Hi Yogis! It’s time for some healthy-ish snacks disguised as dessert. Â Decadent truffles (made with dates!) andddd (Phat) Brownies, with avocado!
Delightful Date Truffles
Ingredients
- 2 cups of almonds, or other seed/nut of choice
- Pitted dates or baking dates (baking dates are already mashed up which saves you some work in the food processor 😉 )
Mix-in Ideas
- Unsweetened coconut rolled in cacao
- Roll the date ball in dried orange, then dried sumac berries and a pinch of sugar
- Smoky chili powder with chocolate chips
- Cinnamon chips rolled in Chinese five spice
- Unsweetened coconut with dried cranberries rolled in cacao powder
Directions
- In a food processor, process the nuts until crumbly. Â Add in the dates (slowly so you don’t overload your food processor) and process again until sticky, uniform batter is formed.
- Scoop out the dough by tablespoons, then roll between hands to form balls.
- Time to get your ‘fance’ on. Â Roll your date balls in shredded coconut, cacao, or any other combination of nuts and dried fruits that you like. This recipe is easily adaptable!
(Phat) Brownies
These brownies are so darn good, *someone* stole a bite before I could get them out of the house.
Ingredients
- Your favorite brownie mix (We love Ghiradelli Dark Chocolate Brownie Mix)
- Avocado
- Raspberry Preserves (if you are feeling fancy)
Directions
Follow the instructions on your favorite brownie mix. Here’s the twist, add in the avocado as you blend up your brownie mix. Yes, an avocado, this will add more good fat (YES, GOOD FAT) to your brownies and make them super dang rich and moist. If you want to do the super fancy raspberry swirl, just spoon on several dollops of the raspberry preserves onto the batter (before you cook it) and run a knife through to make a cool swirly design. Voila! Fancy brownies. Refer to your box of brownies for oven temperature and cooking times. 😉 Eat on my fellow yogis.  Love, Christina
