(Devin’s note: This truffle mixture is sticky, so I recommend you remove any rings before shaping the truffles.

Though the process is a bit messy, trust me that the end result is so delicious, you’ll quickly agree it’s worth it!)

1 cup pitted dates

2 tablespoons molasses

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

2 pinches ground cloves

2 pinches ground nutmeg

2/3 cup + 2½ tablespoons old fashioned oats, divided

Place dates in bowl of a food processor fitted with a chopping blade. Process until they are very finely chopped and stick together. Add molasses, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg and process until well combined, stopping the processor intermittently to scrape down the sides of the bowl with spatula if necessary. Add 2/3 cup oats and process until slightly chopped and the mixture sticks together (do not over-process the mixture at this point or it will become extremely sticky and very difficult to work with). With spatula, transfer the mixture to small mixing bowl.

Place remaining 2½ tablespoons of oats on large plate.

Divide truffle mixture into 12 equal amounts (about 1 tablespoon each). Shape each into a ball. Gently roll the truffles, one at a time, in the oats, making sure the outside is coated. Serve immediately or store in an airtight plastic container for up to three days.

Makes 12 truffles.

Each serving (2 truffles) has 151 calories, 3 g protein, 34 g carbohydrates (24 g sugar), <1 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 3 mg sodium.

Devin Alexander

Comfort food chef, weight loss expert and bestselling author Devin Alexander is the host of Healthy Decadence on Fit TV. Her unique approach to healthy cooking coupled with her personal story has landed her appearances on more fitness shows than any other food expert in America, as well as more than 300 magazine features. Having maintained a 55-pound weight loss for more than 16 years, Devin lives her message: You don’t have to deprive yourself to be healthy.

 Her first book, Fast Food Fix, was an editor’s top pick in USA Today. Her second, The Biggest Loser Cookbook, which accompanies the hit TV show, spent months on The New York Times Best Seller list. Following that, The Most Decadent Diet Ever! revealed Devin’s secrets to living healthy without sacrificing the foods you love. The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook also spent months on The New York Times Best Seller list and the recently-released I Can’t Believe It’s Not Fattening provides an answer for people who think they are too busy to cook.

 Just published, The Biggest Loser Dessert Cookbook is the only all-dessert cookbook to feature low-calorie, low-fat desserts made with all natural ingredients, with most under 200 calories.

Devin is currently traveling the country lecturing and consulting for major food and cookware companies and is working with First Lady Michelle Obama’s initiative, Let’s Move.