Pistachio & Rose Dark Chocolates – simple sweet bites #glutenfree #vegan

Pistachio & Rose Dark Chocolates  … sweet bites made simple for times when you need a tiny guilt free indulgent nibble anytime of the day. These came about when someone asked me to make them a vegan recipe using chocolate and nuts. The request was a simple one – vegan, no added sugar, chocolate, healthy, easy to make, easy to carry, easy to gift, easy to share, make ahead!These simple Pistachio & Rose Dark Chocolates  tick off all the boxes. Make ahead, simple, healthy, vegan, chocolate of course! Add to this gluten free and in so many ways these just might be the guilt free sweet snack you crave. Infinite possibilities on this very basic no fail recipe too. Pretty too, but then again, rose petals makes everything look pretty, don’t you think?Use roasted nuts of your choice. If you’re OK without them being vegan, maybe use honey instead of maple syrup. Also, clarified butter/ghee works just as well as extra virgin olive oil. More options – halve the nuts and add some granola. Else skip the nuts altogether and use only a nice crisp granola instead. You could flavour the truffles with your favourite essence too. Or maybe, some orange zest? I’ve tried them in a so many ways and they always come out great. Pistachio & Rose Dark Chocolates also a great way to begin kids off with the basics of simple no bake desserts. Tiny little hands whisking the chocolate, making their own truffles is so much fun. Can see their eyes open in amazement and wonder as the set truffles pop out of the molds. It makes me feel so pleased, so you can well imagine their joy!One key point before I sign off here. As with all recipes, please try and use only good quality ingredients. That way the end product really shines specially since this recipe has just a handful on simple ingredients.

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Dark Chocolate Pistachio Truffles

Pistachio & Rose Dark Chocolates  ... sweet bites made simple for times when you need a tiny guilt free indulgent nibble anytime of the day. These are simple - vegan, no added sugar, chocolate, healthy, easy to make, easy to carry, easy to gift, easy to share, make ahead! Did I forget delicious?

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 2 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 7 minutes minutes

Servings 15 truffles

Ingredients

• 150 g 52% couverture chocolate pellets {or chopped}
• 15 g pure maple syrup
• 5 g extra virgin olive oil
• 50 g pistachios roasted, chopped
• To garnish pistachio slivers rose petal

Instructions

• Place the chocolate pellets or chopped chocolate in a large heat proof bowl.
• Microwave for 30 seconds on high power. Stir, then repeat.
• Whisk with a balloon whisk until the chocolate melts. Stir in extra virgin olive oil, then the remaining ingredients.
• Put a few pistachio slivers and rose petals into each cavity of a 15 hole silicon mold. Then divide mix between the cavities.
• Set in fridge for a couple of hours. Demold and store in a cool place.