It's getting properly cold in the UK now and and I've been very busy and that seems to have brought on a heavy dose of season-change cooked food disorder: rice and baked vegetables with my salads or rice and beans (favourite cooked food dish). It's got to be knocked on the head.
These chocolate truffles help. They're delicious any time of year, very quick to make and they seem to taste better the longer they stay in the fridge. The six in the photo on the left are the last remaining of a batch I made on the weekend.
1 cup sunflower seeds, soaked for an our or so
1 cup dates (or mixed dates, raisins & prunes)
0.75 cup raw cacao powder
himalayan salt
Put it all in the food processor and process until it turns into a big ball. Use a teaspoon to make smaller balls. Eat, store, eat.
Increase the fruit quantity if you want sweeter dates or decrease the cacao - experiment and enjoy.
This morning I put something together that would probably make a really good yule log for the festive season ... all just made from things that were hanging around the kitchen:
