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Vegan Chocolate Turtles
by
Clean Plate Mama
(IC: blogger)
12 turtles
50 min
Vegan turtles made with dates, chocolate, and pecans. The dates provide a rich, gooey caramel like center using real food and no dairy. These homemade no-bake treats are easy to make and are a huge hit around the holidays.
Oh my gosh, one bite of these and you will be obsessed! These vegan chocolate turtles are the perfect little salty sweet treat. I've made these a few times and am so excited they are finally up on the blog. Every time I make them they get rave reviews. I originally stumbled across a similar recipe from Minimalist Baker and fell in love.
Looking for more better for you no-bake treats? Check out my dark chocolate peanut butter balls and dark chocolate holiday bark.
Eat Clean.Be Healthy!
-Sara
Vegan Chocolate Turtles
Recipe details
Ingredients
- ▢ 1 cup pitted Medjool dates (10-12 dates)
- ▢ 1 tbsp. creamy almond butter
- ▢ 42 pecan halves
- ▢ 1/2 cup vegan semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
- ▢ 1/2 tsp. coconut oil
- ▢ 1 tsp. coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Place pitted dates and almond butter in a food processor. Mix/pulse on high until dates break down and a large ball is formed.
- Remove date ball from food processor. Roll into 12 individual balls. Place balls on the parchment lined baking sheet.
- Place 3 pecan pieces upside down on each date ball. Push down slightly to flatten and so that the pecans will stick. Flip each piece over so that the caramel/date center is on top. Note: I like to place the pecans upside down and then flip over so the chocolate goes on top of the dates/caramel center. If you'd like, you can place the pecans right side up and then add chocolate on top of pecans.
- Melt chocolate with coconut oil in a small bowl by microwaving in 30-second increments, stirring between intervals. Don't overheat the chocolate. Once the majority of the chips are melted just keep stirring to allow the remaining pieces to melt.
- Using the back of a spoon, spread chocolate evenly between each date/pecan cluster. Finish by sprinkling each piece with sea salt.
- Allow chocolate to fully set. You can place in the fridge for about an hour, or the freezer for about 30 minutes.
- Finished turtles should be stored in the fridge. Enjoy!
Tips
- If your dates are on the hard side soak them in extremely hot water for 10 minutes to allow them to soften up before blending.
- Make sure you are using the creamy almond butter (or nut butter of choice) and not the dried almond butter from the bottom of the jar.
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Published February 24th, 2023 12:14 PM
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