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carob powder, dried figs, figs, gluten free, nuts, raw vegan, truffles
Dried fruit such as figs are really sweet and thus they can be used in many recipes substituting sugar. Today I used dried figs and carob powder in order to make easy and very healthy vegan truffles which provide us with a considerable amount of calcium and beneficial fats among others. These truffles are simply wonderful, as long as we like the slightly special taste of carob. Personally I love it!
Sometimes when I make this recipe I use roasted carob powder, the flavor of which somewhat resembles cocoa, but of course if you follow 100 % raw vegan diet you can use raw carob powder as well as raw agave syrup or other liquid sweetener instead of carob syrup which is not raw.
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried figs
- 1 ½ cups finely grated coconut
- ½ cup agave syrup or carob syrup
- ½ cup ground flaxseeds
- ½ cup walnuts or hazelnuts or pistachios or Brazil nuts coarsely chopped
- 1 tsp cinnamon or orange zest
- 1 cup raw or roasted carob powder
- little extra carob powder and coconut for dusting
Method
- Soak the figs for 1-2 hours in plenty of cold water until soft and drain well.
- Place the figs in the food processor together with the agave syrup and process for 2-3 minutes, until a relatively smooth paste has been formed.
- Add the remaining ingredients except from the chopped nuts and continue processing for 2 more minutes, until malleable dough has been formed.
- Put the mixture on the kitchen bench surface and press slightly with your hands. Sprinkle with the chopped nuts and knead until incorporated.
- Shape walnut size truffles with your hands and roll them into the carob powder or the grated coconut.
- Keep them in an airtight container in the fridge.