These sinfully delicious, easy no-bake Chocolate Banana Sunflower Butter Truffles are surprisingly healthy treats you’ll want to make again and again once you try them! Creamy on the inside with a dark chocolate shell outside, they’re Paleo, Vegan, nut free, and contain just 5 ingredients.
Every recipe needs an exciting story behind it, right? Well, this one does not have that. Instead, it tells the story of me being lazy, not wanting to bake, and also not wanting to give up an extra egg or two to make banana cookies like my kids wanted. (True story – when we’re low on eggs I go into emergency don’t-waste-the-eggs mode.)
Add on top of that me trying to be a rebel and eat chocolate when everyone seems to be avoiding it this week – and you have a recipe for, well, this one: Chocolate Banana Sunflower Butter Truffles. I’m digging the “truffle” part of the recipe title, since I’ve never made “truffles” before. I think it’s fitting, but you make this first and then let me know.
Anyway, sometimes laziness works out for the best and you get a recipe so, so good that your husband genuinely questions whether you created it all on your own (akin to asking your child if he/she really drew that picture.) He always second guesses the very best ones (really just the desserts), so I’m taking it as a compliment.
All by myself, promise.
In other news, the forecast is still showing rain for Sunday and I keep checking every couple of hours or so, just for validation that I should in fact skip the race. I told you that I’m fixating and being dramatic – what’s with that? I guess it’s my indecisiveness/insecurity/runner’s guilt (is that a thing?) playing out.
I’d much rather get a run in when it’s not raining Saturday, and have Sunday morning to get my daughters ready for their dance recitals. So let me just leave it at that and stop checking the weather, please, I’m annoying myself and I’ve had enough. I’ll have some more chocolate now to calm down thankyouverymuch.
In even more other news, (??) I can’t wait to do yoga after writing up this recipe, as long as I don’t get distracted on Instagram or something while writing it and actually have 30 minutes left before I have to pick Drew up at school. I’ve been back to doing some of Tim Senesi’s videos again, and they’re definitely giving me the core work I’ve been slacking on for a while. But you’re not here to read about core work, you’re here for the chocolate, I get it. So here it is! Chocolate Banana Sunflower Butter Truffles!
Chocolate Banana Sunflower Butter Truffles {Paleo & Vegan}
Chocolate Banana Sunflower Butter Truffles {Paleo & Vegan}
Ingredients
For the Creamy Inside
- 2 small over-ripe bananas mashed or pureed (either way is fine)
- 3/4 cup Sunflower Seed Butter
- 1/4 cup plus 2-3 tbsp coconut flour
- 1 tsp pure maple syrup optional
For the Chocolate Shell
- 1 cup Enjoy Life Dark Chocolate Morsels or other dairy free, soy free brand
- 2 tsp extra virgin coconut oil
Instructions
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In a medium bowl, combine the mashed or pureed bananas with the sunflower seed butter and mix well until smooth.
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Add 1/4 cup of the coconut flour until fully combined. Then, mix in 2 more tbsp of coconut flour until smooth (you may or may not add the last tbsp after chilling, depending on how sticky your mixture is)
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Now, taste the mixture (yes I want you to taste it!) If you'd like a sweeter inside, add the 1 tsp of maple syrup.
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Chill the mixture in the refrigerator while you make the chocolate:
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In a small saucepan over very low heat, melt the dark chocolate chips and coconut oil while stirring continuously. Once melted, promptly remove from heat and set aside.
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Remove the banana-sunflower butter mixture from the refrigerator, and, if still very sticky, add 1/2 - 1 more tbsp of coconut flour and mix well*
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Now, roll into 16 balls (mixture should still be a bit sticky) and put on a parchment lined baking sheet. Dip each ball in the melted chocolate mixture and put back on the parchment paper.
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Once all the balls have been dipped, drizzle the remaining chocolate over the truffles. Chill until set, then serve! Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator.
Recipe Notes
*Coconut flour expands quite a bit and a little goes a long way. Add little by little, waiting in between additions to make sure you don't add too much.
What’s something even YOU couldn’t believe you created all by yourself?
What’s one food you can’t handle being low on/out of?
Is your weekend full of plans or downtime?
After meal prepping last weekend I only had 1 egg left, so I had Rob go buy more while he was out on Sunday. I somehow haven’t used any eggs since then! But its better to know I have them, and I know I will use a ton over the weekend.
We are getting new bedroom furniture this weekend so will need to move our old stuff and try to organize all our clothes, but after that i should be able to relax a bit! Hope you have a great weekend!
I definitely need to know the eggs are there 🙂 New bedroom furniture is exciting!
I would conserve the eggs too! Love how simple this recipe is and that it involves coconut flour bc I am all about coconut flour these days. I used make (and sell) cake truffles which were so good yet so involved that this recipe makes me much happier to not be in the kitchen forever.
