Simple and sweet homemade Valentine’s Day truffles with 3 delicious dairy-free fillings: pink (fruit-dyed!), peanut butter caramel, or double chocolate. The perfect no-bake chocolate treat for someone you love or spoiling yourself!
To me Valentine’s has never felt like a baking holiday. In my mind Valentine’s treats should be small, rich, two-bites of pure decadence, and of course very chocolatey. A pop of pink or strawberry sweetness is always appreciated, but chocolate needs to be front and center. These Easy Valentine’s Truffles are very chocolate forward with three different gooey-delicious filling options so satisfy every sweet tooth, and you can always skip the heart shaped mold and make these as a year round treat ♡
3 Delicious Truffle Filling Flavors
There is quite a bit of chocolate involved in this recipe, but many of the filling ingredients are on the healthier side than your traditional truffle.
Pretty Pink
The most Valentine’s festive of the three and the flavor that inspired this entire recipe. The color of pitaya (pink dragonfruit) amazes me every single time I use it in a smoothie, so I just had to capture that gorgeous PINK in a Valentine’s treat. If you can’t find pitaya, berries will work too!
Peanut Butter Caramel
This gooey sticky-sweet flavor will surprise you – not quite a traditional truffle texture, but very decadent with caramel-candy-meets-peanut-butter-cup vibes. And it’s naturally sweetened with a nut-free option included too.
Double Chocolate Mousse
Double chocolate comes in first place for decadence and for fewest ingredients required. The filling is basically a dairy-free ganache, so this version will taste most like your classic truffle with a super smooth mouthfeel and rich flavor.
Tips To Make The Perfect Vegan Truffles
- Freeze the filling at least 4 hours, ideally longer. The colder they are, the easier they are to coat in chocolate. And you don’t risk messing up the heart shape when you remove them from the mold. I do recommend re-chilling them briefly between removing from the mold and coating in chocolate.
- Dip the bottoms first, let it set, then coat the top and sides. This is the easiest way to get a smooth even coating.
- Use a high quality dark chocolate without stabilizers or lecithins. Hu Gems are my favorite, they will give you a much thinner coating than most chocolate chips. Or if you are using another variety of chips, add some coconut oil to thin it out and help it set faster.
- Let the chocolate set at room temperature and store in the fridge. Don’t re-freeze after coating in chocolate, you want the filling to thaw out for that creamy smooth texture as you bite in.
More Valentine’s Treats You’ll Love
- Raspberry White Chocolate Cookie Bars
- Dark Chocolate Mini Bundt Cakes
- Chocolate Covered Strawberry Bars
- Raspberry Fudge Bars
Easy Valentine’s Truffles (3 Ways!)
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Chilling Time: 4 hours
- Total Time: 4 hours 30 minutes
- Yield: 16 truffles (per flavor) 1x
- Category: candy
- Method: no bake
- Cuisine: american
Description
Simple and sweet homemade Valentine’s Day truffles with 3 delicious dairy-free fillings: pink (fruit-dyed!), peanut butter caramel, or double chocolate. The perfect no-bake chocolate treat for someone you love or spoiling yourself!
Ingredients
Pink
- 1 cup (140g) pitaya*
- 1/4 cup (80g) agave
- 2 tbsp (25g) coconut oil
- 1/2 cup (120g) full-fat coconut milk
- 2/3 cup (80g) coconut flour
Peanut Butter Caramel
- 1 cup packed (~200g) pitted medjool dates
- 1/2 cup (125g) peanut butter (or SunButter)
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Splash of milk or water if needed
Double Chocolate
- 8oz (228g) dairy-free chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup (80g) non-dairy milk
- 2 tbsp (32g) chocolate SunButter (or nut butter of choice)
2 cups dairy-free dark chocolate (for coating)
Instructions
For the pink:
- Combine everything except coconut flour in a food processor. Process until smooth.
- Add coconut flour. Process to a wet dough.
- Press into heart shaped molds.
For the peanut butter caramel:
- Soak dates 15 minutes in warm water. Drain.
- Blend everything in a food processor, adding milk/water as needed to create a sticky dough.
- Press into heart shaped molds.
For the double chocolate:
- Melt everything together, whisk until smooth.
- Spoon/pour into heart shaped molds.
To finish:
- Freeze at least 4 hours (or overnight).
- Pop out of the mold and place back in the fridge on a pan lined with wax paper.
- Melt the chocolate for coating. Dip/coat each heart, letting as much excess drip off as possible.
- Chill until chocolate is set. Makes 16 of each flavor.
Notes
*I buy it in the frozen section in little cubes. If you can’t find pitaya (aka dragonfruit), raspberries would work instead but you need to puree in a blender and then strain to remove seeds before combining with the rest of the ingredients in the food processor.
Keywords: chocolate, candy, no bake, easy, dairy free, caramel, pitaya, mousse, healthy, Valentine’s Day
Thanks for posting this! What non-dairy milk did you use for the double chocolate variety?
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I just used almond milk! Enjoy🤎
Thank you! Made the double chocolate ones which turned out divine! Got 13 using the mold you linked — not 16! Thanks for posting this excellent recipe!
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I am so happy you enjoyed them!! Those are so decadent and delicious🍫🍫 Appreciate the feedback!