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No Bake Nutella Balls (chocolate truffles)

Here’s a new favourite truffle I added to our Christmas cookie boxes this year. I’ll share with you how to make No Bake Nutella Balls covered in chocolate with a few sprinkles to make them look festive. These were so delicious. I had a hard time not eating all of them myself. You can crush the graham crackers yourself, but I just purchased a box of crumbs. No Bake Nutella Balls Makes about 50 balls Adapted from The Carefree Kitchen Ingredients For the filling 1/2 cup of butter, softened 1 1/4 cup Nutella 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 cups icing sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla For the coating 1 1/2 cups meting chocolate (I used milk) Directions Combine all filling ingredients until a dough forms. You can add more Nutella or graham crumbs  if you feel the dough is too soft or dry. The dough should hold its shape once rolled.  Roll teaspoon size balls and place in a single layer in the freezer for 30 minutes.  Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or bowl over a simmering pot of wa...
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Oatmeal Cranberry Date Muffins with Flax

Try replacing some of the white flour with whole wheat in some of your recipes. The whole wheat flour and oats in this recipe will keep you feeling fuller a little longer.


 Oatmeal Cranberry Date Muffins with Flax
Makes 12 muffins

Ingredients
For the Muffins
  • 2/3 cup all purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
  • 3/4 cup rolled oats
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons flax seed
  • 1 cup fresh cranberries
  • 3/4 cup pitted and chopped dates
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup 2% milk
  • 1/4 cup avocado oil
For the Topping
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400F and line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
  2. Mix together both flours, oats, sugar, baking powder, salt and flax seeds. Mix in the cranberries and dates. 
  3. In a separate bowl, beat together the egg, milk, oil and vanilla.
  4. Pour the wet mixture into the dry and stir only until combined. It will be lumpy but don't worry about it.
  5. In another bowl, mix the streusel ingredients with your fingers until it's crumbly.
  6. Divide the batter among the muffin cups and top each one with some streusel topping.
  7. Bake for about 18 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
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