Healthy matcha truffles are a perfect holiday candy recipe! They are vegan, paleo, gluten & dairy-free with no refined sugar but no one would ever guess they're made with good-for-you ingredients. Plus the filling is naturally green & festive.
Place cashews in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Soak for 1 hour.
Rinse and drain cashews, then add to the container of your Vitamix blender.
Add ingredients in order listed to the container of your Vitamix (or other high-powered blender). Blend, starting on low speed and increasing to high for 1-2 minutes or until mixture is smooth.
You may need to stop blending, scrape down the sides of the blender container, then resume blending again.
Pour truffle mixture into an airtight container and refrigerate overnight.
The next day: Line a baking sheet with wax paper.
Measure 1/2 TBS of truffle mixture and roll it into a by hand and place it on the prepared baking sheet. (Or use a truffle mold).
Continue until all the mixture has been used and place baking sheet in the freezer for the truffles to harden.
Chocolate Coating
While the truffles are hardening: In a microwave safe bowl, or in a saucepan over medium heat, melt chocolate and honey together until smooth.
Taste and adjust sweetness to your liking, set aside.
Putting it together:
Remove truffles from the freezer. It's important that you work quickly.
Dip truffles in chocolate and set them on the wax-paper lined baking sheet.
Let sit at room temperature or in the refrigerator until hardened.
If desired: dust the tops with extra matcha powder.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator!
Notes
*If you do not have a Vitamix, use 1/4 cup cashew butter instead of the cashews. Melt all the ingredients together on the stovetop, whisking until combined. **Chocolate chips or semi-sweet semi-sweet chocolate bars can be used in place of the unsweetened chocolate & honey, just be sure to choose chips that comply with your dietary needs!