RAW Truffles

The past week has been filled with finals, well studying/writing for them that is so apologies for the lack of posts. In the meantime, I had a new event for a new "Simple Living Series" I am starting on campus. At my first event we made RAW Truffles courtesy of a recipe shared by my cousin Jessica. I am running/funding the series through the community service group I am part of called Kinney. I am in charge of "Faith-Based Ministries" so I plan events that have to do with some sort of religious background. This "Simple Living Series" is a place where people of all beliefs or lack of beliefs even come together to discuss the importance of simple living to our faiths (think anti-consumerism, anti-materialism...) and we put these beliefs into action at least for one hour by doing/making/learning something that has to do with simple living. It is very similar to the group I was running earlier, but instead of one group that meets once a week, these are events open to everyone on campus once a month.

That said, we talked about simple living in the context of more sustainable, local foods this month. It is great for the environment to eat local and eat more sustainable foods like more fruits and veggies and it's great for your health too! We made RAW (As in uncooked) Truffles this past Monday.

We combined 2 cups dates, two cups pecans, 1 tsp of vanilla, and 2 tblsp of raw carob (it's a chocolate alternative) into a food processor, blended and rolled it into balls to make tasty candies. SO EASY! You can also roll them in ground carob or coconut to add a little something special.

I thought I would be lucky to have 5 people with exams and everything going on, but to my surprise and delight I had a whopping turnout of 27 people (which is a big deal for a Faith-Based organization at Rhodes) who sat around discussing their beliefs while I was able to share my own and made tasty candy that was earth friendly. If you try the recipe let me know how it goes. Feel free of course to change up the recipe if you like carob more than dates, etc. Hope you are all enjoying the holidays and aren't too busy with all that is going on. Wishing you peace and love, enjoy the truffles!