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Pumpkin & Red Berry Spider Truffles
Recipe by : Amy Lanza @ nourishing . amy for The Great British Porridge Co . www . thegreatbritishporridgeco . co . uk
Makes : 16 Truffles Prep time : 20 minutes plus 40 minutes chilling
If you ' re looking for a super simple , gluten free and vegan treat , this is THE recipe for you !
Ingredients :
For the truffles :
• 100g The Great British Porridge Co Red Berry & Pumpkin Seed Porridge Oats
• 150g pitted dates
• 60g pumpkin puree
• 50g cashew butter
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 / 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 / 2 tsp mixed spice
• 20g coconut flour
• A pinch of salt
For the coating :
• 200g chocolate , melted
• 30g icing sugar
• Googly eyes
Method :
1 . Add the oats to a blender and blitz to a flour . Soak the dates in boiling water to soften them and drain .
2 . Place the dates in a food processor with the pumpkin puree , cashew butter and vanilla essence and blend until really jammy . Now add in the blitzed oats , cinnamon , mixed spice , coconut flour and salt , and blend to a smooth and sticky dough .
3 . Divide the mix into 16 pieces and roll into balls . Place on a lined tray and into the fridge for 30 minutes to firm up .
4 . Melt the chocolate and prepare the icing sugar glaze by stirring together the icing sugar with 1 tsp of water until thick .
5 . Dip each truffle into the chocolate and place back on the tray . Spoon over some of the icing sugar on top and drag through with a toothpick to create a spider ’ s web . Add on the googly eyes and allow to set in the fridge for 10 minutes or until the chocolate has set .
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