Raw Food Recipe: Cherry Almond Truffles
Makes about 24 truffles ~ $.32 per truffle
Ingredients
- 1 cup cherries, dehydrated ($.75)
- 2 cups almonds ($5.00)
- 1 cups dates, pitted and chopped ($2.00) pinch salt
These are pretty, understated and elegant. It’s another recipe from my Spring Raw e Book, but it’s perfect for this time of year and makes a great treat for any holiday. To make them, dehydrate a cup of cherries. Just place on a lined dehydrator tray and dry for a few hours, until the cherries are shrunken but still pliable and not hard or brittle.
Directions
- In a food processor fitted with an “S” blade, process the almonds until finely ground. This takes a minute or so.
- Add in the dates and dehydrated cherries
- Process again until the mixture begins to clump together.
- Using a tablespoon, scoop out even sized balls, and roll between hands to shape.
- Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Makes about 24 truffles.
nutritional information: calories: 113 fat: 5 gr carb: 12 gr protein: 3 gr
Where do you manage to get dried cherries that cheap?
Hi Lisa, I bought them frozen and dehydrated them until they were kind of leathery. Much less expensive, and nothing but cherries.
Wonderful! I miss Travese City cherries…this reminds me of the large box my father-in-law shipped down to us from MI. several years ago.Wish I had some of those now to make these yummy balls.
Peace and Raw Health,
Elizabeth
Hi Elizabeth, Traverse City cherries are one of my favorites, too!
I may just need to make these for my Mom, she was just suggesting a cherry almond cookie ;)!
Sounds good 🙂