How to make healthy chocolates: you just need to replace the filling

Delicious chocolate and sweet sweets can be healthy and dietary. All you need to do is replace the traditional high-calorie filling with nuts and dried fruits – the dish will be light and have a positive effect on the body. This dessert should be made at home, so you can be sure of the quality of the product.

The idea of making chocolates with dried fruits from yourliia. Published on the Instagram page.

Ingredients:

• dates - 200 g
• dried apricots - 150 g
• almonds - 130 g
• coconut flakes - 30 g
• dark chocolate for glaze - 80 g

Method of preparation:

1. Soak the dates and dried apricots in boiling water for 5 minutes.
2. Remove the pits.
3. Grind the nuts into crumbs.
4. Add dried fruits and whisk everything in a blender.
5. Add coconut and grind well again.
6. Form into balls.
7. Put in the freezer for 1 hour.
8. Melt the chocolate in a water bath.
9. Pour it over the candies.
10. Put in the refrigerator overnight.

You can also make delicious raffaello candies at home, which everyone often buys in the store.

Cheese raffaello from solnceva_marina. Published on the Instagram page.

Ingredients:

• cottage cheese - 200 g
• honey to taste or 2 tbsp of powdered sugar
• coconut flakes - 40 g + 10-20 g for crumbling
• almonds - 10-12 pcs.

Method of preparation:

1. Mix the cottage cheese with honey, powdered sugar and coconut.
2. Moisten your hands with water (a little so that the cottage cheese does not soften) and form balls.
3. Place 1 almond inside each candy.
4. Roll the balls in coconut and refrigerate for 2 hours.