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Black Sesame Peanut Cookie Butter Truffles

Turn some simple, yet unusual together, ingredients these sweet little truffles that are sure to be something new to all your guests!

Ingredients

  • 1 package of Nutter Butters or similar *see note
  • Black Sesame Frosting:
  • 1/4 cup 1/2 stick vegan butter
  • 2 cups organic powdered sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons black sesame paste aka black tahini

Coating:

  • 200 g about 1 1/3 cups dairy free semi-sweet dark chocolate, roughly chopped
  • 3 tablespoons coconut oil

Peanut Butter Drizzle:

  • 35 g about 1/4 cup vegan white chocolate
  • 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter

Instructions

  1. In bowl of stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, cream butter with 1 cup powdered sugar. Add sesame paste, vanilla, milk, and salt and mix until smooth. Add remaining powdered sugar a little at a time until incorporated. Beat on high speed for about 1 minute until light and fluffy.
  2. Place the cookies in a food processor and pulse until finely crumbed. Pour into mixing bowl with frosting and mix just until combined. Roll into balls and place on parchment lined tray in fridge for about 45 minutes until chilled.
  3. Melt the chocolate and butter in a double boiler and dip truffles to coat all sides. Place on a wire rack or parchment lined tray until chocolate is set (you can stick them in fridge to speed things up).
  4. Now melt the white chocolate and butter until smooth and scoop into a pastry bag with a small round tip. Pipe it over truffles and place them in fridge again to set.

Recipe Notes

So nutter butters brand cookies are not technically vegan because they are made in a factory that also processes products with dairy. However they don't contain any dairy products themselves. You can replace them with another brand such as Back to Nature Peanut Butter Cookies.