Vegan Walnut Butter Bon Bons

Valentines Day is in a few days and I wanted to make my husband a unique sweet.  Normally, I would use peanut butter in these Bon Bons but my husband is avoiding peanuts.  So today I made walnut butter for the first time.  To my surprise, it's really good!  Full of flavor and thin, this butter won't get stuck on the roof of your mouth.

These Walnut Butter Bon Bons are decadent! Your loved ones will love them!

Ingredients for walnut butter:

2 cups organic walnuts

1 T walnut oil

Sea salt to taste

Method:

Add walnuts, oil, and sea salt to a food processor and blend until smooth.  I use a small 3 cup processor and it takes me about 5 minutes.

Ingredients for candy:

2 cups organic walnut butter 

3 T organic maple syrup

3 T organic coconut flour

Sea salt to taste

1 cup vegan chocolate chips

1 T organic coconut oil, melted 

Method:

Line a small baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper; set aside.

In a large bowl, thoroughly mix the walnut butter, maple syrup, flour, and sea salt.  Scoop out teaspoon sized amounts, roll into balls and place on lined baking sheet.  Put baking sheet into the freezer and let Bon Bons firm up for 10 minutes.

In the meantime, melt chocolate and coconut oil together.  Once thoroughly melted remove from heat.

After 10 minutes remove Bon Bons from the freezer.  Using a fork gently place one Bon Bon at a time in the melted chocolate.  Roll it around so it's completely covered in chocolate.  Remove and place back on lined baking sheet.  When all the Bon Bons have been dipped in chocolate, return them to the freezer for another 10 minutes to set the chocolate.

Remove from freezer, with a spoon gently drizzle each Bon Bon with more melted chocolate.

Keep Walnut Butter Bon Bons in the refrigerator until you are ready to enjoy.