Jannine Myers

Looking for another pumpkin dessert that won’t leave you feeling too guilty? Try these small pumpkin protein truffles, made without traditional ingredients such as cookie crumbs, cream cheese, and powdered sugar.

Ingredients

1 cup pure pumpkin

1 cup coconut flour

2 scoops vanilla protein powder

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

2 tbsps honey, maple syrup, or agave syrup

Coating

Ghiradelli White Chocolate Melting Wafers

Coconut oil (as needed, add to chocolate when melting)

Directions

Line a baking dish with parchment paper. Mix all the ingredients together and refrigerate until firm. Roll into balls. Melt the chocolate in a microwave dish, starting with 30 seconds and then re-heating in 15 second intervals until a runny liquid forms (add coconut oil as needed). Dip the balls into the chocolate and place on the baking dish. Freeze for approximately 30 minutes, then transfer to a container and store in the refrigerator.