I can’t imagine the time it takes to make and then sell baked goods! I feel like it takes forever just to write up the recipes. Coconut flour is on my list of can’t-run-out items 🙂
I am the same way with eggs and nut butter! Every time the jars are low I have a mini panic attack. Good luck with the forecast! It’s been raining here for days like crazy. I thought I might need to build an arc!
I would add nut butter and dark chocolate to the list too. I don’t even eat much nut butter alone but use it constantly for baking!
I must have veggies in my house. Right now we have none except for a tomato because we are going out of town. So all we have are condiments and alcohol. So essentially we are a) back in college or b) bachelors.
These are so necessary.
At least you used everything – hate when we’re going somewhere and I have to get creative to use up all the produce!
These look so, so amazing! Thanks for sharing and Happy Friday 🙂
Thanks Gretchen 🙂 Hope you have a great weekend!
be the rebel!! each chocolate then pass me some. LOVE SUNFLOWER butter! <3
Major love for sunflower butter – more than I ever thought I would! And I’m happy to share my chocolate 🙂
Eheheh! I’m that way with bananas, oats, and chocolate — emergency panic mode. And it’s especially hard now that it’s cold and almost impossible to find ripe bananas. I went into 3 different stores over the past couple days and each one had nothing but greenies. Oh, and I don’t understand this avoiding chocolate nonsense. Don’t people know it’s full of antioxidants? 😉
I think we should spread the chocolate love whenever possible 🙂 Luckily I’ve been finding ripe bananas but you never know – so annoying when there’s an abundance of green and nothing else!
WOW these look heavenly!!
Thanks! Definitely try them 🙂
I’m the same way with eggs! We go through them so fast and some days I’d rather not go to the store, so I try to conserve them. These look so rich and chocolately – I don’t think I could practice portion control if I made these!
For the wholesome ingredients they taste seriously decadent! And the two things we go through at lightning speed are eggs and berries 🙂
ALL over these. YUMMM. Chocolate all day every day 😉
Thanks – I had to dip in chocolate! Everything should be dipped in chocolate 🙂
Creamy inside of love!!!! Love the banana in there and obviously the sunflower butter! My mom was telling me her coworker just tried “some sun butter something” and I was like you mean sunflower seed butter, and she was like yea, sounded like something you would eat. And I’m like…mom…sunflower butter is never NOT in the fridge!! (Clueless!)
Lol that’s so funny! Hopefully your mom tries it!
These look and sound amazing!! I love using coconut flour in bites like these because of the tremendous texture it gives. I do love sunbutter, but my family prefers almond, so I think I’ll probably have to alter that. Or just make a batch only for me 😉
Any nut butter would be delicious! Definitely keep some for yourself 🙂
If I don’t have at least a carton of eggs I go into panic mode. Eggs are my go to for any time I am in a time crunch..which is too often.
These looks simple to make and delicious I am going to have to let some bananas get overly ripe 🙂
Haha me too 🙂 If it’s 6 or less I’m at the store already! And ripen those bananas and make this – you won’t regret.
I’ve made a few truffles before and I honestly love how easy they are but how complex they seem (if that even makes sense!). I feel like anytime I’ve brought them to a party people have loved them!
I know exactly what you mean – and totally agree!
I can’t believe I have never tried chocolate and sunbutter together ever! I am so missing out!!!! These look amazing!
A must-try combo 🙂
Dave can’t have tree nuts or peanuts so we have an abundance of sunbutter! And I’m constantly looking for a reason to have chocolate lol! This looks super yummy and healthy enough that I would easily have 2-3 🙂 Pinning!
Yup that’s me too with chocolate! And easily 2-3 – they’re good for us though. Thanks 🙂
Now that’s sounds like a delicious way to eat my sunbutter!
Agree! Thanks!
Yum! Love the combo of ingredients here 🙂
Banana sunbutter is awesome, agree!
Easy recipes are my go to right now, so I’m loving these. Plus they involve my beloved bananas.
Bag the race, ditch the guilt.
With the weather forecast and my 10 miles done this morning the guilt is gone! Adam is still going for it though.
Oh, wow! These look delicious! I’ve been on SUCH a banana kick lately, and healthy desserts are always a good thing!
I’m on a banana kick too – more to come! And my family can’t live without a couple of good desserts every week 🙂
We are careful never to let our eggs run out! Or apples- the girls go through several a day. I am drooling over these- and they’re so pretty!!
For us strawberries are gone within a day it seems! Can’t seem to get groceries under control, we’re always out of something!
These look absolutely fantastic! Chocolate and banana is such a good combo.. add in sunflower seed butter and I’m sure it’s out of this world!!
Thanks! Definitely simple and really yummy combo 🙂
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Do you have nutrition facts for these? I didn’t see them.
Do these freeze well? I assume they will.