A crisp chocolate shell surrounding egg-free, dairy-free, gluten-free cookie dough balls. These vegan cookie dough truffles make for a delicious, guilt-free sweet treat!
I can never quite decide which holiday flavour is my favourite. I’ll have some gingerbread (the soft and chewy kind) and decide it’s the best thing in the world.
But then I’ll have something featuring the white chocolate/cranberry combo and decide that’s the best thing in the world.
But that’s before my tastebuds get a taste of the mint chocolate combo and decide… well… I think you know where I’m going with that one.
And that’s saying nothing about shortbread, snickerdoodles, and chocolate oranges. I think it’s safe to say that I’m a big fan of all the holiday flavours.
Well, maybe not all... I’m not too crazy about peppermint. I don’t mind it in tea form, or paired with chocolate, but when it comes to eating it straight up in things like candy canes? Ehhhhh no. I used to eat them when I was a little kid, but that’s not saying much considering I also ate bittersweet chocolate baking squares to get my chocolate fix if nothing else was available. Desperate times call for desperate measures, friends.
Oh… and I’m not too keen on eggnog either, but that has nothing to do with taste and everything to do with the fact that I can’t quite wrap my head around the idea of drinking raw eggs. I mean, you’re looking at a girl who has no problem resisting the sweet siren song of raw cookie dough just because it contains raw eggs.
I know, I know — you and everyone you know has been eating it for years and years with absolutely no problems, but I just can’t. Love to, but can’t. Vegan cookie dough, on the other hand, is a whole other story…
I already have a recipe for vegan chocolate chip cookie dough up on Spoons, but I wanted one that wasn’t made with nut butter and had a more traditional cookie taste. Enter coconut oil and coconut palm sugar. The coconut oil gives this cookie dough a slightly more buttery flavour than a nut butter does, while the coconut sugar gives it the same subtle molasses-y taste that brown sugar does. Actually, you could easily sub in brown sugar if you wanted — I just didn’t have any on hand that wasn’t in solid brick form. Don’t judge me.
But do, do, DO make sure to take the extra step and turn these into Vegan Cookie Dough Truffles, because while you could easily just toss a handful of chocolate chips into the dough and call it a day, having that crisp chocolatey coating give way to to a soft and buttery cookie dough filling will make you weak in the knees.
And it’ll also give you a use for all those uneaten candy canes you have lying around. I mean, I know I can’t be the only one who buys candy canes because “Oh! It’s the holidays!” and then has no idea what to do with them. Actually, I’m pretty sure I still have some lying around from 3 years ago. Don’t judge me.
And if you don’t happen to have any candy canes on hand or aren’t a fan of the mint chocolate combo? Some shredded coconut will get the job done just fine. Or even sprinkles! No matter how you choose to dress them, one fact remains — you’ll fall in love with the simple SOMETHING of these vegan cookie dough truffles.
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Vegan Cookie Dough Truffles
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 8 truffles 1x
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. coconut oil
- 4 Tbsp. vanilla almond milk
- 1/4 cup coconut palm sugar*
- pinch of salt
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup oat flour**
- 1/4 cup coconut flour***
- 1/3 cup dairy-free chocolate chips, melted
- sprinkles, coconut flakes, or crushed candy canes, for topping
Instructions
- In a small saucepan set over low heat, combine coconut oil, almond milk, coconut sugar, and salt. Heat until coconut oil has melted, stirring until until sugar has dissolved and mixture is completely smooth.
- Remove saucepan from heat. Add vanilla and stir until combined. Add both flours and mix until fully incorporated. Dough should be moist and stick together when pressed. If it is too dry and crumbly, add a splash of almond milk. If it is too sticky, add a sprinkle of flour.
- Divide dough into 8 equal parts and roll each part between your palms to form balls. Set the balls onto a parchment lined baking sheet and refrigerate for 30 minutes until dough has set.
- When balls have set, prepare the coating by melting your chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring periodically to ensure no clumps remain.
- Using a toothpick, dip each ball into melted white chocolate, gently tapping side of bowl to remove any excess. Place back onto parchment-lined baking sheet and immediately top with coconut, sprinkles, or crushed candy canes. Repeat until all truffles have been coated.
- Refrigerate for 15 minutes, or until the chocolate has set. Store truffles in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, or freeze for up to 1 month.
Notes
* You could easily sub this for brown sugar.
** If you don’t have oat flour or don’t feel like grinding your own, you can easily sub in any flour of your choice.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
Looking for more holiday recipes? Try one of these!
White Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
Baked Snickerdoodle Donut Holes
Flourless Chocolate Gingerbread Muffins
love the vegan cookie dough!! and haha yes, too many fabulous holiday flavors to choose from. . glad you threw on the crushed candy canes. . it’s the holidays! who cares if they are from 3 years ago! 😛
YES. Pure mint is only for gum. They just released 2 kg candy canes here- no joke. They also released a huge christmas themed M+M….I’m keen on the latter.
I’m up for all things cookie dough. Like these.
