Melt-in-your-mouth chocolate morsels that will boost your protein, magnesium and iron levels with nut or seed butter, chocolate and dates, and balance your hormones with maca!
No Bake Chocolate Truffle Brownie Bites (vegan, dairy-free, GF, hormone-balancing)
What if we didn’t hide the truffle filling inside a chocolate coating?
What if we simply plopped it on top of a brownie pedestal?
Ever so easy to make, melt-in-your mouth creamy. Super-energizing, and full of fresh whole ingredients that boost your mood (cacao), fuel your day (nut butter), and help to balance your hormones (maca).
You don’t need to buy an unhealthy candy bar for mid-afternoon boost, just pop a few of these healthy bits of magic in your lunch and you will soar through your day! One reason for the energy boost in this treat is, of course, the dark chocolate, but another ingredient is present that will help you power through your afternoon.
How Healthy is Maca?
And that ingredient is maca powder.
Maca powder is made from the maca root is actually a root vegetable in the broccoli family. It is considered one of the 7 important adaptogens. Okay, quick definition stop!
What is an Adaptogen?
According to Merriam-Webster, an adaptogen is “a nontoxic substance and especially a plant extract that is held to increase the body’s ability to resist the damaging effects of stress and promote or restore normal physiological functioning.”
Besides Maca, seven other well-known adaptogens are Amla, Ashwagandha, Cordyceps, Holy Basil, Rhodiola. I won’t go into their benefits now, but look them up! It’s fun to figure out which ones could apply to your situation. Anyway…
Crushed into powder, Maca, which tastes a bit nutty, is known for its nutritional powers. It’s rich in protein, fiber, vitamin C, copper and iron. It is also known to boost energy, balance hormones, and even reduce sun damage to skin.
And it’s easy to put into chocolate recipes. This recipe especially is no-bake, and fairly easy to make. Just blend up brownie ingredients, press into mini paper cups. Blend up truffle filling ingredients, pour on to the cups and chill. Dust with cacao powder to finish.
Recipe makes about 12 mini cups. Enjoy!
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No Bake Chocolate Truffle Brownie Bites (vegan, dairy-free, GF, hormone-balancing)
Melt-in-your-mouth chocolate morsels that will boost your protein, magnesium and iron levels with nut or seed butter, chocolate and dates, and balance your hormones with maca!
Ingredients
Brownie bottom
- 1 cup dates soaked overnight, pitted
- 1/2 cup almond butter (or use sunflower seed butter to keep in nut free)
- 1/2 cup cacao powder
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- pinch of himalayan salt
Truffle top
- 1 1/4 cup almond butter (or use sunflower seed butter to keep in nut free)
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate
- 1 tsp maca powder
- pinch of himalayan salt
Instructions
Prep
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Insert mini paper cups in a 12 mini-cupcake pan.
Make Brownie bottom
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Blend or process all the brownie bottom ingredients until combined into a sticky texture. Add more flour if batter feels too sticky. Variations occur depending on residual moisture and size of your dates.
When you are happy with texture, press the brownie mixture into the bottom of the cups, filling it about 1/3, press snug with your thumb.
Refrigerate while you prepare the truffle top.
Make the Truffle top
- Put the 2-cup pyrex measuring cup in a pot of boiling water.
Turn off the stove so that the water is hot, but not boiling.
Add into the cup the nut butter and the dark chocolate. Stir until both are melted and completely combined. Add in the maca powder and salt. Stir again, then pour onto the brownie cup base in each mini cup..
Refrigerate at least one hour.
I served by dusting each with cacao powder.
Dee Dine is the recipe developer and writer behind Green Smoothie Gourmet. She shares her super healthy wholesome recipes on her blog and her Instagram that she feeds her family and friends. She gravitates toward recipes that are fast to create, plant-based, nutritious, easy, and use familiar ingredients. And chocolate is always a good idea! More about Dee.
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