Vegan Halloween Pumpkin Spice Truffles
These Vegan Pumpkin Spice Truffles are the perfect amount of fun for Halloween! Raw option, gluten-free, and quick! Even better, they only take about 15 minutes to prepare and are delicious with/without coconut butter “eyes”!
Ingredients
For the Truffle
- 1/2 cup hemp seeds
- 1/2 cup raw cashews
- 1 1/4 cups rolled oats
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
- 1/4 cup dates around 7
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree no added sugar!
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin spice OR 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ginger, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1 1/2 tablespoon maple syrup
- Pinch of sea salt
For the Chocolate Coating
- 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips non-dairy
- 2-3 tablespoons coconut oil
For the "eyes"
- 2 tablespoons coconut butter a mixture of coconut oil and pulp
Instructions
- Combine the hemp seeds, raw cashews, oats, and flax in a food processor
- Run on high until you have a rough "flour"
- Add the dates, pumpkin, coconut oil, spices, maple syrup, and sea salt
- Process again until you have a semi-even consistency, scraping down the sides as needed. The mixture should begin to ball together. If it still seems too wet, add a bit more flax
- Scoop out 1 tablespoon at a time and roll into balls
- Pop those babies in the freezer for easier handling
- In the meantime, melt the chocolate and coconut oil in a double broiler (I just put the glass bowl over a pot of boiling water.. Nothing fancy!)
- Once it's smooth, remove from heat and let cool while you grab the truffle balls
- Coat the balls, one at a time, and set back on parchment paper
- Transfer back to freezer to set
- While those are chilling, melt down the coconut oil. I simply put my jar in some hot water until I could stir easily
- Scoop a couple of spoonfuls into a piping bag, or a ziplock with a TINY hole cut in the corner
- "Pipe" into small circles. The coconut butter is a runny-icing consistency, you could even just spoon it if you're careful
- Transfer the "eyes" to the freezer to set
- After about 5 minutes, remove from freezer and add the "pupil". I just used a toothpick dipped in the remaining chocolate coating
- Let that set once again
- Remove EVERYTHING from the freezer now!
- Add a tiny bit of melted chocolate to the back of the "eyes", press onto the truffles, and voilà! Scared looking halloween faces!
Notes
Keep truffles in fridge (or freezer to extend life)