Cashew Truffles Recipe

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Cashew Truffles
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
10564
Calories
Total time
55
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a food processor with a steel blade, process cashews until finely ground
  2. Add confectioners sugar and powdered milk and continue processing until completely combined
  3. Add egg white product, lemon juice and Madeira, and process until stiff dough forms
  4. Scrape into a bowl, cover airtight and refrigerate at least 8 hours or up to 2 days
  5. When ready to make the truffles, form the dough into 1-inch balls (slightly dampen your hands to minimize stickiness) and put on waxed paper
  6. Refrigerate while melting the chocolate
  7. Bring about 1 inch of water to just below simmering in a small skillet
  8. Put semisweet chocolate chips in a 2-cup heatproof glass measure
  9. Place glass measure in the water and stir the chips until melted
  10. Leave glass measure in the simmering water while dipping
  11. Remove dough balls from the refrigerator, and using a toothpick or small skewer, quickly swirl a ball in chocolate until completely coated
  12. Let excess chocolate drip back into the glass measure
  13. Put ball into a 1-inch paper petit four cup and gently remove toothpick
  14. Repeat for remaining balls
  15. If undipped balls get sticky, return them to fridge for a few minutes
  16. Use a toothpick dipped in melted chocolate to fill in any toothpick holes
  17. Refrigerate truffles until chocolate hardens
  18. Put white chocolate chips in a small zip-lock bag and seal
  19. Microwave until melted, checking after 30 seconds and then again every 15 seconds (It should not take much longer than a minute)
  20. Knead the chips in the bag until smooth
  21. Snip a tiny hole in one corner of the bag and squeeze decorative squiggles on truffles
  22. Refrigerate until serving
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 10564 Kcal (44229 kJ)
Calories from fat 1441.07 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 160.12g 246%
Cholesterol 4.04mg 1%
Sodium 417.12mg 17%
Potassium 2107.15mg 45%
Total Carbs 713.51g 238%
Sugars 337.85g 1351%
Dietary Fiber 18.71g 75%
Protein 61.94g 124%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 9%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 7%
Iron 22.1mg 123%
Calcium 390.8mg 39%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 114.13 Kcal (478 kJ)
Calories from fat 15.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.73g 246%
Cholesterol 0.04mg 1%
Sodium 4.51mg 17%
Potassium 22.77mg 45%
Total Carbs 7.71g 238%
Sugars 3.65g 1351%
Dietary Fiber 0.2g 75%
Protein 0.67g 124%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 9%
Iron 0.2mg 123%
Calcium 4.2mg 39%

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

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 223.8
    Points
  • 123
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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