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No-bake King Cake Truffles (Gluten-free, Paleo, AIP)

  • Author: Michelle
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 10 truffles 1x

Description

These no-bake king cake truffles are a fun and easy way to satisfy your craving for a king cake! This recipe is free of refined sugar, gluten, and grains.

Ingredients

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For the truffles

  • 2 cups shredded coconut
  • 12 large medjool dates, pitted
  • 1/3 cup coconut milk

For the coating

  • 3/4 cup coconut butter
  • 3 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 tsp matcha powder (for green coloring)
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder (for yellow coloring)
  • 1 tsp acai powder (for purple coloring, see notes)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 F and line a baking sheet with parchement paper. Add the shredded coconut to the baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 4-8 minutes, checking often to ensure they don’t burn, until lightly toasted. Set aside.
  2. If your dates are hard, soak them in hot water for 5-10 minutes until soft. Strain the water and add the dates to the food processor. Pulse until the dates are mashed. Add the coconut milk and process until the mixture is a creamy caramel consistency and no large pieces of dates remain.
  3. Spoon the date mixture into a large bowl and mix with the toasted shredded coconut until fully combined.
  4. Line a large plate with parchment paper and roll the date and coconut mixture into about 10 balls. Transfer to the fridge to chill for 15-20 minutes.
  5. While the truffles chill, melt the coconut butter and the coconut oil using a double boiler method. Stir the coconut butter often to ensure the mixture doesn’t burn. Use an oven mitt to remove the mixture from the heat once it’s melted.
  6. Set up 3 ramekins or small bowls and spoon about 2 tbsp of melted coconut butter into each one. Add the coloring to each bowl and whisk together. Add more coloring as desired for more vibrant colors.
  7. Remove the truffles from the fridge. Carefully drop each truffle into the un-colored coconut butter and rotate with a spoon to fully coat. Transfer back to the parchment-lined plate and repeat for all of the truffles.
  8. Using seperate spoons for each color, drizzle each one of the colors over the truffles until your desired look is achieved.
  9. Chill in the fridge 30-45 minutes, or the freezer for 15-20 minutes, or until the coconut butter has hardened. Serve chilled.

Notes

The food colorings are only suggestions. Please feel free to use what you have on hand as a food coloring! You may need to use more food coloring for more rich colors if desired.

All nutritional information are estimations and will vary. Estimations do not include optional ingredients or food coloring options.

  • Prep Time: 60
  • Category: Treats
  • Method: No Bake

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 truffle
  • Calories: 370
  • Fat: 28.5g
  • Carbohydrates: 30.7g
  • Fiber: 2.8g
  • Protein: 1.2g

Find it online: https://unboundwellness.com/no-bake-king-cake-truffles/