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Avocado Chocolate Truffles

March 17, 2015 by Christy, Updated May 20, 2019 18 Comments

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Creamy 3 ingredient chocolate truffles are made healthier with a secret ingredient – avocado! You can’t taste it, but will reap all the health benefits.

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Creamy chocolate truffles are made healthier with a secret ingredient - avocado! You can't taste it at all, but will reap all the health benefits.

Chocolate truffles, as if that ain’t enough… these are healthy chocolate truffles! Well, healthier at least.

There’s more than meets the eye with these creamy chocolates though. First of all, its St. Paddy’s day and these little guys aren’t green. Second of all, they look and taste like rich, decadent truffles, which they totally are, so where does healthiness come into play? Well, both questions can be summed up with one word – Avocado!

Avocado and chocolate go together seamlessly in a weirdly unexpected way. Basically, chocolate wins the battle and you can’t even taste the avocado. Behind the scenes though, that avocado is slipping you a healthy dose of monounsaturated fats.

In addition to his, the hidden avocado plays double duty by lowering the overall cholesterol of these chocolate truffles by reducing the amount of chocolate you use. And if that’s not enough, at 90 calories each, you can justify having two. Or three. Now that’s my kinda truffle.

Creamy chocolate truffles are made healthier with a secret ingredient - avocado! You can't taste it at all, but will reap all the health benefits.

The only tricky part to this is heating the chocolate up slowly using a double boiler. If you don’t have one, just improvise! I use a pyrex bowl over a pot that it fits inside without the bottom of the bowl touching the water. It works great and is one less thing I have to fit in my already packed cupboards.

The recipe is so simple that you could even make it with kiddos as a special treat. There still is quite a bit of chocolate in it, but the avocado lightens it up so it feels less indulgent.

Creamy chocolate truffles are made healthier with a secret ingredient - avocado! You can't taste it at all, but will reap all the health benefits.

I made the mistake of making this batch of chocolate truffles before leaving town for a work trip. So, that meant that these poor little fellas were left home alone with the husband for a few nights. Needless to say, they were demolished in record time along with a text message or two about how good they are. Thanks for rubbing it in yo.

These chocolates last for about 2 – 3 days in the fridge so they’re great to make before a party or another event where you know they’ll be devoured by the end of the night. You might want to stash a couple in the back of the fridge for yourself though before leaving them to the masses. Just sayin, they go quick, and a girl’s gotta get her chocolate.

Creamy chocolate truffles are made healthier with a secret ingredient - avocado! You can't taste it at all, but will reap all the health benefits.Aside from chocolate truffles, an overall health kick has taken over our house. My last few weeks have been packed with green smoothies, juices, salads, and shopping carts that look like a full on veggie garden. This over the top health kick is in prep for Barbados though so I can’t complain! In three and a half weeks we’ll be sitting on a beach, pina colada in hand, soaking up some Caribbean rays. If that isn’t motivation to down a few juices, I don’t know what is. 

So, for the near future, I’ve got some light and delicious goodies heading your way. I figured chocolate truffles would make a good segway into the more green focused recipes you’ll be seeing over the next few weeks.

I’ve got an awesome salad and a few curries that I can’t wait to share with you. Until then, enjoy a chocolate… or two.

Creamy chocolate truffles are made healthier with a secret ingredient - avocado! You can't taste it at all, but will reap all the health benefits.

Creamy chocolate truffles are made healthier with a secret ingredient - avocado! You can't taste it at all, but will reap all the health benefits.

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Creamy chocolate truffles are made healthier with a secret ingredient - avocado! You can't taste it at all, but will reap all the health benefits.
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Avocado Chocolate Truffles

Created by: Christy Gurin
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Cooling Time 2 hrs
Total Time 25 mins
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 25 mins
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Creamy chocolate truffles are made healthier with a secret ingredient - avocado! You can't taste it at all, but will reap all the health benefits.

Ingredients
 

  • 1/2 cup mashed avocado (1 small avocado)
  • 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 10 oz.; use a high quality brand)
  • 3 Tbsp. cocoa powder

Instructions

  • Heat chocolate chips in a double boiler* on medium-low heat until melted (about 10 minutes), while stirring with a rubber spatula. Once heated, add to food processor with avocado and pulse until smooth.
  • Chill for 2 - 3 hours in the refrigerator. Remove from refrigerator and use a spoon to scoop out and roll into balls (approximately 2 Tbsp. each).
  • Add cocoa powder to a small bowl. Roll each truffle in coco powder to coat and store truffles in the fridge for up to 3 days. Remove from fridge about half hour before serving.

Notes

*If you don't have a double boiler, place a rimmed bowl into a saucepan that has an inch or two of water in it so that the bottom of the bowl is a few inches above the water. Heat chocolate in the bowl.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 89kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 128mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1.2mg

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  1. Jennifer says

    March 8, 2016

    My dad just introduced me to these – YUM! I’d like to make some, but was wondering if they’d hold up to being frozen and thawed? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Christy says

      March 9, 2016

      I haven’t tried freezing them yet so I can’t tell you for sure whether it works or not, but I’d love to find out! If you experiment with that please let me know the results! Having these on hand in the freezer would be awesome.

      Reply
  2. low carb chocolate says

    December 12, 2015

    I just found your blog .. so beautiful! great post.

    Reply
    • Christy says

      December 14, 2015

      Thank you! They’re truly delicious. 🙂

      Reply
  3. lynsey | lynseylovesfood says

    March 22, 2015

    oh i have made avocado mousse but never avocado truffles!!! love. Thanks for sharing. xo

    Reply
    • Christy says

      March 23, 2015

      Oh wow – mousse sounds fabulous. That’s going on my dessert to do list. I love that I can qualify making desserts as “to do’s” some days. Ahh, the perks of blogging. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Thalia says

    March 19, 2015

    5 stars
    Who knew truffles could be so healthy! I have to make these, hey are ideal for when I crave a slightly sweet but nutrition filled snack.

    Reply
    • Christy says

      March 21, 2015

      Definitely do! They’re sooo incredibly easy to make.

      Reply
  5. Shelby @ Go Eat and Repeat says

    March 18, 2015

    What an excellent way to make these lighter! Plus I bet it makes them so wonderfully creamy!

    Reply
    • Christy says

      March 18, 2015

      Exactly – and who doesn’t like a creamy truffle? 🙂

      Reply
  6. Renee H. says

    March 18, 2015

    Yum! I’ll take 10 please! I love the blue plate in your photos, where did you find it?

    Renee

    Reply
    • Christy says

      March 18, 2015

      Oh my gosh Renee, they are waaay too good! I got the plate at Crate and Barrel in their online sale section. I think it was about $7. They have an online outlet store too called CB2 that has all of their last season stuff that didn’t sell. These sites make shopping for kitchenware a little too convenient… 🙂

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