Surprise and impress your non-vegan or health-conscious friends with a surprisingly healthy(er) dessert or treat. Although this is particularly useful for holiday parties and pot-lucks, this dessert is tasty any time of the year.
Prep Time25 minutesmins
Chill10 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Comfort Food
Keyword: aquafaba, maple syrup, peanut flour, vegan chocolate chips, white beans
Servings: 8Servings
Calories: 129kcal
Author: Jen deHaan
Ingredients
PEANUT BUTTER FILLING
3/4cupwhite beanscooked, canned or from dry
3/4cuppeanut flouror powdered peanut butter, see notes
1Tbspaquafababean water from can or cooked beans, or sub water
CHOCOLATE COATING
1/3cupvegan chocolate chipscheck the label: oil free and limited ingredients recommended, such as Enjoy Life brand
Instructions
Add the cooked beans, maple syrup, and aquafaba to a high speed blender, and combine well scraping down the sides regularly.
Add the peanut flour, and blend until completely incorporated (adding more aquafaba if necessary to keep the blades moving). The mixture should still be very thick, similar to the consistency of play-doh.
Remove the peanut butter filling from your blender and dust your hands with a bit of peanut flour, regular flour, or icing sugar.
Remove a chunk of the peanut butter, and roll into a ball that's about an inch diameter or so. Place on a baking sheet.
Repeat for the rest of the peanut butter filling - you should have around 14-16 balls. Put the baking sheet in the fridge or freezer to chill while you melt the chocolate.
Melt the chocolate on the stovetop or the microwave, stirring regularly throughout the melting process until completely melted and glossy.
Roll each peanut butter ball in the chocolate until completely coated (I used a spoon to gently roll it in a large bowl), returning each ball to the baking sheet.
Return the baking sheet to the fridge or freezer to allow the balls to set. Once set, you can place them in a container.
Keep refrigerated, and enjoy within 3-5 days (honestly though... mine have never lasted close to that long!)