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Decadent Cacao Truffels (Saint Valentine's Day Special)

delicate and fragrant dessert with real cacao butter!
Servings 12 -15

Ingredients
  

  • 4 tbsp raw cacao butter break off small pieces
  • 2 tbsp raw coconut oil
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup or raw honey
  • 1/2 cup organic cacao powder
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger root
  • 1 tsp almond extract

Instructions
 

  • Heat water in a small saucepan, place a heatproof bowl on top. Measure out all ingredients. Melt the cacao butter over a water bath, while stirring.
  • Remove from heat, add coconut oil and sweetner and whisk until well combined.
  • Add cacao powder, lemon juice, ginger, almond extract and whisk until thick and smooth.
  • Let the mixture to cool off then set in the freezer for 7-10 minutes. This part is a little tricky. Try to catch the moment when the mass is not completely frozen but just became solid. Using a spoon, scrape some mass and form 12-15 small round truffles with your hands. Roll the truffles in cacao and/or cinnamon and store in the fridge in a sealed container.