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Homemade Chocolate Truffles Recipe

25 Grain Free Desserts (and a Chocolate Truffle Recipe)

December 7, 2012     Keeper of the Home    9 Comments

Over the past few months I have been working toward eliminating grains from my diet. I haven’t felt this good in quite some time.

While going grain free may not be for everyone, I am convinced that reducing the amount of grains we consume would be beneficial to most.

With the holidays coming up, I thought it might be challenging to find treats that are grain free, until I started looking! There are a plethora of grain free recipes and resources online, which makes holiday baking much easier. No need to adapt recipes or deal with baking flops. Hooray!

Today I want to share a number of wonderful grain-free dessert recipes with you, but before I do, I must pass along the most important piece of information of all: how to make chocolate truffles.

Chocolate truffles are a delicious indulgence. Not only are they grain free, but they only contain four ingredients! They appear fancy, and you might think they are complicated to make, but let me assure you, they are not (the hardest part is rolling them).

Homemade Chocolate Truffles Recipe
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Homemade Chocolate Truffles Recipe

Course: Desserts and Sweets
Author: Keeper of the Home

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 3/4 cup good quality cocoa powder
  • Optional: shredded coconut chopped walnuts

Instructions

  • Chop chocolate into small pieces then place in a heat proof bowl and set aside.
  • Warm cream and butter in a saucepan until it comes to a boil. Immediately pour over the chopped chocolate and stir until the chocolate has melted.
  • Pour this mixture (which is called ganache) into a casserole dish and leave to cool. Once the ganache has cooled to room temperature, cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for about two hours.
  • Once the ganache has hardened, remove from the fridge. Use a melon baller or round measuring spoon to scrape about 2 teaspoons worth of hardened ganache out of the casserole pan and quickly roll into a ball. Roll the ball in the cocoa powder and set aside on a tray.
  • If the mixture becomes too soft to work with, put it back in the fridge to harden. Dusting your hands with cocoa powder can also help as you roll the balls.
  • Store truffles in the fridge for up to a week.
  • Truffles can also be rolled in shredded coconut or chopped nuts.

If you want to take these truffles a step further, try these Herb Infused Chocolate Truffles (they are still very easy to make).

So now that you know how to make the all-important chocolate truffle, I will share some other grain free desserts that you might like to try this holiday season (or anytime you want a grain free treat).

Grain Free Desserts

Cookies and Bars

Chocolate Covered Coconut Snowballs @ The Nourishing Gourmet (pictured above)
High-Protein Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Grain free Chocolate Chip Cookies (also dairy and egg free)
Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Grain Free Gingerbread Men
Almond Joy Bars
Lemon Coconut Brownies
Raw Chocolate Pumpkin Pecan Macaroons
Super Easy Triple Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles
Chocolate Chip Coconut Macadamia Cookies

Cakes

Grain Free Chocolate Red Velvet Cake
Grain Free Banana Cake
Strawberry Shortcake (also dairy free)
White Bean Vanilla Cake
Chocolate Chestnut Mousse Cake
Molten Lava Chocolate Cake

Fudge and Bark

Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
Dark Chocolate Peppermint Fudge
Chocolate Walnut Freezer Fudge
Dark Chocolate Almond Bark with Ginger, Pumpkin Seeds and Apricots
Chocolate Macadamia Bark

Mousse and Ice cream

Instant Pumpkin Ice Cream
Chocolate Custard
Coconut Lime Mousse
Coffee Ice Cream

These ruffles have me drooling… I can’t wait to make these again! Our family has also been seeking to eat more grain free of late, and I know it can be challenging to find recipes. If you’re looking for more grain free inspiration, two of my favorite e-cookbook resources for this are Against the Grain (mostly savory foods- meals and sides) and Treat Yourself (wholesome treats, many of which are grain free).
What’s your favorite Grain Free Dessert?

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  1. Stacy @Stacy Makes Cents

    December 7, 2012 at 4:58 AM

    I think I’m definitely going to have to get some almond flour – because everyone keeps raving about it and I want to try it. 🙂

    Reply
    • [email protected]

      December 7, 2012 at 8:04 PM

      Stacy – there’s a big difference between almond flour and almond meal (meal is coarser, and unblanched). Just an FYI, because that tripped me up at the beginning 🙂

      Reply
  2. Katie

    December 7, 2012 at 8:08 AM

    Awesome list! I have a recipe for Grain Free Gingerbread as well. Turned out great! http://www.livingcrunchy.com/2012/12/paleo-gingerbread-cookies/

    Reply
    • Stacy @ A Delightful Home

      December 12, 2012 at 12:10 PM

      Thanks for sharing that, Katie!

      Reply
  3. [email protected]

    December 7, 2012 at 8:03 PM

    Thanks for these awesome links, Stacy! I’m totally going to try those gingerbread men with my kids… I’ve been searching for a good GF cookie recipe that we can make together this season.

    This is one of my very favourite grain-free cookies, and it’s one of the most popular recipes on my blog: http://redandhoney.com/2012/03/no-bake-chocolate-coconut-macaroons-recipe-free-of-dairy-grains-and-refined-sugar-but-not-awesomeness/

    Reply
    • Stacy @ A Delightful Home

      December 12, 2012 at 12:11 PM

      Thanks, Beth. Those macaroons sound awesome.

      Reply
  4. [email protected] Mom Writes

    December 10, 2012 at 7:58 AM

    OOhh.. Totally making these truffles this weekend.. Thanks Stacy!

    Reply
  5. Katy

    December 10, 2012 at 8:54 AM

    Thank you for this great post! I have some grain free recipes myself. I’m going to try those snowballs out! They look amazing.
    Katy

    Reply
  6. Martin

    February 5, 2013 at 9:17 PM

    Bookmarking now, I love chocolate, have to try this.

    Reply

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