways to make homemade chocolate truffles by adding ingredients like cashew butter, coconut oil, vanilla extract, or orange zest, but I decided to keep these homemade truffles as simple as possible 🙂

If you know me, you know that I love trying new ways of using unexpected ingredients to make familiar foods to see if anyone notices. And often, I am pleasantly surprised!

For instance, my vegan blondies are made with chia seeds instead of egg and, believe it or not, no one can tell. Two of my kids still have no idea that there is avocado in these truffles!

Thankfully, my kids are up to trying all of my creations, and these avocado truffles are no exception! They especially love changing up the toppings for a special occasion. In fact, rolling them in heart-shaped sprinkles would make a fun treat for Valentine's Day!

If you are looking for more dairy-free and egg-free recipes, you've got to make my chocolate-covered pineapple and apple crumble recipes. Kids love them all!

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• 😍Why You'll Love This Recipe
• 💁‍♀️Dietitian Tip
• 🥑Ingredient Notes
• 👩‍🍳How to Make the Vegan Truffle Mixture
• 🍫How to Shape into Truffles
• 🤩Decorative & Tasty Vegan Truffle Topping Ideas
• 😎Helpful Tips
• ❓Questions You May Have
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• Easy Vegan Truffles (no Bake)

😍Why You'll Love This Recipe

These easy vegan chocolate truffles can easily be transformed into a decadent dessert to fit any occasion! 😍

• No Bake. Yep, you heard that right! Just melt the chocolate in the microwave, so there's no need to cook on the stove either. 😅
• Two Ingredients This easy vegan truffles recipe is made with just two simple ingredients, chocolate chips and avocado. Toppings are optional, though highly recommended.
• 15-minute recipe Once they are formed, they just need to be set in the fridge.
• Vegan As long as you use dairy free chocolate chips, these chocolate truffles make a delicious treat for kids who have a dairy allergy.
• As with many other truffles, these are very rich so don't be surprised if your kids eat just one.
• At room temperature. Contains fiber and healthy fats, so kids will feel full longer.

💁‍♀️Dietitian Tip

The optional but highly recommended step of rolling each ball into a delicious and decorative topping will make these truffles more visually appealing for kids and add more flavor that they will notice right away.

Rolling each truffle in a topping is also something easy and fun that your kids can help with, which will help increase their acceptance of chocolate avocado truffles even more.

I choose not to ask my kids to help make the actual truffle because I think these truffles are a lot more enjoyable when you don't know that there is avocado in them. 😉

🥑Ingredient Notes

• Avocado High in fiber and mono-unsaturated fats.
• Chocolate chips It's what gets kids hooked on these truffles! Use semi-sweet chocolate chips or a combination of semi-sweet and dark dairy-free chocolate chips. Vegan chocolate chips are now so much easier to find! Chocolate chips from Trader Joe's are even vegan (at least they were the last time I checked;). If your family is not vegan and your kids do not have a milk allergy, there are even more brands to choose from.
• Optional topping ideas: Sprinkles, crushed candy cane pieces, coconut flakes, crushed pistachio pieces, hemp hearts.

👩‍🍳How to Make the Vegan Truffle Mixture

Here's a quick overview of the steps to make these indulgent chocolate avocado truffles. For the full list of ingredients and specific instructions, scroll down to the recipe.

1. Place chocolate chips in a microwave-safe glass bowl (or other microwave-safe mixing bowl).
2. Melt the chocolate.
3. Place the flesh of one avocado in a separate bowl and mash well. Then, add it to the melted chocolate.
4. Male the truffle mixture by mashing the avocado and melted chocolate well until a creamy consistency is reached.

🍫How to Shape into Truffles

Once the mixture has cooled completely, form into bite-sized round balls using the palms of your hands or pads of your fingers.

Finally, roll each ball into a topping. See ideas below. This step is totally optional but makes them even more delicious!

And Set each truffle on a plate or baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Store refrigerated in an airtight container.

🤩Decorative & Tasty Vegan Truffle Topping Ideas

While you can get extra fancy and drizzle these smooth vegan chocolate truffles with chocolate ganache, I prefer to keep things simple 🙂 Here are some topping ides that I've personally used and love!

• Sprinkles Adding holiday or birthday-themed sprinkles quickly turns these truffles into a celebratory treat.
• Crushed candy cane pieces I love to roll these in crushed candy cane, especially at Christmas time!
• Crushed pistachios Pistachios are a nut that can be found in the same aisle as peanuts, almonds, and other nuts. They have become so popular that I've been seeing bags of pistachios on display in the produce section of grocery stores, too. This adds a fun green color and texture that will help distract you from the texture of avocado, lol 😉
• Shredded coconut delicious flavor, incredible texture and color.
• Hemp hearts Not only do hemp hearts contain omega-3 fats (aka healthy fats), but they add gentle texture and a little color as well. They can be found in the "healthy," "gluten free," or "natural" section of an aisle in most grocery stores.
• Freeze-dried strawberries or freeze-dried raspberries, crumbled. So pretty and so delicious! I find freeze-dried berries near raisins and other dried fruit in the grocery store. Some stores may have them in their "natural" or "healthy" aisle.

😎Helpful Tips

• The chocolate will burn if you do not microwave the chocolate in intervals.
• Save time by mashing the avocado while the chocolate chips are melting.
• Use ripe, but not overripe avocados.
• Do not use avocados that have a lot of strings in the flesh.
• Do not cool the truffle mixture in the freezer. I tried this (hoping to save time) and it hardened quickly - I wasted half of the mixture.
• Keep an extra avocado on hand, just in case the one you plan to use is either stringy or bruised inside.
• There might be a few glimpses of green within the (from the avocado). I make sure to cover those spots with the topping.
• If you are trying to get your kids used to the taste of dark chocolate, try gradually increasing the proportion of semi-sweet to dark chocolate chips used every time you make a batch of truffles.
• Let your kids get creative with what to top the truffles with.
• If you have a double boiler, I'm sure you can use it to melt the chocolate if you prefer that over a microwave.
• I like to cover about three-fourths of each truffle with the topping.

❓Questions You May Have

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