Healthy Chocolate Turtles Made with Dates
At a glance
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.
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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
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