These quick and easy heart healthy Avocado Chocolate Truffles tastes like an Almond Joy and are gluten free, vegan and naturally sweetened!
Pin Healthy Avocado Chocolate Truffles
Oh hey it’s me again, just making you desserts with avocado!
It started with avocado vegan chocolate truffles with champagne and then went to my FAV whole wheat avocado chocolate chip cookies and my Mom’s personal fav dessert my paleo german chocolate cake.
Avocado and chocolate are honestly just made for each other it’s so insane and that is why these truffles? YOU ARE GONNA LIKE THEM.
Healthy Swaps
Sooo here’s something I think we all can agree with. Truffles are DELISH. They’re sweet, they’re rich, they’re smooth… they’re pretty much heaven.
What if I told you that they can be made with healthier ingredients and still win you over?
Butter: Instead of butter, we’re going to use avocado for this Healthy Avocado Chocolate Truffles recipe- it’s smooth, it’s creamy, and it’s the perfect secret ingredient to make these truffles taste bomb. My Mint Avocado Cheesecake Truffles also use avocado to make them extra creamy!
Coconut oil: Also a great butter substitute that is a more heart healthy fat.
Chocolate protein powder – You can be used in place of chocolate for that same flavor you love, with an added boost of protein!
Healthy Avocado Truffles Ingredients
Truffles are a fabulous dessert to share with those you love this time of year. Rich and delicious, they’re the perfect treat! This recipe is super simple and uses ingredients that you probably have on hand already! For these paleo truffles, you will need:
- An Avocado
- Chocolate Casein protein powder (can be substituted with regular unsweetened cocoa powder)
- Vanilla Extract
- Almond Extract
- Milk Chocolate Chips (dairy free works too)
- Coconut Oil
- Sweetened Coconut Flakes
How to make Avocado Truffles
Blend
Peel your avocado and remove the pit. Pop it in a food processor and blend until smooth. Add in the vanilla extract, almond extract, and protein powder and continue to blend until the mixture is well combined.
Melt
Put the chocolate chips and coconut oil into a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for about 1 ½ minutes, stopping to stir every 20-30 seconds or until the chips are melted.
Stir
Add the avocado mixture into the bowl of melted chocolate and stir until very smooth.
Refrigerate
Cover the bowl with a layer of saran and pop it in the fridge for 2 hours.
Prepare
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, and fill a shallow bowl with the sweetened coconut flakes.
Scoop
Using a cookie scoop and your hands to roll, form evenly sized balls. Roll the balls in your bowl of coconut flakes until all sides are covered.
Devour
Keep these vegan truffles in the fridge until you are ready to serve. Enjoy!
How Long Do Chocolate Truffles Last?
These are so tasty that you may want to devour these all in one sitting! But if you’ve made a lot of truffles and want to save some for another time or if you simply want to make a couple of batches ahead of time, you’re in luck. Truffles like these will last well for about a week in an airtight container in your fridge!
Are Truffles Vegan?
This is a great question. Some truffles that use butter, whipping cream, or other animal products are not vegan. Just like my Dairy Free Vegan Chocolate Truffles, these absolutely are vegan and I guarantee you are going to LOVE them! We’ve substituted avocado and coconut oil for the usual butter, and if you use dairy-free chocolate chips, you’re all set!
If you go now, you might even be able to eat them tonight! WIN.
Other Avocado Desserts
Healthy Chocolate Chip Avocado Cookies
Chocolate Mint Avocado Cookies
Mint Gluten Free Cheesecake with Avocado Brownie Bottom
Ingredients
- 2/3 Cup Avocado mashed. (About 1 large or 135g)
- 1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp Chocolate Casein protein powder OR sub unsweetened cocoa powder*
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 tsp Almond extract (omit if you just want straight up chocolate)
- 2/3 Cup Milk chocolate chips (or dairy free)
- 1/2 tsp Coconut oil
- 1/2 Cup Sweetened coconut flakes
Instructions
- Blend the avocado in a food processor until it is very smooth.
- Add in the protein powder, vanilla extract and almond extract and blend until well combined.
- In a medium, microwave safe bowl microwave the chocolate chips and the coconut oil for about 1 1/2 minutes, stirring every 20 seconds, until the chips are melted.
