Chocolate Avocado Truffles with a Kick – keto, paleo, & vegan

These healthy chocolate avocado truffles are a fantastic simple dessert. So easy and delicious, they are certain to become a favorite in your home.

They're also loaded with nutrition so you can feel good about serving them anytime. They're simple enough for every day, but perfect for gifting and special occasions too.

Seriously, I'm so excited to share these chocolate truffles with you all.  They are so sooo delicious that even my “I don't like chocolate” hubby was swooning over them.

They are a super easy dessert so you can pull it together quickly to bless your family, someone you love, or just make an indulgence for yourself.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

First of all, truffles are typically chocolate, which is something we all can agree is a good thing.

Second, they are an easy no-bake dessert so they come together in a flash. Perfect when you're in a hurry and in the warmer summer months when the thought of turning on the oven is a bit daunting.

Third, they are yummy.

And when you can add “healthy” to the above benefits, we have a real winner.

I used to make chocolate truffles every year as a Christmas gift for friends and loved ones.

Those were loaded with expensive chocolate bars, heavy cream, and white sugar.

They were incredible, but since we started cutting refined sugar out of our diets, these weren't really an option any longer.

Whole Food Keto/Low-carb Truffles

These truffles, however?

That's a different story.

These chocolate avocado truffles are loaded with the healthy goodness of plain cocoa, avocado, coconut butter, and a low-carb sweetener–without all the refined sugar of normal truffles.

This much deliciousness with a bunch of health benefits thrown in?

Sold.

How good? Well, my husband is NOT a fan of chocolate since it gives him a headache.

But he sure didn't turn down these morsels of yumminess.

He ate one and said: “These. Are. Good. I mean real good.“

You won't need to convince anyone to gobble down a few of these to boost their health. In fact, I bet you will love these so much that you will either want to make a bunch and freeze them for later, or alternatively you can stock up on avocados when they are on sale and take advantage of my tips for freezing avocados. You're welcome.

What You Will Need

You will need to do the following things to make this recipe:

• Avocado
• Coconut Butter
• Cocoa: (use carob for a caffeine-free and AIP alternative)
• Sweetener: (for a low-carb option, use xylitol (don't use around dogs), erythritol, or homemade powdered sugar substitute)
• Pure Stevia Extract: (use powdered or liquid – here's how to make your own liquid stevia. You can also use another sweetener.
• Vanilla Extract
• Salt
• Cayenne or Chipotle Pepper: optional – omit for AIP.
• Toppings: options include cocoa powder (use carob for AIP), crushed nuts or seeds, and shredded coconut
• Cookie Scoop or Melon Baller: Of course, you can just use your hands as well, but this makes things a little cleaner.

Recipe Notes and Substitutions

• Choosing Avocados: Use ripe but firm (not overly soft) avocados.
• Cocoa: Cocoa powders vary in quality and strength. Please taste the recipe prior to forming the truffles to make sure that they taste amazing. If not, you might have to adjust the cocoa or sweetener. More cocoa is (almost) always a good thing.
• Carob: You can use carob instead of cocoa for a caffeine-free and AIP alternative. If doing so, you can most likely omit some or all of the sweetener, since carob has an inherent sweetness.
• Sweetener: You can use 4 to 5 drops liquid stevia instead of stevia extract. Alternatively, use approximately 6 tablespoons of your sweetener of choice. If AIP, you can use coconut sugar.
• Toppings: Options for toppings include cocoa powder (use carob for AIP), crushed nuts or seeds (soaked and dried; omit for AIP), and shredded coconut. One reader shared the amazing idea of rolling the truffles in coconut flakes toasted with maple syrup and a combination of freeze-dried blueberry and raspberry powder.
• Sweetener Alternatives:  A homemade option is this Powdered Sugar Substitute.  If you don't want to use a low-carb sweetener, you can use powdered coconut sugar.

Let me know what you think about these after you make them!