- By Aly Raymer, B/Spoke Studios                                                                                            Photo Credit: www.eatingrules.com

Tired of traditional pie for dessert? Try this delicious, health conscious and SUPER easy spiced raw chocolate truffle recipe. Raw cacao is a delicious source of antioxidants, magnesium, iron and fiber. Plus, this recipe is dairy free, gluten free and vegan!

Ingredients: 

2 cups jumbo Medjool dates, pitted
1 cup almond flour
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/4 cup flaxseed meal
1/4 cup cacao powder
1/4 cup agave syrup or maple syrup
1 tbsp cinnamon or to taste 
1 tsp nutmeg or to taste 
1 dash ground clove or to taste
2 tbsp almond milk

Coatings:

Cacao powder
Chia seeds
Almond flour
Chopped Pecans 

Directions: 

Place all the truffle ingredients in your food processor and pulse until the mixture comes together. Transfer the mixture to a small bowl.

Roll the mixture into small balls and coat them with either almond flour, cacao powder, chia seeds, or chopped pecans. You can add in raw chocolate chips or any nut really! 

Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

About Aly Ramer

Aly Raymer is an indoor cycling and yoga instructor, passionate about creativity not only in the studio but in everyday life. She believes a life well balanced is a life well lived. Aly is an Official New Balance Fitness Ambassador, the senior lead instructor at B/SPOKE Studios and a dedicated yoga instructor at both Exhale and Equinox luxury gyms. She is a 200 RYT and has 10 years of experience in the fitness industry. When she’s not motivating her students on the bike or mat, she is at a concert, trying a great restaurant or jamming to new music for her next class.