Quinoa, Brew Choc Truffles

Makes a lot Prep Time 20 minutes   Cook Time 17 minutes   Rated: Print
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A little naughty, a little nice. These morsels will have you reaching for another and yet another. SO good and good for you.

Quinoa is the new foodie black you know…where have you been? But then, I have been saying that about Umami Paste, and of course my other fave thing in the pantry, Brew Choc…well there is no Umami Paste in this recipe (you will be relieved to know!) BUT naturally (and I really mean, 'naturally') there is Brew Choc granules that are 100% roasted chocolate beans, ready for brewing, or adding to chocolate treats!

This is a slightly different version to the recipe of the same name that appears in Keeping it Simple, the book I literally have only a few copies left! It is out of print sadly. Go get your copy now. Chop chop.

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Soak quinoa overnight. Drain and discard water. Place quinoa into simmering basket and insert into Thermomix bowl. Pour enough water over to reach the bottom of the basket.

2  

Cook 17 min/100ºC/speed 3. Drain water and set quinoa aside to cool to room temperature.

3  

Place almonds, vanilla, Brew Choc granules and salt into Thermomix bowl and blend 20 sec/speed 8, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl as needed. You are making Chocolate Almond Butter. If the butter does not come together, add a little sweet almond oil to the bowl and keep blending until you have a texture similar to peanut butter. (Almonds will react differently based on how fresh they are, how long you have stored them, and the conditions of the day, hot, cold etc)

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Remove almond butter from the bowl and set aside. Without cleaning the bowl, place chocolate and syrup into bowl and melt 4 min/37ºC/speed 2. Return almond butter to the bowl, add quinoa and blend all together 10 sec/speed 10*. Scrape down sides of bowl and repeat.

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Allow mixture to cool before forming into balls, rolling in cocoa. And there you have it; High protein, good for you truffles…at least that is my story and I’m sticking to it.

Tenina Holder is a wife, mother of five and grandmother of eight, who started cooking in the olden days before Thermomix was even a thing.

Tenina has become the premium go to source for all Thermomix expertise and of course fresh and easy recipes that work. Her cooking classes and foodie trips are sold out in literally hours, her cookbooks appear on the Australian best seller lists and her social reach is in the millions. Her Insider Club is the most fun you can have with a Thermomix and you really should join her! She believes chocolate, butter and salt are health foods. Her food positivity mantra is, eat everything, just not all at once! 

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