I meant to have this up for valentines day but… #momlife so, here’s a truffle recipe the week after Valentines!
But let’s be honest… Valentines Day is a commercial holiday geared toward making us spend our hard earned dollars on overpriced cards and chocolates lest we not show the people in our lives we care about them on this one day a year anyways soo… I’m just giving you something to show your peeps you love them on all the other days of the year.
I mean, I love chocolate and celebrating the love I share with the people around me, and toward myself, but Ayurveda is about giving ourselves, and our family and friends love on the daily.
As a regular practice. Not reserved for this one day a year.
I also saw all my fellow bloggers posting pictures with heart-shaped baked goods, and find myself thinking, “SHIT I SHOULD HAVE GOT MYSELF TOGETHER TO CREATE SOMETHING HEART SHAPED FOR THE GRAM/BLOG SO I COULD GET IN ON THIS VALENTINES DAY THINGGGG!”
But alas… here we are… a full week later, and you’re getting this now.
So if you wanna show some love, and make something delicious and
Now, wanna hear a little secret?
You can literally make anything into the shape of a heart with heart-shaped baking and candy
You don’t need me to give you some fancy
I mean, I am going to show you this really simple peanut butter truffle recipe, but the love I’m going to teach you in this recipe goes beyond the heart
The recipe itself is simple – calling for just a few ingredients that you might have on hand right now. But I want to introduce you to the concept of love and Prana in food.
And not just the Prana in the ingredients how I usually talk about, like the Prana that YOU, the cook brings to the food.
According to Ayurveda, the Prana or energy of the cook passes into the food being cooked and infuses it with love and kindness, or… perhaps… bad vibes?!
This is why I would
Like seriously, think of the Prana of the cooks in restaurants today. All stressed out trying to get out all the food on time during this busy AF “holiday”. I would much rather connect with my food at home, infuse it with love and intention and kindness, and in-so-doing transfer that energy to my family.
I’m such an Ayurvedic food consciousness nerd these days, so I want to try and convince you that this shit matters!
So… when you’re making these truffles, be really present. You don’t have to do anything fancy. Just be present. Think kind loving thoughts.
Though… You could totally chant Mantra – in
Here’s a link to a “YAM” mantra clip on youtube if you wanna get super serious about infusing your food with love.
But even approaching the making of your food as meditation would be so powerful – not only for the food but for you!
Ok… so the truffles.
If you are a regular at AYCT you may have had the famous
They’re kinda similar to my peanut butter cookie dough recipe, with a few simple tweaks and dipped in a three ingredient chocolate sauce.
OooOoooOohhHhHhhh baby they’re good.
They also take like, maybe 10 minutes to make, they are no bake (which has been my
If you try these bad boys out
Alright, happy unbaking Yogi’s!
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- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup organic brown rice crisps
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/4 cup coconut flour more as needed
- 2 tbsp hemp seeds
- 1/4 cup cocoa (more to thicken/to taste)
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 2-3 tbsp maple syrup sub other liquid sweetener
- pinch salt optional
Ingredients
Truffles
chocolate coating
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- Place all ingredients (except coconut flour) in a bowl and mix together.
- Add in the coconut flour tbsp by tbsp until a dough texture is achieved.
- Form into balls or press into heart shaped mould and place in the freezer to set for about 10-15 minutes
- Place all ingredients in a bowl and stir! Ensure the coconut oil is melted. NOTE: DO NOT USE MCT OIL OR LIQUID COCONUT OIL. It may not harden the same way.
- Remove truffles from freezer and dip in the chocolate sauce, or drizzle the sauce on top.
- Place back in the freezer to let sit for about 10-15 minutes.
- Serve chilled and keep in the fridge for a soft ball, or freezer for a harder ball.
The coconut oil will melt quickly at room temp so you want to keep these refrigerated at all times. Also, don't be alarmed if they melt quickly as you eat them - this is normal!
I will be testing this in the coming weeks so I’ll letcha know how it goes!
You may have noticed a trend these last few weeks – maybe even months… Muffins. I am loving muffins lately. Maybe it’s the baby? …
Muffins are great. You just pick em up and go. You can literally eat them anywhere. They wont spill out like a wrap or sandwich, you don’t need to eat them with a fork – they are just goodness packed into bite sized delights!
Cinnamon bun’s might be my favourite dessert. Delicious, sweet, warm, and gooey. Mmm. I could probably eat one everyday. …
