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Haley and I made some vegan truffles. Below is the recipe, some photos of the finished product, and some of our thoughts.

Vegan Truffle Recipe
Makes about 24 – 3/4″ truffles.

6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped fine 3/4 cup soy milk, minus 2 tablespoons (don’t get the low-fat kind!) 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon pre-made strong black coffee 3 tablespoons of vegan sour cream 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Fill the bottom of your double boiler with a few inches of water, and set it to boil. Have the chopped chocolate waiting in the top of your double boiler but not yet set over the heat. In a small saucepan, bring the soy milk to a boil, then pour it over your chocolate. Gently mix the two and set them over the heat, stirring until the chocolate is completely melted. Stir in vanilla, coffee, and sour cream, then cover and refrigerate until firm enough to handle (about three hours).

Rolling Vegan Truffles
This is easiest in a two-part process to keep the cocoa from soaking into overly sticky truffles – and vegan truffles will get extra sticky since they’re lower in fat. If at any time it gets too warm, just stick the bowl of chocolate mixture back in the fridge for twenty minutes. After your truffle mixture has firmed up, grab yourself a parchment-lined cookie sheet and, two teaspoon. Scoop about a teaspoonful of truffle mixture and then working as quickly as possible, roll it into a sphere shape with your hands. Try to make sure your hands are as cool as possible, or your truffles will melt as you roll them. It might be a good idea to keep a paper towel or two nearby, so that if your hands get caked with chocolate you can wipe them off. Set the rolled truffles on the lined cookie sheet, and keep going until you’ve finished all of your chocolate mixture.

Stick your vegan truffle-filled cookie sheet in the fridge for twenty minutes. Add cocoa powder to a small round-bottomed bowl and keep it within reach. One at a time, pick up your truffles and roll them between your hands for a few seconds to barely warm the surface, then drop them in the bowl of cocoa. Toss the bowl a bit until the truffle is completely covered in cocoa, then set it back on the cookie sheet. If you end up with a too much cocoa on your truffles, don’t shake them off until after they have firmed up again. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Once you’re done, put the cookie sheet full of truffles in the fridge for half an hour. Once they’re firm again, shake off any excess cocoa powder. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Since they’re vegan, these truffles will keep in the fridge for two weeks – a little longer than dairy truffles.

<span style="color: #808000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 150%;">Our Thoughts

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Sasha: The truffles were very easy and fun to make. The only difficult part was making them into the size and shape we wanted. We ended up using a melon baller to get the amount of mix that we wanted, put them in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes, then shaping them with our hands. I think that we added too much cocoa, but when we covered a few with powdered sugar, they tasted much better. I believe that they tasted almost exactly the same as non-vegan truffles.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Haley: I thought that the truffles were very good for vegan food. We tried them with cocoa and powdered sugar, I personally like the truffles that were covered in powdered sugar better. I don't think that I would be a very good vegan in the long run because it is a lot of work to make the food and i would also miss meat and milk products. The truffles were a lot of fun to make!

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Seth (Dad): Suprisingly good consistency and flavor. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Christine (Mom): Yum! Suprisingly creamy. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Caleb (Brother): Ver tasty, but a little dry. Hats of to you! <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Eric (Uncle): Love the consistency! Very tasty but could be bit sweeter. The sugar would be a perfect addition. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Deb (Aunt): <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Very nice chocolate flavor but could be a little sweeter. Good texture.

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