You guys aren’t tried of truffles yet, are you? In my kitchen renovation life (hoping it is over soon lol) I’ve come to rely a lot on truffles to satisfy my sweet tooth.
See, it’s not like I can easily pop a batch of brownies in an oven or bake up a cookie skillet anytime I want. Nope. I’m doubling down on no-bake desserts and microwavable desserts and, let’s be real, spoonfuls of peanut butter 🙂
These truffles are a fun play off my cookie dough bars and my edible cookie dough recipe. Except, these are ball form. Truffle form. And, they have a surprise ingredient – TAHINI!! I’ve been tahini obsessed lately and these tahini cookie dough truffles are basically lots of my loves rolled into one.
They’re such a fun no-bake dessert, a gluten free treat that will soon be a family favorite!
Some Favorite Tahini Recipes:
- chocolate tahini freezer fudge
- tahini cookies
- gluten free tahini brownies
- roasted za’atar sweet potato fries with tahini drizzle
Truffle Recipes You Need:
So let’s jump into the recipe and make these easy peasy No Bake Tahini Cookie Dough Truffles!! Whisk together the tahini, agave, and vanilla in a medium bowl until combined.
Fold in the almond flour and salt until a dough forms. Add 1/3 cup of the mini chocolate chips to the dough and fold until incorporated.
Scoop 12 balls of the dough and roll them between your hands to smooth them out.
Place the balls on a piece of parchment on top of a cutting board or baking sheet.
In a small bowl, heat the remaining 2/3 cup of mini chips and coconut oil in the microwave for 1 minute and 30 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds so it doesn’t burn. Stir until the chocolate is smooth. For more info on melting chocolate, check out my tutorial How to Melt Chocolate Chips!
One at a time, drop each ball into the bowl to coat each ball with the chocolate. Return the chocolate-coated ball onto the parchment paper.
Sprinkle with flaked salt, if desired and chill for 30 minutes until the chocolate shell is hardened. Store in the fridge until you’re ready to eat!
Recipe
No Bake Tahini Cookie Dough Truffles
Make these No Bake Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles for a satisfying vegan and gluten free snack! This easy dessert will be a family favorite!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup tahini
- 1/4 cup agave nectar (honey or maple syrup also works)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup blanched almond flour
- 1/2 teaspoon pink salt
- 1 cup mini dark chocolate chips, divided
- 1 tablespoon refined coconut oil
- flaked sea salt for topping
Instructions
- Whisk together the tahini, agave, and vanilla in a medium bowl until combined.
- Fold in the almond flour and salt until a dough forms.
- Add 1/3 cup of the mini chocolate chips to the dough and fold until incorporated.
- Scoop 12 balls of the dough and roll them between your hands to smooth them out.
- Place the balls on a piece of parchment on top of a cutting board or baking sheet.
- In a small bowl, heat the remaining 2/3 cup of mini chips and coconut oil in the microwave for 1 minute and 30 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds so it doesn’t burn. Stir until the chocolate is smooth.
- One at a time, drop each ball into the bowl to coat each ball with the chocolate.
- Return the chocolate-coated ball onto the parchment paper.
- Sprinkle with flaked salt, if desired and chill for 30 minutes until the chocolate shell is hardened.
- Store in the fridge until you’re ready to eat!
Enjoy!! xo
Would olive oil work instead of coconut oil? I’m allergic to coconut in all forms.
You can just leave the coconut oil out. It thins out the chocolate a bit and makes it harden quicker, but melted chocolate chips alone will work fine too, it may just be a thicker layer.
Looks delicious, but I’m wondering if I can substitute the tahini?
Yes! You can use any nut or seed butter that you like 🙂
Loved this recipe! Super easy and quick big hit in our house!
Awesome! I’m so happy you love them!! xo
I love this recipe! I’ve made it twice since you posted it. I didn’t think tahini would do it for me as a main flavor ingredient in a dessert because I find it bitter, but it is so well balanced with the sweetness. I’m fighting the urge to make more!
haha I know! Tahini is such an unexpected surprise in desserts! I’m so happy you love them! xo
This was delicious!! So easy to make. We used peanut butter and honey and it was amazing! it was hard to not eat all of them in one sitting. My fiance even loved them and he takes his sweets very serious.
haha I struggle with not eating all of them too!! so happy you loved them! xo