The polyphenols in chocolate are excellent for feeding the colonic bacteria that produce Butyrate and other short chain fatty acids.  In fact they require polyphenols from plants to do this.  If chocolate does not work for your body you can try carob, lucuma or another powder.  You can even use a fruit powder like pomegranate or a vegetable powder like carrot powder.  Texture and ease are the most important things for this recipe.  Feed your good bacteria and indulge in some luxury food.

Ingredients

• Nut butter of choice
• Raw cacao powder
• Stevia drops to sweeten
• Pinch of Himalayan or sea salt
• Vanilla bean powder
• Pinch cayenne (optional)
• Cinnamon powder, extract or essential oil
• Your choice of tonic herbs: Maca, Cordyceps, Chaga, Reishi (optional)
• Hemp seeds (optional, as a topping, could be replaced by another seed or coconut flakes)

Instructions

You will be using equal parts nut butter and combined powders. Let’s start with one cup as an example.

Select one cup of your favourite nut butter and place it into a large bowl
Stir in a pinch of salt, a sprinkle of vanilla powder and 2-6 drops of stevia or to taste

Add 1C of cacao powder and mix in well (reserve some for decorating the outside if you would like)

Add 1-2 Tbsp of reishi, chaga or maca powders (use more, to taste if you like the herb and use it often)

Taste for sweetness and add optional ingredients like more cinnamon and a pinch of cayenne if desired

Let cool in the fridge until the mixture is easy to roll into balls

Form walnut-sized balls of your truffle mixture

Roll your truffles in hemp seeds (or whatever topping you have) and store in the fridge until ready to eat