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If eating healthier is one of your New Year’s resolutions, chances are you’ve cut back on favorite foods. For those already suffering from chocolate withdrawal, there’s a guilt-free remedy: truffles from Longmont-based Two Moms in the Raw.
These treats aren’t your typical morsels of sweetened chocolate filled with even more overly sugared stuff. Instead, these dense and decadent snacks are made with simple, organic, and raw ingredients that are free of wheat, dairy, soy, GMOs, gluten, and refined sugar. It’s not too good to be true—the truffles are healthy and rich and delicious.
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They come in three flavors: green tea–vanilla, cayenne-cacao, and the almond butter–cacao truffles (the latter won the 2013 Vegetarian Times Foodie Award for best raw goodies). Each truffle has 140 calories but is low in fat, sodium, and cholesterol. Pick up a package at Whole Foods or Natural Grocers, or order them online at twomomsintheraw.com.
Bonus: Look for Shari Leidich, the company’s founder, to release a cookbook entitled Two Moms in the Raw in May. Having cooked out of an advanced copy (thus far the hemp seed tabbouleh with garlic-lime dressing and the maple-walnut baklava salmon), we are thrilled to have an abundance of healthy recipes at our fingertips. And, yes, there is a recipe for Two Moms in the Raw’s truffles—a date and tahini version.