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Clocking in at a mere 46 calories each, my 4-ingredient chocolate peanut figgy truffles are vegan, gluten-free, healthy, dead simple to make, and have no added sugar. Put some in your tum today!

Truffles may be expensive to buy, and therefore, seemingly decadent but y’know what? They are so incredibly easy to make. In fact, over the years, I’ve made gazillions of ‘em, precisely because they’re so darned expensive in the shops, yet so simple to throw together in the kitchen.

One December, I quite literally made hundreds of truffles, and gave them to family members as Chrimbo pressies.

In fact, that December in 2010 was the last time I'd made any until a couple of years ago. Why? Because ordinarily, the trouble with truffles (as opposed to The Trouble With Tribbles), is that they are sneaky, tempting, little balls of waist-enlargement, and to be completely honest with you, I just didn’t have the willpower not to eat them.

Or, as someone once famously said,

It’s not the willpower, it’s the won’t power

(I don’t know who it was – let me know in the comments if you do.)

Fortunately, my truffles only contain 46 calories each, so not much willpower is needed. Also, as I’ve got older, and, some might argue, wiser, my sweet tooth has become more of a savoury tooth, and on the odd occasion I do crave sweetness, a little is more than enough.

(Excuse me while I go to polish my halo.)

how to make 4-Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Figgy Truffles

Soak the semi-dried figs in some boiling water, until they have become plump and soft.

Drain, and then process until the figs form a thick, yummy, gooey paste.

Place bite-sized balls onto a lined baking tray, and freeze for a short while, then add blobs of peanut butter on top, and return to the freezer while you melt the chocolate and coconut oil together.

Coat each truffle with melted chocolate.

Try to resist eating them all at once.

4-Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Figgy Truffles

Are:

gluten-free
soy-free
dairy-free
added sugar-free
raw-ish
delicious
ooh-ey and gooey
diet-friendly treats
good for you (Calcium 2%, Iron 2% RDV)
stupidly easy to make

I hope you love these as much as we do! Enjoy!

Have you ever made truffles? Which are your favourites?

📖 Recipe

4-Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Figgy Truffles

Clocking in at a mere 46 calories each, my 4-ingredient chocolate peanut figgy truffles are vegan, gluten-free, healthy, dead simple to make, and have no added sugar. Yum!

Print Rate

Course: Sweet

Cuisine: British

Prep Time: 20

Total Time: 1 20

Makes (slide to adjust): truffles

Calories: 46kcal

Author: Nico

Ingredients

500 g dried figs
8 tablespoon peanut flour made up with 4 tablespoon water (note 1)
150 g 60% dark chocolate
1 tablespoon coconut butter note 3

Instructions

Soak the semi-dried figs in some boiling water for 30 minutes, until they have become plump and soft.
Drain well, and then process until the figs form a thick paste.
Place bite-sized balls onto a lined baking tray, and freeze for 20 minutes.
Add blobs of peanut butter on top of each truffle, and return to the freezer for 10 minutes.
While the truffles are re-hardening, melt the chocolate and coconut butter together.
Remove the truffles from the freezer, and then coat each one with the melted chocolate. The coldness of the truffles will make the chocolate harden upon contact, forming a lovely, crisp chocolatey shell.
Store the truffles in the ‘fridge if you’re going to be having them on the day you make them, otherwise, keep in an airtight container in the freezer (for up to three months), removing them 15 minutes before you want to serve.

Notes

Or peanut butter powder
60-70% cacao solids is best
Or use coconut oil - virgin or refined, it's up to you.

This recipe has been improved and updated.

Nutrition Facts

4-Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Figgy Truffles

Amount Per Serving (1 truffle)

Calories 46 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g2%

Saturated Fat 1g5%

Sodium 1mg0%

Carbohydrates 8g3%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 6g7%

Protein 1g2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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DisclaimerMeasurements in parenthesis are approximate; it is beyond the scope of yumsome to be able to provide pinpoint-accurate ingredient quantities for every type of measuring utensil. As a guideline however, I make the assumption that: