July 24, 2015 |

Energy Truffles

Dietitian and author Frances Largeman Roth makes one of her favorite nutrient-rich treats: energy truffles.

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Dietitian and author Frances Largeman Roth makes one of her favorite nutrient-rich treats: energy truffles. This recipes uses sunflower butter, which is a completely nut-free option that can be used instead of peanut or other nut butters. Energy truffles are a wonderful and healthy protein alternative to snacks laden with sugar such as granola or candy bars.

½ cup puffed millet
1 cup puffed rice
⅓ cup semisweet chocolate chips (or carob chips)
⅓ cup sunflower butter, at room temperature
½ cup pure maple syrup
¾ cup shredded unsweetened coconut
½ cup sesame seeds

In a large bowl, toss together the puffed millet, puffed rice, and sesame seeds. Add the chocolate chips. Stir in the sunflower butter and maple syrup. You should have a nice sticky mess at this point! Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Place the coconut in a small bowl. Using a tablespoon, scoop the mixture and form it into 1-inch balls with your hands. Roll the balls in coconut and transfer to a container. You can store the truffles in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or in the freezer in a zip-top freezer bag for up to 1 month. Makes about 25 truffles

Nutrition Information

Recipe Serves: 25

Nutrition Information Based on a Single Serving

Calories 763%

Fat 5gr7%

Cholesterol 0mg0%

Sodium 3mg0%

Carbohydrates 8gr6%

Fiber 1gr4%

Sugar 5gr10%

Protein 1gr1%

*Percent Daily Value are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Dietary Needs

Dairy Free

Gluten Free

Lower
Carbohydrate

Lower
Cholesterol

Lower Sodium

Lower Sugar

Vegan

Vegetarian

Medical Contributors:

Transcript:

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[MUSIC]

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Hi, I'm Frances Largeman-Roth.

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I'm a Registered Dietician Nutritionist
and author of Eating in Color.

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And today I'm making my energy truffles
and these are one of my favorite,

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favorite recipes of all times.

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[MUSIC]

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I'm gonna take some puffed rice.

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I'm taking puffed millet, have some sesame
seeds here, as well as some carob chips.

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Some people with IBS are fine with
chocolate.

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Others are not.

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You pick and choose whatever you want to
use, carob or chocolate chips.

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I'm gonna mix up the dry ingredients.

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Then I'm gonna put the wet ingredients
together and

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what I have here is sunflower butter and
sunflower butter is awesome because

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it is completely nut free and so you can
make these energy truffles for your kids,

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your kids' school, anyplace that you
cannot take peanut butter in or

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tree nut butter in you can use this and
it's delicious.

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Okay, so what happens here is I'm
combining this with pure maple syrup.

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And that's gonna add some really nice
sweetness to these.

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And it also gets the whole thing very nice
and sticky.

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So after we put the whole thing together,

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then we're going to let it chill in the
refrigerator for about thirty minutes.

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That allows you to then actually scoop it

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without it becoming this horrible sticky
mess.

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With IBS, any kind of sugar alcohol is
really a, a problem.

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So be aware of products that say that
they're reduced sugar or no sugar,

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because they often have sugar alcohols in
them to make them sweet.

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So maple syrup tends to be a really nice
sweetener that you can use,

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it's very gentle on the stomach.

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I will try to mix this up with my hands
and

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really make sure that it's all
incorporated.

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And the great thing about these truffles
is that they're only about 80 calories so

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they're perfect for in the morning, before
you go for a run or

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in the morning just before you're heading
out the door.

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Great for kids when they come home from
school.

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When you have IBS, it's better to have
small more frequent meals so

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popping a couple of these in the morning
is not gonna fill you up, and then later

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on when you have time to have a proper
breakfast you can sit down and do that.

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Okay, so now I'm gonna take this.

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And put in the fridge for 30 minutes.

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Okay we are back with our energy truffles.

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I've got the mixture here which we had in
the fridge setting up for 30 minutes and

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now we are going to get cracking.

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Okay so take a scoop or a tablespoon
whichever you have,

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scoop out about that much, maybe a one
inch portion.

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Put it in your hands.

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Give it a roll and then we are going into
our unsweetened,

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grated coconut, and then just put them on
a baking sheet.

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Another great thing about these truffles
is that they are dairy free and

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they are gluten free.

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So for people with IBS, for anyone with
Celiac disease for

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anyone with any kind of allergies issues,
these are really quite safe.

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Okay.

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Let's give these a try.

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Mm.

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So good.
You get the crutch of the coconut on

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the outside, the nuttiness of the sesame
seeds, the sweetness of the maple syrup.

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And the carob, kind of addictive, I have
to say.

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I'm Frances Largeman-Roth with Healthy
Nation.

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Thanks so much for joining me.