Plum pudding truffles

Recipe

Ingredients  

• 2 Weet-Bix™, very finely crushed 

• 1/2 cup raw almonds or walnuts (80g) 

• 1/2 cup dried plums/prunes, pits removed (90g) 

• 1/2 cup medjool dates, pits removed (90g) 

• 1/4 cup orange juice 

• 1/2 tsp ginger powder 

• 3 tsp cocoa powder 

• pinch salt 

To decorate 

• 50g white chocolate 

• red and green glace cherries, or other festive edible decorations 

Method  

1. Place nuts in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to a fine meal. Add dried plums, dates, ginger, cocoa, and orange juice and pulse to a rough puree. Add crushed Weet-Bix and stir to combine. 

1. Scoop tablespoon measures of the mixture onto a tray. Use clean hands to roll into 16 balls.  

1. Cut red glace cherries into quarters with a sharp knife. Cut green glace cherries into small pieces, to make ‘leaves’. 

1. Gently melt chocolate in microwave or a double boiler. Spoon a bit of chocolate over the top of a truffle, then top with one red cherry piece and two green leaves. Repeat with remaining truffles. 

1. Store truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to serve. 

Tips

1. For smoother truffles, blitz Weet-Bix in the processor on its own, then set aside until needed and continue with Step 1. 

1. Dark chocolate can be substituted for white chocolate if you prefer. For a non-chocolate option, combine 50g cream cheese with 1 tsp maple syrup, spread a small amount over the top of each truffle before adding decorations. 

Nutrition information

Per serve (1 ball) 

Carbohydrate exchanges: 1  

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