Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles

From Catskill Animal Sanctuary’s Compassionate Cuisine: “Whether at a special event, staff lunch, or cooking class, these vegan chocolate chip cookie dough truffles have always been a crowd-pleasing and compassionate indulgence that are deceptively simple to make.”

“They’ll remind you of sneaking bites of raw cookie dough from the bowl as a kid, but because they’re egg-free, they’re completely safe to eat without any baking.”

A note from The Vegan Atlas: Catskill Animal Sanctuary, a fantastic farm animal sanctuary has come out with Compassionate Cuisine, a vegan cookbook all its own. If  you plan to be in New York’s Hudson Valley region, I highly recommend a visit to the sanctuary, where rescued farm animals of all kinds win hearts with their individuality and unique personalities.

You’ll find more visitor information following the recipe box. For now, though, let’s focus on these delicious vegan cookie dough truffles contributed by CAS’s chefs, and the authors of the book.

Excerpted from Compassionate Cuisine: 125 Plant-Based Recipes from Our Vegan Kitchen by Linda Soper-Kolton and Sara Boan, with permission from Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ©2019 by Catskill Animal Sanctuary. Photographs by Alexandra Shytsman.

For another delectable recipe from Compassionate Cuisine, see Vegan Blueberry-Banana and Praline French Toast Casserole.

• Here are lots more delectable vegan chocolate desserts.
• Explore more vegan gluten-free dairy-free desserts and sweets.

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Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles

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These vegan chocolate chip cookie dough truffles have always been a crowd-pleasing and compassionate indulgence that are deceptively simple to make.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Additional Time 30 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

Truffles

• 1½ cups almond meal
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• ¼ cup melted coconut oil
• 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1⁄3 cup vegan mini chocolate chips

Chocolate Coating

• 1 cup vegan dark chocolate chips
• 2 teaspoons coconut oil, melted

Instructions

1. For the truffles: Mix together the almond meal, salt, and maple syrup until well incorporated.
2. Add the melted coconut oil and vanilla extract and mix well to form a sticky dough. Add the chocolate chips and mix to incorporate.
3. Shape the dough into teaspoon-sized balls using a small scoop or two spoons and place on a parchment-lined plate or tray. Freeze for at least 30 minutes, until firm.
4. For the chocolate coating: Melt the dark chocolate chips and coconut oil together.
5. Roll each truffle between your hands to smooth them, dip in the melted chocolate, using a fork to lift out each coated truffle.
6. Place the coated truffles back on the parchment, and refrigerate until ready to serve. These will soften a bit at room temperature but are at their best served slightly chilled.

Notes

Make ahead tip: Truffle filling needs to chill for at least 30 minutes before dipping, or make it 1 day in advance.

Coconut Rum Truffles (variation): Follow the same procedure but substitute 1/4 cup coconut nectar for the maple syrup, 3 tablespoons coconut rum for the vanilla, and 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons toasted unsweetened coconut for the mini chocolate chips. Garnish each coated truffle with a sprinkling of toasted coconut and chill until serving time.

Compassionate Cuisine is available wherever books are sold

To visit Catskill Animal Sanctuary in Saugerties, NY: Open on weekends for tours, April – November. Here’s more visitor information, and make sure to explore events. CAS also has a seasonal Bed & Breakfast called The Homestead.