These undetectably vegan Matcha Chocolate Truffles are beautifully colourful, rich and creamy, and super easy to make!
I adapted the recipe for these Cashew Chocolate Truffles by swapping the cocoa powder with matcha powder.
Matcha green tea powder really compliments the strong white chocolate flavour of cacao butter, and its earthy bitterness works really with the velvety smooth, super creamy texture of the blended cashews.
I love matcha and have used it to make all sorts of sweet treats, so I knew I’d love adding matcha flavour to these truffles.
Not only does matcha add a delicious flavour and wonderful green hue, but it’s also packed full of antioxidants and full of health benefits.
I decided to roll the truffles in desiccated coconut and freeze-dried strawberries as the sweet, nutty flavour of the coconut really compliments the flavour of matcha and white chocolate, and the fruity strawberries add a lovely fragrance.
What I love about these truffles is that they’re not overwhelmingly sweet, as they’re naturally sweetened and you’re 100% in control of how much sweetness you add.
Making chocolate from scratch may sound a little bothersome, but these little truffles honestly couldn’t be easier to make!
All you need to do is soak cashews and add to a food processor, along with all the other ingredients. Then just refrigerate the mixture until hardened, roll into balls and devour.
You can get hold of cacao butter in local health stores, Whole Foods, online, and probably in large supermarkets too. You can buy matcha powder from local health stores or Asian supermarkets.
I love making these truffles to give away as edible gifts! I know Christmas is a long, long way off but something tells me they could look pretty festive in the holiday season…
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Helpful tools to make these Vegan Matcha Chocolate Truffles:
food processor
Vegan Matcha Chocolate Truffles
Ingredients
- 120 g (1 cup) raw cashew nuts, soaked in cold water overnight or in boiling hot water for 15 minutes
- 20 g (0.7oz) cacao butter
- 1 teaspoon matcha powder to taste
- 2-3 tablespoons maple syrup to taste (or sub any other sweetener)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Salt, to taste
For rolling (optional):
- Desiccated coconut
- Freeze-dried strawberries or raspberries
Instructions
- Drain soaked cashews and add to a food processor along with all the other ingredients*
- Whizz until completely smooth
- Taste and adjust flavour accordingly
- Put the mixture (keeping it in the food processor but you can transfer to a bowl if you wish) into the fridge and leave for 4-5 hours to harden – the mixture should be hard enough to easily shape into balls
- Sprinkle desiccated coconut and freeze-dried strawberries onto a plate
- Use two teaspoons to make teaspoon-sized balls of the mixture, then use your hands to roll the mixture in the desiccated coconut and freeze-dried strawberries
- Repeat for the rest of the mixture
- Keep truffles in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week
Notes
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Nico @ yumsome
These look fantastic, Rhian – I’m so making them this weekend! xx
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much! Hope you like them!
RaisieBay
I really have to try these, they look fantastic and I’m big fan of matcha.
Rhian Williams
Hi Anne! Amazing, matcha is awesome ? hope you like them!
Anca
Sounds delicious. I love the flavour of matcha, so I’m sure I would love to try these truffles. I only need the cacao butter and I can make them myself.
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much! Matcha is lovely yes. If you can’t get hold of cacao butter, you can use coconut oil instead it works in the same way, just the flavour may be slightly different!
Anonymous
Made these today and they were great! Love the strawberry and coconut too!
Rhian Williams
Thank you!
Caroline
Sounds and looks great! Could I substitute the cashews for anything? Thank you.
Rhian Williams
Thank you! You can use soaked macadamia nuts or soaked blanched almonds, but cashews have the best texture!