Huge M&M’s sound like death. Really. I’m pretty sure they have traces of peanuts and would kick my butt 😛
Ooooo. Your cookie dough recipes always make me weak at the knees. So excited about this one!
I love anything apple-spice-y, gingerbread, and peppermint during the holidays. I don’t really like candy canes on their own, but give me peppermint ice cream, gum, or paired with some chocolate, and I am all over that.
I also used to like egg nog, but now I’d rather just have my cream/yolks in the form of ice cream 🙂
These are simply lovely! I want to dive into the pictures. Alas, if only that was possible.
So much delicious…. I can’t even :)! I am not a fan of sweets in general (chocolate all the way) and that includes candy canes! However when chocolate is involved, I will take down peppermint like a champ…so I’m pretty sure these wouldn’t stand a chance around me ;)! Have you tried the peppermint hot chocolates at Starbucks! While you know I am a coffee lover, this is a fun drink to get into the spirit…at least once this season to honour those red cups!
I haven’t! But I do have to admit that it sounds kind of amazing. I’ve had white hot chocolate before and oh.my.word I almost died.
I love candy canes! I love anything minty and suckable. I always get so excited when restaurants bring out mints after the meal lol.
These look so dang good!
raw eggs are my favorite! just kidding. LOL! i’ll take your vegan truffles anyday! and peppermint, yes!
So I had to buy candy canes for the brownie bars I made last weekend and only needed like, 4 of them. So I have like 18 left and need to do something with them. Make these? Make these.
OR! You can make hot chocolate and use the candy canes to stir it so they melt into it and you end up with a mint hot chocolate 🙂
I’ve gotta make these – cookie dough is the best, thanks for sharing!
I love mint-chocolate and white chocolate-cranberry flavors… not into eggnog, and I can take or leave peppermint on its own.
Oh my lord, I CANNOT look at that autopsy truffle shot- the innards of these things look so creamy and rich….MAMMA MIA! I’m not a fan of candy canes straight-up, but peppermint bark and candy cane-crusted things are a-okay with my tastebuds! But I don’t even think I’ll get to that part with this recipe. The dough will probably end up as dough forever (well, until it turns to mush by my stomach acid)!
Autopsy truffle shot 😆 😆 Ohhhh I seriously lol’d at that one.
I have to say, I have zero issue with raw eggs. Plus I get my eggs directly from a farm, and there is less than a 4% chance of a fresh, raw eggs causing any issues. I make homemade mayo with them all the time, which includes a raw egg. I didn’t realize that egg nog had raw eggs either although I guess the name was a pretty loud hint now that I think about it 🙂
Side note: Put a wet paper towel in your brown sugar and it will soften right up. I learned that trick a couple of years ago, it was life changing 🙂
I’ve never tried that approach! Usually I’ll just put the brown sugar into a bowl and put a wet paper towel over the opening. Still works, but takes a little bit of time.
ohmygoshhhhhh yum yum yum!
Seriously making these this weekend, just in time for my sissy to come in to town to help me demolish them 😉
I totally get the whole eggnog thing. I’ve actually never tried it….until recently when I made eggnog pancakes. They actually turned out amazing, but I’ve still never actually drank eggnog. Maybe one day….maybe not, but either way, I’m making those pancakes again at Christmas 😉
Those pancakes do look amazing! And I’d be totally fine with eating them since the eggs in the nog would technically be cooked 😉
Omg yummmmm! I need these in my life. They wouldn’t stand a chance with me around haha. I always used to steal bites of the frozen cookie dough when I worked at the ice cream store five years ago. Cookie + me = danger.
This looks too good to be true!!
You know, I was planning on doing ALL THE BAKING the moment I arrived home, but I actually haven’t done anything yet. Nothing called to me – until this. I am craaaazy about peppermint, but only in things OTHER than straight-up. So baked goods, candies, body lotion (!!!), etc. I so can’t wait to make these tonight!
Also – I did NOT know that eggnog was raw eggs. Cue spoilage of carton in fridge.
Home sweet home! Aren’t you loving the weather here in E-town? Definitely not as bad as the -30 Decembers that we sometimes get!
White Chocolate / Peppermint is my favorite holiday combo, love candy canes and i’m kind of iffy on egg nog. I like a little taste, but that’s about it.
Ooo good call on the white chocolate! That makes all the difference <3
Don’t like candy cane, don’t like chocolate mint so much, don’t like eggnog… I’m kind if like you. I have many favourite Christmas flavours, gingerbread, cinnamon (well that’s all year round, haha), chocolate orange… all remind me of advent, Christmas, family, winter time 🙂 good times!
Oh Girl, your recipes just top one another. I am here with several bacterial infects, not able to move or taste, but I am CRAVING one of these so bad right now!! They also look so pretty. I guess I know what to bring to Momma’s christmas Eve…..
I am SO happy to hear someone who is just “meh” about chocolate and peppermint together. I mean, it has chocolate so obviously I like it but I could not without peppermint. I always end up buying candy canes just to have them collect dust… except the hershey’s candy canes. Those are pretty good, but I’m definitely more of a lollipop gal.