- Add the avocado mixture into the bowl of melted chocolate and stir very well until the chocolate is mixed well.
- Cover the bowl with saran wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper, and place the sweetened coconut flakes in shallow plate.
- Using a small cookie scoop the scoop the mixture and roll around in your hands to create even balls.
- Roll each ball around in the coconut flakes and place on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Keep in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- DEVOUR!
Tips & Notes:
Nutrition Info:
Recipes written and produced on Food Faith Fitness are for informational purposes only.
FOR THIS RECIPE, I RECOMMEND:
WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS PER SERVING: FREESTYLE POINTS: 3 POINTS+: 2 OLD POINTS: 1
(per 1 truffle)
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Chris @ Shared Appetite says
I’m intrigued by all of this avocado in baking talk… I think I’m going to have to give it a try! These look so delicious! Do you typically just replace whatever amount of butter you would use with equal parts avocado? Or isn’t it that easy?
Tate says
Thanks Chris! You gotta try it! I honestly have never tried subbing avocado in someone else’s recipe where the amount of butter is already specified, just in things I create. I tend to develop baked goods by weight and then figure out how the weights of ingredients translate to normal meaurments if that makes sense. However, butter and avocado are both solids and I imagine would be pretty close weight-wise so it probably works pretty well to sub them directly! If you try it let me know! 🙂 sorry, I hope that was kind of helpful!
Tate says
Oh and one more thing, just remember avocado doesn’t spread like butter in baking! So sometimes it’s best to use half butter half avocado 🙂
Shashi @ http://runninsrilankan.com says
Yes – I so wanna be in a house with “chocolate walls and cream floors” ! 🙂
These avocado protein chocolate balls look gorgeous – a wonderful gift idea indeed!
Tate says
Wouldn’t that be sweet?! No pun intended. Thank you Sashi! 🙂
Colleen says
Loving your photography!! Sooooo wintery and pretty!
Tate says
Thanks! 🙂
Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says
Great job using the avocado in these truffles, I always love the creaminess it adds in!
Tate says
So good right!? Thanks! 🙂
Peter @ How to Gain Weight says
Looks good 🙂 Feeling really hungry now!
Actually avocados are a good source of healthy fats. Most of the fats that they contain are unsaturated fats and so are good for you!
Tate says
Yep, I know they are good fat I was just staying that they are lower in fat than regular truffles 🙂 thanks so much Peter! 🙂
Erin | The Emerging Foodie says
Ohhhheeeeeemgeeeeeee these look amazing. I want one right now!! 😉 Love the photos, girl!
Tate says
Haha thanks girlfriend! Come on over and visit… I have tons left in my fridge! 😉
Thryna says
how do you store the leftovers? fridge or can they be at room temp? they look yummy btw
Tate says
Thank you Thryna, and great question! The leftovers should be stored in the fridge in a covered container to keep them fresh 🙂
Shelley @ Two Healthy Kitchens says
These are amazing! Brilliant! I am dying to make them! I love the idea of using avocado – I’ve gotta start doing more of that! These are totally going straight to my make-soon short list (as in I would need to make these TODAY if I hadn’t just used my last avocados last night to make guac 🙁 … hello, unexpected trip to the store …)! And, yes, I really kinda do want to face plant into these forever … and although it might be fun to throw them at my kiddos like snow balls, I just couldn’t waste a single precious morsel! LOL! Awesome post! 😀
Tate says
Thank you so much Shelley! So sad about the avocado situation! I always keep a few in the freezer for times like those…they actually freeze so well! Good call on not wasting a morsel haha! 🙂
Layla @ Brunch Time Baker says
These Truffles are brilliant! My husband is on a paleo diet and I think these will work great for him! Thanks
Tate says
Thanks Layla! My hubby loves them… I hope yours does too! 🙂
Mary Frances @ The Sweet {Tooth} Life says
Wow, these are so cute and they look amazing! I’m a sucker for all things avocado, truffles, and almond joy. I’m so glad I found your blog! I love love love using avos in baked goods and will have to try them in these no bake truffles. Haha, I would so eat these for breakfast! Thanks for sharing!
Tate says
Thanks! I LOVE avos too! Even just by themselves…but adding chocolate is always better 🙂 you can totally eat them for breakfast… Let me know how you like them! 😉