Date Truffles

1 cup raw almonds or walnuts
20 large dates, pitted
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
Zest from 1 medium-sized orange
2 tablespoons agave nectar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Cocoa powder, for rolling

Grind almonds or walnuts in food processor until fine. Add dates, cocoa powder, orange zest, agave nectar, cinnamon and nutmeg, and process until mixture forms a ball. If mixture does not stick well add more agave nectar. Form 30 small balls (walnut-sized) out of mixture. Roll in cocoa powder and serve.

Variations--roll in shredded coconut, ground nuts.

--Sierra Club, Planet Kansas, vol. 33 no. 4, August/September 2009