Raw Chocolate Truffles

Antioxidants in raw chocolate are valuable in many different areas of health:

• It has been clinically proven raw chocolate reduces blood pressure
• Raw chocolate reduces ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol, which has a positive effect on those with heart disease
• It’s a powerful anti-inflammatory

Raw chocolate also packs a punch with feel-good phytochemicals, benefiting our mood! This recipe is free of dairy and refined sugar and also keeps well in the freezer (as if they’ll make it that far!). They are dense, so make them dainty and serve on sweets platters or make boxes of truffles, putting them in mini-foil wrappers.

Instructions

1. In blender, combine all ingredients except for coconut oil
2. Blend until smooth
3. Slowly add coconut oil as it is blending
4. Refrigerate until set and scoop out
5. Form balls and roll in ground cacao
6. Refrigerate and serve cold

About the Author

ANDREA POTTER is classically trained chef and Registered Holistic Nutritionist. Her love of nutrition and organic, whole foods and healthy lifestyle brought her to Radha Yoga and Eatery; a culinary vegetarian hot spot in Vancouver, where she was the head chef for over 3 years. While at Radha she studied at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, where she graduated as a Registered Holistic Nutritionist in 2009.

Through her business, Rooted Nutrition, she teaches healthy cooking classes and does one-on-one nutrition consultations, helping her clients to integrate healthy and delicious foods choices into their lives.

Her cooking classes pair sound nutrition information with whole foods-based, beautifully prepared recipes. Interactive and fun; her classes convey her love of real food, community and culture.

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