Gluten free cranberry chocolate truffles

by Earthwalker | Dec 20, 2012 | Columnists, Elana's Gluten-Free Pantry, Featured | 0 comments

Healthy Cranberry Chocolate Truffles are chock full of coconut oil.
photo provided courtesy of elanaspantry.com

This “candy” is a healthy holiday snack or dessert. Made with a coconut oil base, dark chocolate, dried cranberries, and a dash of stevia, these truffles are a lovely little pick-me-up in a sea of holiday junk food.

I based this recipe on one from Diane Sanfilippo’s New York Times bestseller Practical Paleo. As I’ve mentioned previously, I can highly recommend this book. I will be giving Practical Paleo, Eat Like a Dinosaur by the Paleo Parents and Dairy-Free Ice Cream by Kelly Broznya to friends and family this year as Christmas and Hanukkah gifts.

ingredients
1½ ounces chocolate drops
⅓ cup dried cranberries
⅛ teaspoon celtic sea salt
¼ cup coconut oil
¼ cup coconut butter
7 drops vanilla crème stevia

directions

In a food processor pulse chocolate and cranberries
Pulse in salt until mixture is the texture of coarse gravel
Pulse in coconut oil, coconut butter and stevia
Scoop mixture 1 scant tablespoon at a time into a paper lined 24 cup mini muffin pan
Refrigerate for 3 hours to set, then serve

makes (10) truffles

This gluten-free truffle has a deliciously healthy coconut oil base. It is also a wonderful holiday treat if you or your loved ones have a nut allergy.

I’ve been continuing to focus on eating a tablespoon of coconut oil each day due to its purportedly healthy properties. Apparently coconut oil is anti-viral, anti-fungal and neuro-protective. According to certain cardiologists I’ve spoken with, its medium chain fatty acids actually reduce cholesterol. Coconut oil has become the go to fat in my house for everything from stir fries to baking. Frankly, best of all, it just tastes good.

recipe courtesy elanaspantry.com

Author

Earthwalker

Earthwalker is the username that PT founder Julie Genser created for her online interactions so many years ago when first creating Planet Thrive.

Julie's (Earthwalker's) life was derailed over twenty years ago when she had a very large organic mercury exposure after she naively used a mouth thermometer to measure the temperature of just-boiled milk while making her very first pizza at home. The mercury instantly expanded into a gas form and exploded out the back of the thermometer right into her face. Unaware that mercury was the third most neurotoxic element on Earth, Julie had no idea she had just received a very high dose of a poisonous substance.

A series of subsequent toxic exposures over the next few years -- to smoke from two fires (including 9/11), toxic mold, lyme disease, and chemical injuries -- caused catastrophic damage to her health. While figuring out how to survive day-to-day, and often minute-to-minute, she created Planet Thrive to help others avoid some of the misdiagnoses and struggles she had experienced.

She has clawed her way over many health mountains to get to where she is today. She is excited to bring the latest iteration of Planet Thrive to the chronic illness community.

In 2019, Julie published her very first cookbook e-book called Low Lectin Lunches (+ Dinners, Too!) after discovering how a low lectin, gluten free diet was helping manage her chronic fascia/muscle pain.
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