These chocolate fig delights are the perfect afternoon snack that hits your sweet tooth!
These delights are the perfect healthy alternative when it comes to snacking on something sweet. They are super easy to make only consisting of 7 ingredients. When making these, I would suggest using dried figs over fresh figs...why? Because dried figs provides that stickiness to help the ingredients stick together, along with increasing the sweetness.
If you don't enjoy honey, you can easily swap the honey for maple syrup with a ratio being a little less than 1/4 cup, since maple syrup is runnier than honey.
Using dark chocolate is also a great way to increase the antioxidant content of these delights and also pairs perfectly with the sweetness of the figs.
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Chocolate Fig Delights
Serves: 14 Prep Time: 10 mins Chill Time: 60 mins Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Ingredients
150g dried figs
50ml hot water
¼ cup honey
¼ tsp vanilla extract
¼ cup walnuts, blended
¼ cup blanched almonds, blended
1 tbsp desiccated coconut
180g dark gluten free baking chocolate
Directions
In a small bowl, soak the figs in hot water for 5 minutes.
In a food processor or blender, on a high speed blend together the figs with the hot water, honey and vanilla extract.
Once blended, scoop into a medium bowl and fold in the walnuts, almond and coconut.
With a small ice cream scooper, scoop 14 balls onto a flat plate lined with baking paper. Place into the freezer for a minimum of 60 minutes.
In a heat-proof bowl above a pot of simmering water, melt the block of chocolate.
Once the chocolate has melted, remove the balls from the freezer and carefully dip each ball into the chocolate until completely coated. Repeat with the remaining balls.
Place the bites back into the fridge for a minimum of 30 minutes or until the chocolate has set.
Serve and enjoy!
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days.
Nutrition Information (per serve):
Calories: 154
Fat: 7g
Carbohydrates: 21g
Protein: 2g
Nicole Marie