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Paleo Chocolate Pistachio Balls

Published: May 4, 2016 | By: Kristina Stosek
Prep Time Prep Time 20 Minutes
Difficulty Difficulty Easy
Cook Time Cook Time 6 Minutes
Serves Serves 36
Paleo Chocolate Pistachio Balls
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Here is another healthy gluten-free dessert for your recipe box. The richness of cocoa combined with the buttery taste of pistachios is what makes these amazing paleo chocolate nuggets. These addictive sweets are filling, so all you need is one, that is if you can stop there

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Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup + 1 Tbsp. full fat, canned coconut milk
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter or coconut oil
  • 8 oz. dark chocolate (80% cacao), chopped
  • 1 Tbsp. grated lemon zest
  • 2 tsp. gluten free vanilla extract
  • 1 ¾ cups coconut sugar
  • 1 ½ cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
  • 1 cup GF pure cocoa powder
  • 1 cup raw pistachios

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    Instructions

  • In a large saucepan over medium heat, warm the coconut milk and butter/coconut oil
  • Add chocolate and stir until the chocolate is melted about 3 minutes
  • Stir in lemon zest and vanilla. Add coconut sugar, almond flour, and cocoa powder. Stir the mixture for about 3 minutes and then remove from the heat. Let the mixture cool for 30 minutes
  • Place the pistachios in a food processor and pulse until they are ground to a coarse powder
  • Using your hands roll the chocolate mixture into 1 ½ inch balls (about the size of a walnut) and then roll in the chopped pistachios
  • Place the balls on a tray and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving

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