Avocado Goat Cheese Truffles Recipes

AVOCADO TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Add the melted chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon and mashed avocado to a medium bowl and mix until combined. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
• Put the cocoa powder on a plate. Using a teaspoon, scoop rounded spoonfuls of the avocado-chocolate mixture. Roll them in your hands until they form truffle rounds. Roll in the cocoa. Refrigerate for another 10 minutes to set up.

GOAT CHEESE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• Add the goat cheese, sour cream and salt to the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth, about 30 seconds. Using a tablespoon, scoop out some of the mixture and roll it into a ball to form a truffle. Place on the prepared baking sheet and repeat until you have 24 truffles. Transfer to the freezer to firm up, about 10 minutes.
• Put the dill and sesame seeds into separate small bowls. Mix the walnuts and cherries in a third small bowl.
• Roll 8 of the cheese balls in the dill, 8 in the sesame seeds and 8 in the walnut and cherry mixture. Transfer the truffles to a serving platter. Insert a pretzel stick into each truffle. If making ahead of time, cover and refrigerate the balls without the pretzel sticks, then insert the sticks right before serving.

AVOCADO GOAT CHEESE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cheeses, garlic, lime zest, oil, chili powder and pepper flakes until blended. Stir in onion and cilantro. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm., With a small melon baller, scoop out avocado balls onto a baking sheet; sprinkle with lime juice. Shape 1-1/2 teaspoons cheese mixture around each ball, then roll in pumpkin seeds. Place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate until serving. If desired, serve with pretzel sticks.