Dark Chocolate Truffles

These shut-your-eyes dark chocolate truffles are smooth and decadent and wonderfully chocolatey.

Truffles and tea after dinner

Shut- your- eyes Dark Chocolate Truffles *vegan, gluten-free, raw

• 50g raw cacao paste
• 350g dried dates, chopped
• 1/2 tsp vanilla powder
• 12 finely chopped almonds + extra for inside the truffles
• a little salt
• Finely chopped chili *optional

Prep: I like to soak the almonds overnight and take the shells off for better digestion

1. Chop the dates. For raw people – cover with warm water and wait patiently til soft. For the impatient – cover with water and microwave for 45 seconds.
2. Melt the cacao on a double boiler.
3. Spoon the dates into the mixing bowl, leaving most the water behind and add everything else.
4. Use a handheld blender to blend to a smooth paste. I found that when making small quantities the handheld blender in a small bowl was better than my big blender.
5. Roll into little balls and push an almond into the middle of each.
6. Leave in the fridge for a couple of hours to solidify.

Perfect Parfait

A fruity summery not-so-French breakfast *raw, vegan, gluten-free

So when I use the term parfait, I mean nice layers of things that roughly resemble layers of yoghurt, granola and fruit. I know the French might be insulted. Sorry Frenchies.

• Chia
• Buckwheat
• Banana
• Fresh seasonal fruit
• Seeds
• Sweetener (raw honey, agave) *optional

Prep: Soak chia and buckwheat overnight in separate bowls

Layer 1: The smooth stuff

Place soaked chia and a banana (or just half, depends on how much you like it) in a blender. You can add some vanilla too. It should become nice and smooth. Add sweetener if you want.

Layer 2: The crunchy stuff

Rinse the buckwheat well. Stir in sunflower seeds and any other seeds you fancy. Raw cacao nibs if you want something exciting!

Layer 3: The fruit stuff

In summer you can use strawberries, mango, apricot, litchi etc.

In spring there are berries!

In winter there are gooseberries, guavas and paw paw.

In autumn there are grapes, apples, figs.

Layer these into nice pretty layers in a glass. Probably best for a girly breakfast! 🙂