We enjoyed these truffles with friends on Rum Runner one night while in Nonsuch Bay, Antigua. I loved that Judy said, \u2018Let\u2019s start with dessert\u2019 and everyone raved at the taste. So easy to make as well.<\/p>\n
INGREDIENTS
\n1 (8 oz) package of pitted dates (approx. 1 \u00be cups)
\n1 (6 oz) package of pecans, soaked 2-4 hours and drained (approx. 1 \u00bd cups)
\n1 TBSP organic cacao powder
\n1 tsp pure vanilla extract
\n\u00bd cups dried, shredded coconut (divided)<\/p>\n
DIRECTIONS
\n-Partially chop dates
\n-Add all ingredients (except \u00bd the coconut) into a blender or food processor and blend until the mixture forms a ball
\n-Roll mixture into bite size balls and roll each one in remaining shredded coconut for coating
\n-Refrigerate until ready to serve<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We enjoyed these truffles with friends on Rum Runner one night while in Nonsuch Bay, Antigua. I loved that Judy said, \u2018Let\u2019s start with dessert\u2019 and everyone raved at the taste. So easy to make as well. INGREDIENTS 1 (8 oz) package of pitted dates (approx. 1 \u00be cups) 1 (6 oz) package of pecans, … Continue reading “CHOCOLATE COCONUT TRUFFLES”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[5,3],"tags":[14,22],"class_list":["post-2013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dessert","category-recipe","tag-chocolate","tag-rum-runner"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2013"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2017,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013\/revisions\/2017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}