Chocolate Coconut Truffles

All of my life I have "hated" nuts, nuts of every kind, and coconut. Oh how things have changed!

Photo Credit: garden of life blog

I've pinned several different "energy bite" snacks lately. So many in fact, I may need to create a board just for energy bites. However, my all time favorite recipe came from a training I attended a couple of months ago. Chocolate and anything with chocolate = my oxygen. Your going to LOVE these!

I feel like I'm now catching up on a whole life's worth of crunch: almonds, almond butter, cashews, walnuts, and lots and lots of crunchy unsweetened coconut flakes. 

For this recipe you will need:

• 1 1/2 cups of dried unsweetened coconut flakes or shredded coconut works too! and an additional 1/4 cup or so for rolling the truffles in.
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/6 cup of coconut butter - softened
• 1/2 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon sea salt

1. Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl. 
2. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. Roll into balls.
4. Roll the balls in the unsweetened coconut
5. Put finished balls back into the fridge until they are firm.

Enjoy!