Emerald Mint Truffles

These are secretly healthy truffles – but you won’t even notice. Mint is the prevalent flavor in the truffles, and chocolate in the coating. Most people assume the green color is due to the mint, but these truffles have no food dye in them, they get their color and creamy texture from avocado. Coconut oil and maple syrup are both better-for-you alternatives than butter and refined sugars, but they don’t impart strong flavors of coconut or maple here.

Emerald Mint Truffles

TRUFFLES

¼ cup avocado, well mashed or puréed until smooth

3 Tablespoons coconut oil

2 Tablespoons maple syrup

¼ teaspoon mint (peppermint) extract

CHOCOLATE COATING

2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

2 Tablespoons coconut oil

2 Tablespoons maple syrup

TRUFFLES: Blend all ingredients together until smooth. Place mixture in the freezer for a few hours until firm. Roll into balls or portion with a small ice cream scoop. Chill until firm. Makes about eight truffles, depending on size.

COATING: Whisk all together well. Use to coat truffles. This makes enough coating for all the truffles, but if you want to show off the green color, make half a batch and leave half the truffles uncoated.