Guest Post and Spiced Truffaroons

Hello luvs,

Michelle and I are slowly getting back into the groove of things. As I mentioned we will be making changes to our site trying to make it better for our lovely readers!! You guys are the ones who keep us going every day and inspiring us to do more! Please let us know if you would like to see different on our blog that we might be missing or any suggestions would be welcomed.

Check out Twin Cakes for more pictures of the Fitbloggin event we just sponsored this past weekend. Thanks again to all who came over to talk with us! It was a pleasure getting to know each and every one of you.

Today we have a very special guest post. Lori with Run Lori Run blog she is a dear friend of ours and she has a great name Thanks Lori for doing this guest post for us… we are honored.

Take away Lori!

When Michelle and Lori asked me to write a guest post on their blog I was thrilled (and of course honored), but what was I to write about…?

Well, I’m going to let all of you in on a little secret… This blog you are reading from right now, Pure2Raw, was the reason I started blogging. True statement.

I love researching. I research places to travel. I research new exercises. I research nutrition. And, being mostly raw and vegan-ish, I researched raw foods. Google is a wonderful place my friends. All this research led me to Michelle and Lori’s blog. I was instantly hooked, and loved reading about their workouts, their meals, and, oh, the recipes they post! Needless to say, yes, I started blogging because of those twins.

So, in keeping with the Pure2Raw spirit, I have decided to embark on a recipe no blogger has done before (well none that I know of)…

Raw Vegan Truffle-filled Macaroons, or as I like to call it, because it’s so much fun to say, Truffaroons!

The Raw Vegan Truffaroon

recipe follows:

Truffles

• 4soft dates
• 1/8 cup dried cherries1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp cacao nibs
• 4 tbsp cacao powder
• dash of coconut water, or alternative liquid

Process all in a food processor until the cherries are processed but try to keep the “batter” chunky.

As non-messy as possible, not an easy task, form the truffle mix into little balls.

As you can see, mine are beautifully uniform…

Place the truffles into the freezer while you make the macaroons.

Macaroons

• 1 cup unsweetened dried coconut
• 1/2 cup coconut flour (or almond flour)
• 1/4 cup coconut butter (melted)
• 2 tbsp coconut oil (melted)
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup agave
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• pinch of sea salt

Mix all the ingredients together until they stick and are able to form a ball.

Now the skills are called forth! Form a handful of macaroon batter into a flat(ish) shape in your palm to make a bottom for the truffle to sit. Place a truffle into this and cover with more macaroon  batter. Form, as well as you can, into balls. I dehydrated mine for about an hour or so, just for fun, but you can eat as-is or chill until ready to devour.

With any leftover macaroon batter, form into balls, and roll in raw cacao powder or cinnamon.

And just as a warning, these babies are BIG. I may have made my truffles a bit too large but hey, life is short, chocolate is good…

I told you!

Poor empty macaroon vs the Truffaroon

And I highly suggest to try out this version:

The Raw Vegan Spiced Truffaroon

Ingredients:

Same as above but add cayenne pepper, dried chili pepper powder, and cinnamon to the truffles or macaroons, or both like I did! I think the spice is a must.

Why a Truffaroon…? How did Lori (not the twin) come up with this crazy idea? It wasn’t easy. (Well, it was easy, but that’s beside the point) I wanted to bring together some of the amazing looking (and tasting! I’ve tried them) recipes that Lori (the twin) and Michelle always write about. My favorite recipe, the Candy Cane Macaroon, was definitely in my mind for the recipe but I thought I’d add some spice to the cold days.

You girls are awesome! Keep up the great work and definitely keep posting your recipes!

And, in closing of my guest post, a question….

What is your spice in life? Better yet, which spice are you?

Personally, I’d like to be Cayenne. It’s a little spicy, and goes with the sweets and the savory’s.

Or Turmeric because it’s mellow yellow (and turns things orange. Like a magic marker. Random, I know).

And my spice in life is exercise. No matter what, it makes me feel amazing and powerful.

Thank you so much Lori for doing this amazing guest post for us and sharing this delicious recipe. This makes us want to go whip these truffaloons now! And everyone knows how much we love our macaroons!

We will be back here tomorrow with what Michelle are I are up to this week with our eats, workouts, etc.

Till next time,

Lori