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Coconut Peppermint Truffles with Raspberries and Pistachios

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Description

These coconut peppermint truffles with freeze-dried raspberries and pistachio butter are an easy, festive treat that looks beautiful and tastes even better. They’re sugar-free, gluten-free, lectin-free, and vegan — a wholesome alternative to traditional holiday candy. I love peppermint-flavored sweets, but it’s hard to find clean, healthy options, so we created our own using simple ingredients like shredded coconut, 100% pistachio butter, freeze-dried raspberries, pure peppermint extract, Medjool dates, and 90% dark chocolate. A refreshing, colorful treat for the holiday season.


Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup shredded coconut
  • 1/3 cup pistachio butter
  • 1/2 cup freeze-dried raspberries + more for decorating
  • 2 big Medjool dates, chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon pure peppermint extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt
  • 100 grams dark chocolate (90%), chopped
  • For decoration (about 2 tablespoons of each): shredded coconut, finely ground pistachios, ground freeze-dried raspberries


Instructions

  1. Mix the coconut, pistachio, raspberries, dates, peppermint, and vanilla in a food processor.
  2. Take out in a bowl, and make small balls with the composition. Even if it seems crumbly, it will stick together. Put them in the fridge for 1 hour. 
  3. Warm the chocolate in a small saucepan, on very low heat, until melted. 
  4. Coat the truffles in the melted chocolate and sprinkle with the three toppings: raspberries, coconut, and pistachio. 
  5. Refrigerate before serving, or freeze. 

Notes

If the freeze-dried raspberries are whole, ground them in a food processor for decoration. Also, ground a few pistachios to almost powder for sprinkling on top of the truffles.  You can make these truffles in advance and freeze them.