Raw Chocolate Fruit Nuggets
February 1, 2007 Robin R. - Editor
About
These fruit nuggets are a made with a combination of hazelnut butter, fruit and raw chocolate powder. Not only are they a healthier option to regular chocolate treats, they are decadently delicious! Treat your special someone on Valentine’s Day or any special occasion. Makes 50 nuggets.
Ingredients
| Hazelnut butter, room temperature | 1 cup | |
| Honey (see notes) | 1/2 cup | |
| Raw chocolate (cacao) powder | 3/4 cup | |
| Fresh fruit, assorted | ||
| Ground nuts or seeds of choice to use as a coating | as needed |
Directions
- Blend first three ingredients together with a wooden spoon to make the dough. Set aside.
- Wash fruits and chop into pieces that are a little smaller than bite sized.
- Form dough around fruit pieces and roll in choice of coating. Store in the fridge.
Helpful Hints
- You can use use any type of fruit you like. I used strawberries (quartered), blueberries, mango pieces and grapes.
- This recipe calls for honey but a plant-based liquid sweetened can easily be substituted. Examples include agave nectar, maple syrup and brown rice syrup. Note that the sweetness will differ from honey so you may wish to adjust the amount.
- I used a jar of roasted hazelnut butter, as I had some on hand. However, if you wish to create an authentic 100% raw food recipe use raw nut butter. You can try our recipe with one small change: you want your nut butter to be the proper consistency at room temperature and more stiff when refrigerated.
- You can get creative with your choice of coatings. I tried the following: hulled hemp nut; sprouted flax powder; finely shredded coconut; more raw chocolate powder; finely shredded coconut mixed with raw chocolate powder. . . the possibilities are endless.
- This recipe makes about 50 nuggets, so you may wish to cut it in half. Alternatively, the dough will keep in the fridge for several days so you can make more nuggets at a later time. Just bring it back to room temperature for easy handling.
- For nutritional information on raw chocolate and more recipe ideas, consider reading The Naked Chocolate
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Source
This recipe is based on Loraine Picot’s Almond Nuggets. I swapped some of the ingredients around for a different taste and texture.
kozirsky photo / Shutterstock.com
Photo used for graphical enhancement. Recipe calls for chocolate powder, not chocolate sauce as depicted in this photo.
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