Read my Healthy Almond Truffles Recipe Review, from using the recipe by Pam's Daily Dish. Learn my thoughts on the recipe for these chocolate coated, almond based truffles.

Healthy Almond Truffle Review

Review Of Pam’s Daily Dish Recipe

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What Am I Reviewing?

This is a detailed review of Pam’s Daily Dish’s recipe for healthy chocolate dipped almond truffles.

A review in 2 parts – 1st a review of the recipe itself, the way it’s written and presented, & the end results.

And secondly as a review of the ‘health’ benefits of making these compared to basic chocolate truffles.

You can find the full recipe on Pam’s website by clicking the link below.

Go To Pam’s Daily Dish Almond Truffles recipe.

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What Are These Truffles?

These healthier almond truffles, are soft almond based truffles, coated in coconut.

With no chocolate ganache like standard chocolate truffles, these almond truffles are quicker to make.

Made from a base of ground almonds/almond meal & some binders, these truffles are also vegan and good for people who are lactose intolerant.

Overhead shot of 3 small ribbed bowls of chocolate coated almond truffles, some with sprinkles and chopped nuts.

What Are The Ingredients?

Almond Meal Flour – going by Pam’s photo, this was the same as our UK ground almonds.
Coconut Oil – this is melted to act as a binder
Agave Nectar – listed alternatives were brown rice syrup or good quality honey. I used the best honey – from my Mother-In-Law’s farm in Turkey.
Vanilla Extract – the good stuff, not essence. I used my homemade vanilla extract, but you can also make your own alcohol-free vanilla extract with vegetable glycerine.
Unsweetened Almond Butter – I didn’t have this, but did use a good quality unsweetened peanut butter as an alternative.
Little Salt
Natural Stevia Sweetener to taste (optional) – I have an intolerance to sweeteners and after taste testing the truffle base, I added only about 1/2 tsp Golden Syrup. But icing/powdered sugar would have worked too.
Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk – not sure if a vanilla version of the almond milk is available in the UK, so used just a tiny bit of almond milk.

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For the coating:

Vegan Dark Chocolate Chips – being vegetarian but not vegan, I always have regular dark chocolate stashed in my baking cupboards. So I used that instead of a vegan dairy-free version.
Avocado or Vegetable Oil – this I assumed was just because the chocolate is vegan & without added milk, and therefore I omitted this.
Almond Extract (optional)

Long overhead photo of 3 small ribbed bowls of chocolate coated almond truffles, with various toppings.

Extras That I Added

As well as a couple or alternatives I added above, I also chose to decorate some of the truffles. I added some love heart sprinkles for Valentines, other white & purple sprinkles & chocolate ones. A few I coated in crushed pecans.

Examining The Recipe Process

Useability & Achievability

In simple terms, was the recipe easy to use, to follow & achieve the desired results?

The recipe although very straight forward, is detailed enough, with steps for each simple stage of the process.

4 photo collage of mixing ingredients for healthy almond truffles.

The instruction to chill a paper-lined cookie tray (baking sheet) before starting, is particularly useful since the truffles have a soft-set texture. And so this speeds up the firming process which is always beneficial when all we want to do is to get the fun part of taste testing!

The instructions for melting the chocolate in the microwave in 25 second intervals is also spot on. I bang on about this every time I instruct on melting chocolate. Microwaving for any longer periods and your run a high risk of burning and ruining the chocolate. The repeated process of mixing in-between heating, also helps melt the chocolate.

Just note but, if not using vegan chocolate, you don’t need to add the oil. If you were to use candy melts, that sometimes needs a tiny bit of oil just to get the right consistency for dipping or coating.

6 photo collage of forming & dipping healthy almond truffles in chocolate and sprinkles.

Timings With it being a no-bake recipe, not much to say on the timings. You do have to chill the shaped truffles. At least one hour is recommended. If in a hurry, you can chill in the fridge for about 15 minutes before popping in the freezer. Because of the ingredients and it being a soft texture by nature, you want to chill/freeze long enough to not only hold their shape, but to handle the chocolate dipping too. Be sure to let your melted chocolate cool just a little before using.

After chocolate coating, the truffles are left to set. The fridge is not required for setting the chocolate, but chilling will help firm up the filling too. Likewise, these are best stored in the fridge or somewhere cold.

Talking of chocolate – 3/4 cup of chips is about 130g and since it was for only 16 truffles, I used a 100g (3.5 oz) bar, which was enough to coat all 16 with a little left over. I did however, scrape excess off the bottom before transferring the wet truffles to paper. So about 2/3 cup chocolate chips should be enough too.

Yield – the recipe yield is 16 truffles, from 16 rounded tablespoons of mixture & that is exactly what I got too. I did weigh the mixture and for reference, 1 uncovered truffle ball was 14g (0.5 oz)

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Was The Recipe Easy To Follow? Yes, this is a very straight forward, no-bake recipe. Instructions were clear.

The Result – the result was 16 yummy soft chocolate truffles. With just enough texture & sweetness, despite not much added sugar.

Would I Make Them Again? Yes, I will be making these again. Perfect for occasions or when a quick no-bake is required. Perfect for gifting too.

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Any Changes I Would Make? Apart from alterations I already made, I would love to coat these truffles in desiccated coconut (US nearest equivalent being unsweetened shredded coconut, only UK version is finer). Some other flavouring added to the truffle or the chocolate would be nice, such as orange extract, or some peppermint extract added to the melted chocolate. Oooh raspberry extract would go well with almond (you know, like a Bakewell Tart – or my Bakewell Bundt Cake!).

Recipe Rating – taking all of the above into account, I rate this recipe a 7/10.

Some things that would bring the score up, would be a few process photos, to maybe show the texture of the truffle mixture when you bring it together. Gram or ounce measurements would also be useful for readers in other countries. **Don’t worry but – got you covered below.

Reviewing The Health Benefits

Extra close photo of UK ground almonds & flaked almonds on pink tile table. — Ground Almonds & Flaked Almonds

Titled ‘Healthy Chocolate Dipped Almond Truffles’, lets look at the benefits of these truffles.

No chocolate ganache, so no chocolate base or cream. Therefore, less fat (see below).
No added refined sugar
Dietary fibre from the almonds
High monounsaturated fat from the almonds, which is considered better for you, as it can help maintain High density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, & lower Low density-lipoprotein (LDL) – ‘bad’ cholesterol. Which in turn may reduce risk of heart disease¹.
Calories per coated almond truffle: 89 cals, fat: 6.8g, Carbs: 2.8g, Fibre: 1g, Sugar: 4.4g, Protein:2.3g
Calories per chocolate truffles: 128 cals. fat: 9g, Carbs: 10g, Fibre: 2g, Sugar: 7g, Protein: 2g

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Overall Rating

Taking everything into consideration, including the health benefits of these almond truffles, & the simplicity of the recipe process, I rate this recipe a 8.5/10

For your convenience, I had added the gram and ounce amounts for 2 of the recipe ingredients. The full list of ingredients and directions, can be found on the recipe below:

go to Healthy Almond Truffles recipe.

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Ground Almonds – 92g (3.25 oz)

Chocolate (about 130g/4.5 oz recommended, however, I used 100g/3.5 oz or scant 2/3 cup, & found it sufficient with a little left over.

More baking ingredient conversions in my Baking Conversions Table.

Thanks for stopping by. If you would like to try some other truffles, try my Chocolate Truffles made from ganache. or no-bake Tropical Cake truffles, that use leftovers, and you don’t need cream cheese or buttercream to make them either! Click on the photos below, to jump to the recipe.

Pink plate with chocolate truffles and pink napkin.

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