Sugar Free Chocolate Truffles
These dark chocolate sugar-free truffles have a slightly sweet flavor from the almond butter and vanilla, with no sweetener required! Keep a batch of these truffles in the freezer for a quick treat anytime you need it!
We’ve been sugar-free for a few weeks now and my sugar cravings have subsided a lot but sometimes, I just want some chocolate. So after being inspired by this recipe from the I Quit Sugar website, I decided to make my own version.
Admittedly, these are not necessarily sweet. If you have been eating sugar on the regular then you might want to add a little sweetener. To me, they honestly tasted chocolatey but I think if your tastebuds are used to something sweeter, you may want to add something. I Quit Sugar would recommend a tablespoon of brown rice syrup but maple syrup or agave would work, too.
Tips for Sugar Free Chocolate Truffles
- Be sure to melt the coconut oil completely and mix with the almond butter until smooth. This will ensure you end up with a smooth texture.
- If you want to make these sweeter, you can sweeten these truffles with honey, maple syrup, brown rice syrup, stevia, or monk fruit sweetener.
- You can use smooth or crunchy almond butter. I prefer smooth because it’s easier to mix but both are delicious.
- Add salt to taste. It will depend on if your almond butter is salted or not.
Sugar Free Chocolate Truffles
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 12 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Dessert
- Cuisine: No Sugar
- Diet: Vegan
Description
These dark chocolate sugar-free truffles have a slightly sweet flavor from the almond butter and vanilla, with no sweetener required! Keep a batch of these truffles in the freezer for a quick treat anytime you need it!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup almond butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup almond meal or almond flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting
- Pinch of sea salt
- Sweetener to taste (optional)
Instructions
- Melt the coconut oil and almond butter in a small bowl.
- Add the vanilla and stir until combined.
- If you want to add a sweetener, stir it in here. You could use 1 tablespoon maple syrup or a few drops of liquid stevia. I didn’t add any extra but if you’re used to eating sugar, you’ll want to add a little something.
- Stir in almond meal, cocoa powder and salt.
- Pop it into the freezer for a few minutes until it hardens a bit.
- Shape into small balls and roll in cocoa powder to coat.
- Store these in the freezer!
- It should make about 10-12 balls. They’ll have around 120 calories each.
Alex thought these tasted a little bitter since I didn’t add any sweetener to ours, but I loved them! With a pinch of stevia or a bit of honey, I’m sure these would taste plenty sweet for anyone. I’m going to make another batch of these to store in the freezer for when a chocolate craving hits. These are packed with healthy fats and protein!
How to Store Sugar Free Truffles
- I like to store these in the refrigerator. They will get slightly sticky if left out at room temperature.
- You can also store these in the freezer to make them last even longer.
Craving more healthy chocolate? Try one of these recipes:
We haven’t decided how long we’re going to continue this sugar free thing but I think we’ll give it another week or two. I don’t feel super different although I do think I’ve had more energy in the afternoons!
This is the perfect chocolate treat without the guilt. Love it.
You certainly had me at dark chocolate and sugar-free is a major bonus! Yum!
not necessarily sweet? PERFECT recipe for me! these sound great, I may include them in my hospital staff lunch this week! 🙂
Mmm these sound so simple and delicious!
These look like a nice treat when I’m craving sugar (which is all the time). Thanks for sharing!
Hi from #FridayFavorites! I love milk chocolate, but I like adding dark chocolate to my food because it’s healthy 😉 These truffles look amazing!
These look delicious! To be honest I love bitter chocolate so I think I’d love them!
Going sugar free sounds like a great thing to do for awhile. I’ve been wanting to do another dieting challenge type thing, but the Whole30 and things like that starve me haha. This could be a good one to try!
Haha yeah the nice thing about this sugar free thing is there are plenty of yummy savory things I can eat!!
I have a giant sweet tooth and am forever looking for healthier ways to satisfy it. Love the looks of these! Dark chocolate is my favorite.
I go in and out of phases with sugar.. Right now I’m on a high-sugar intake and I need to slow down significantly. I was doing good with the elimination of added sugar in this house then it ALLL went to sh*t; as “habits” normally do in my life. Lol. These look good though! Have a great weekend Liz! Take Care -Iva
I don’t eat a ton of sugar and based on the ingredients I think these sound FANTASTIC just the way they are. But I love the 85% dark chocolate as well 🙂 Thanks for sharing this naturally sugar free truffle!