And eggnog is weird regardless whether it has raw eggs or not. I have a small glass and I’m good for the season. I got sick off of eggnog + bourbon when I was 14, so it hasn’t had the same appeal. ><
Eeeegad. Even just thinking about that combo makes me feel a little bit queasy. Poor girl!
These remind me of Oreo balls, but with cookie dough. AKA they have to be amaaaazing!
Wow! These looks amazing! You could call them amaze-balls instead of truffles I’m sure. I don’t like candy canes on their own either, but do love bark. Good work on this one, Amanda!
Thanks, Ashley! 🙂
I love this! My niece is allergic to eggs and nuts, so this would be perfect for her! Not to mention I’ll love it too, but that is beside the point. 🙂
I’m with you on the peppermint. I cannot eat a candy cane if it meant saving my life. Ok, maybe to save my life I could. I only like it lightly in baked goods and mint tea. Will you come to my house and bake for me? I think I deserve cookies since I’ve been in the twice hospital this week. 🙁
I thought I was done christmas baking but these look so good! I may have to find time to make them!
Sometimes I feel like my holiday cooking will never be done. Totally worth it in the end, though 😀
Weak in the knees? I believe you, I do. I swear I actually forgot about my intense love for candy canes which lasted for all of my first childhood. Now though, I can’t imagine risking the braces for them…but [crushed] on these truffles…hmmhm yes. Never having eggnog featuring in my life at.all I didn’t even bother to find out what it comprises off. Raw egg 😯 ..nohhhh!
Send some my way! Love cookie dough, especially vegan dough so I don’t feel weird about eating raw egg. (I still do it, but ya know…)
Yay their Vegan, thank you! I don’t like anything peppermint either….it never leaves the taste buds all day! Will be making these (for myself) good thing there are only 8! Thanks Amanda!
Arlene
I hope you enjoy them, Arlene! 🙂
I have never liked the flavor of mint. On occasion I will eat a mint if I feel the need or a random piece of mint gum but spit it out pretty quick. I won’t touch mint ice cream or any dessert flavored with mint. If I had to choose a candy cane, the fruity ones were always good.
Mint gum is actually the only kind I’ll eat, but -only- if it’s spearmint — I’m not a fan of the peppermint kind.
Strangely enough, I’m not a huge peppermint fan, either. If it’s surrounded with LOTS of chocolate, though, I can get on board with it 🙂
Love how these truffles are pretty healthy but don’t have any crazyyy ingredients 🙂
Clicking my heels, dancing around – where are my cookie dough truffles magically appearing on my office desk?? I know I might have just said that about the brownies but -these- are perfection. And you made them vegan for me – obviously for me only;) . Who knows, who knows … I might find the time to try them soon …
I -did- think of you when making them vegan 🙂 And the clicking of the heels only works if you’re wearing ruby red slippers, I’m afraid…
These look amazing Amanda! Definitely pinning! I have never tried eggnog, it has just never appealed to me! I do like candy canes but I rarely eat them!
Thanks, Jen! <3
You gotta get some dairy free nog in your life. All the spiced flavor without…eggs. OK I have a stupid comment..had no idea eggnog was raw eggs? I thought it was like heavy cream and such. EW. I WANT ALL THESE TRUFFLE BALLS.
I wasn’t 100% sure about it either, so I Googled it and sure enough — eggs. Well, milk, sugar, eggs, and spices. I might take you up on that dairy-free nog, though…
I am NOT a fan of candy canes, but also buy them just because they need to hang on my christmas tree… I do, however, love the combination of chocolate and peppermint.
I’m not a big fan of egg nog either. It’s not the idea of drinking raw eggs that bothers me, it’s just too rich. Gives me a stomachache!
Gahhhhh ohhh myyyy gah. These look amazing girl! You are the queen of tasty looking treats!!
Aww thanks girl! <3
YUM! With oats and almond milk as ingredients – these could be breakfast -right? 😉
I am not a huge fan of drinking eggnog – but I do like this dairy free eggnog ice cream I found. And, true story, when I used to run track, I used to drink coffee with a raw egg in it – I hated the taste of it but it sure worked its magic in the energy department!
Breakfast — I like the way you think 😉 And coffee with eggs?! 😯 I have to admit that’s seriously the first time I heard of something like that. Have you tried pitching the idea to Starbucks? 😉
They look so good, especially the picture of the inside! Anything cookie dough is good of course, these look especially incredible. I’m trying to come up with a few recipes for my family Hanukkah party this weekend and this might have to be one of them now!
Ummmmm yes please. These look amaaaaazing lady–love the vegan option too. I like candy canes…ish….I like them better when they are combined with chocolate 🙂 …..just like everything else!
You had me at cookie dough. The fact that they are ok/safe for just about anyone makes them A++ in my book! I definitely love white chocolate and cranberry, gingerbread, and snickerdoodle. Oh hell, just give them all to me.
I wonder how it would taste if you just mashed them all together into one bug lump of cookie goodness. Now there’s a thought…
These look really good. I think I am with you that white chocolate and cranberry are one of my favorite flavor combinations too. I’m not sure though, gingerbread has always been good. HA, I guess it is a hard choice.