Raw Vegan Truffles

INGREDIENTS:

- 1 cup pitted mejool dates

                - ½ cup  gluten free rolled quick oats       

- 2 tbsp almond butter  

- ¼ cup  sundried blueberries     

 - approximately ¼ cup almonds

METHOD:           

- Place   almonds in the food processor and pulse until crushed.                 

- Remove crushed almonds from food processor and set aside.   

- Combine all other ingredients  in food  processor.          

- Process until a dough ball is formed. If mixture seems  too moist, add more oats.           

- Remove the dough ball from the processor and set it aside on a parchment paper lined plate      or tray.                (Sometimes the mixture becomes warm in the processor. If it’s warm, allow the  dough   ball to cool before continuing to work with it).         

- Once   the dough ball   is cool,  break off 1 inch x 1inch  pieces   of dough and roll them  into        small                spheres.                             

- Lightly coat the outside of the spheres with almond butter. You can use your fingers to do this.                

- Roll the lightly coated  spheres in the crushed   almonds. Place  completed almond butter            and jelly bites on a parchment paper lined tray.  Enjoy right away or put  in the fridge, and  save them for next time.                               

- Treats last up   to 2 weeks in the fridge.    

Dark Chocolate Truffles

INGREDIENTS:

                - 1 cup  dates    

- ½ cup  gluten   free rolled oats                

- 3 tbsp cacao powder + 1 tsp

                METHOD:           

- Combine all ingredients EXCEPT THE 1  TSP CACAO POWDER in  a food processor and process     until a dough ball is formed.                  

- If dough ball is warm,   allow     it to cool before you continue    to work with it. 

- Once   the dough ball   is cool,  break    off 1 inch x 1 inch pieces of dough and roll them into        small                spheres.                             

 - Gently dust the spheres with  1 tsp cacao powder for  garnish

- Enjoy  immediately or  place them in the fridge. Truffles last up to 2 weeks in the fridge