{"id":63905,"date":"2017-12-10T09:15:24","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T14:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=63905"},"modified":"2017-12-10T21:59:51","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T02:59:51","slug":"matcha-chocolate-truffles-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/recipes\/matcha-chocolate-truffles-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Guilt-Free Matcha Chocolate Truffles Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Guilt-Free
Photo: Carmen Sturdy \/ Life by Daily Burn<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What happens when you combine not one but two superfoods into a delicious treat? You get these matcha<\/a>\u00a0chocolate truffles! The green center of each truffle is made with just a handful of ingredients, including shredded unsweetened coconut, matcha and avocado, which lend them their creamy texture. On the outside is a rich dark chocolate coating for a decadent crunch. Make a batch of these truffles to give to friends this holiday season! This is one festive edible gift<\/a> that everyone will enjoy.<\/p>\n

RELATED: <\/strong>17 Amazing Matcha Recipes You\u2019ll Drool Over<\/a><\/p>\n

Matcha Chocolate Truffles Recipe<\/h2>\n

Makes 25 truffles<\/em><\/p>\n

Prep time: 35 minutes<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1 tablespoon matcha powder
\n1 medium avocado
\n2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
\n1 teaspoon vanilla
\n2 1\/2 tablespoons maple syrup
\n1 1\/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
\n150 grams dark chocolate<\/p>\n

Instructions<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. In a mixing bowl, combine the matcha, avocado, coconut oil, vanilla and maple syrup. Mash the avocado until it\u2019s smooth and well combined with the other ingredients.<\/li>\n
  2. Add in the shredded coconut and stir.<\/li>\n
  3. Roll the mixture into 20-25 small balls. Place them on a tray and put them in the fridge to slightly harden.<\/li>\n
  4. Put the chocolate in a bowl and microwave it for one-minute intervals until it has completely melted.<\/li>\n
  5. Dip each truffle into the chocolate to coat and then place them back on the tray. Sprinkle the top of each chocolate truffle with a pinch of matcha and let them harden in the fridge.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \"Matcha
    Photo: Carmen Sturdy \/ Life by Daily Burn<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    The Skinny<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    <\/h3>\n

    For more bite-sized treats, try these dessert energy balls<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Looking for a sinless treat to gift this season? Everyone will love these festive matcha chocolate truffles, packed with antioxidant-rich ingredients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":63910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[428,26,27,9,427,17],"tags":[39,175,189,71,87,341,388],"class_list":["post-63905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dessert","category-gluten-free","category-healthy","category-recipes","category-snacks","category-vegan","tag-dessert","tag-gluten-free","tag-holiday","tag-nutrition","tag-snacks","tag-tax1living-well","tag-tax2nutrition"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}