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Easy Nut and Chocolate Truffles

With only 5 ingredients, these truffles can be whipped up the morning before a hike and customized to your liking.

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Photo by Kirk Kirkconnell.

Recipe by Sarah Kirkconnell. www.trailcooking.com

YIELD

About 2 servings

PREP TIME

10 minutes

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup nut butter of choice
  • 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp mini semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

For rolling: cocoa powder, mini chocolate chips, shredded coconut

DIRECTIONS

1

Mix everything in a medium bowl, using a fork to gently combine.

2

Scoop out balls of the mix, about 2 teaspoons in size.

3

Roll gently in your topping of choice. Store tightly covered in the refrigerator until trail time.