I’ve got truffle’s on my mind. Not only are truffles delicious, but I’ve recently discovered that they are also ridiculously easy to make. Check this: equal parts cream and chocolate… heat and mix, cool and roll. It’s just so simple.

Last weekend, an instructor at Bauman College held a truffle making class and I reluctantly attended. Right, reluctant about chocolate? Me? No, never. So I learned the fine art of making gananche and the candy chocolate coating of heaven that decadently enrobes these fine pieces of happiness. Needless to say, all us women were in a full on chocolate coma by the end of the 5 hour long instruction. Fortunately for us “lac-tarded” people (and dairy-free by choice), I made my truffles with full fat, organic coconut milk and 70% Scharffen Berger dark chocolate.

Since that weekend, it has dawned on me that most people appreciate a good truffle. This is my reasoning for engaging in chocolate madness yet again, this time in the spirit of Christmas giving. Yesterday I embarked on a truffle expedition and succeeded in creating varieties such as coffee, peanut butter, and peppermint. Rest assured, I will be sharing the wealth.

I love chocolate, but my tolerance levels for all things sugar is drastically lower than most folks due to the Paleo lifestyle which I follow (well, on non-truffle making days of course). So what do you do when you have truffles on the brain but you prefer to have a truffle-free digestive system? Well, glad you asked!

Here I present the Breakfast Truffle of December 20th. I wanted truffles, but I also needed breakfast. Here is the marriage of two fine individuals:

Breakfast truffles
Cranberries (I used fresh ones that had been coated in orange juice and then partially dried in a dehydrator)
Raw Coconut flakes
Raw Cashews (or any nut you prefer)
Optional: honey, spices, etc… (make it your own)
Throw it all (carefully) into a food processor and pulse till combined. Roll into a ball and then roll in some unsweetened coconut shreds.

Voila! It’s breakfast in truffle form. Paleo-friendly. Kid-friendly. Christmas-friendly.