Healthier Chocolate Truffles and Haystacks!

Do these look healthy?

What if I told you they were full of fiber, and much lower in sugar and fat than their traditional counterparts?

OH! And no oven required!!  (If y'all are experiencing the heat wave we are, this is a major plus!)

So, what's the secret?!  Fiber One (original).  Yes, Fiber One.  And trust me, you will never know there is a healthy, fiber filled main ingredient in these little gems of dark chocolate deliciousness.

First up -  truffles. I first saw these over at Back For Seconds (well, I probably first saw them on Pinterest!).  Since I had some Fiber One cereal, I jumped on this recipe.  The only problem was that I only had Fat Free Cream Cheese, and I think reduced fat would have been better...or if you use fat free, maybe increase the brown sugar a little.  However, these were still good, and were devoured by my children pretty quickly.

Skinny Caramel Truffles adapted from Back For Seconds
  (Makes about 25 small truffles)

1 cup Fiber One cereal 

4 oz low fat cream cheese

2 Tbs brown sugar

1 1/2 tsp caramel extract* 

*I didn't have caramel extract, so I used half butter extract & half vanilla extract*

8 oz dark chocolate

In a food processor grind cereal to a fine crumb. Add cream cheese, brown sugar, extract(s) and pulse until it all comes together. Roll into bite sized balls (I made mine about an inch?) and set on a parchment (or wax paper) lined cookie sheet and freeze for 1 hour. Melt chocolate until smooth, thinning with a bit of coconut oil if needed. Dunk the frozen truffles in the chocolate and lift out with a fork (I use 2 toothpicks), tapping it gently to smooth. Immediately add sprinkles if desired. Store in the refrigerator but let come to room temp before eating. Enjoy!

Second, we have Dark Chocolate Haystacks.  I had chocolate leftover from the above truffles, so I just added some Fiber One cereal to it and mixed together.  Place spoonfuls of the chocolate covered cereal on the wax paper, and let harden in the freezer or fridge.  These were everyone's favorites!  Such a simple "recipe", yet they were so good! As a matter of fact, the kids have requested I make these again.  Score one   for mom in providing a healthier treat that the kids loved!  Of course, it would have been better had I not eaten most of them.  oops.

I'm linking this recipe up with...It's a Keeper, Miz Helen's Country Cottage, A Little Nosh, The Mandatory Mooch,  Simple Living with Diane Balch, Just Us Four, Bacon Time w/the Hungry Hungry Hypo, Local Fun for Kids, Alli 'n Son, Sweet as Sugar Cookies, Six Sisters' Stuff, Optimistic Mommy