Healthy Chocolate Turtles Made with Dates
Recipe summary
These vegan chocolate turtles use a soft date caramel combined with pecans and dark chocolate to create a healthier, refined-sugar-free version of classic pecan caramel chocolate treats with no baking required.
Ingredients
- 1 cup packed / 230 grams soft pitted medjool dates
- 2 tbsp creamy almond butter (or other nut/seed butter of choice)
- 4 tbsp maple syrup (or other liquid sweetener of choice)
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch flakey sea salt (optional)
- 1 cup chopped roasted pecans
- 7–9 oz or 1¼–1½ cups chopped chocolate (or chocolate chips)
Method
- 1
Make a soft date caramel by blending medjool dates, almond butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and a pinch of sea salt until smooth.
- 2
Chop the roasted pecans and set aside.
- 3
Melt the chocolate smoothly using your preferred method.
- 4
Form small clusters of the date caramel and pecans.
- 5
Dip or coat the clusters in the melted chocolate to form turtles.
- 6
Place the coated turtles on a tray and allow the chocolate to set.
Source details
ChefScribe structured this recipe from the original YouTube source. The original recipe credit remains with the creator.
Original video
Source video from Snazzy Vegan Life. The recipe card keeps the ingredients and steps handy while you cook.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMSukDS4jW0
