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Homemade Chocolate Truffles

12/9/2015

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Homemade Truffles
Homemade Chocolate Truffles
I decided this year to make candy truffles for the first time.  I think they turned out beautiful but, yes - they take a bit more time then just making a cookie dough and plopping onto a baking sheet for the oven.  This is 'candy making' - no oven involved.  Actually quite the opposite, you want a cold kitchen, cold filling and to refrigerate these when done.  These get the 'base' filling mixed together with your favorite liqueur.  You pick your filling too - do you want dark, milk or white chocolate?  I went with Ghirardelli white chocolate chips, melted and added to the filling mix.  I then used white chocolate and milk chocolate 'melting chocolate/bark" for the coating. As for the liqueurs - that is completely up to you!  I went with Bailey's, Frangelico & Kahlua - we like the Bailey's the best but, they each have their own flavor profiles,  I do have some orange infused brandy for making dark chocolate truffles as well...if you don't want to spend a lot of money on large bottles of liqueurs to use, do what I do and buy the 'sample sizes' from the liquor store...if you want to make them non-alcohol, just substitute in some flavorings that you like - like peppermint, orange, almond or cinnamon... same for the "toppings" that you roll the truffles in,  I used: sprinkles, chocolate drizzle, crushed nuts and the 'traditional' cocoa powder.  Traditional being that truffles are to resemble 'dirt clods' and not be 'perfectly round'...they are usually make with dark chocolate and brandy and rolled in cocoa powder to resemble 'dirt'... I must admit, I will gladly "eat dirt" with these around!!  ~Enjoy! Diane   


Homemade Chocolate Truffles 

Ingredients:
 3 cups sifted powdered sugar, sift first then measure
 8 oz. softened cream cheese, room temp
 1 (11 oz.) bag Ghirardelli White Chocolate Chips
 3 Tbl. liqueur/s, *see note below

Topping Choices:
finely chopped nuts 
candy sprinkles
cocoa powder
toasted coconut
finely crushed toffee
espresso powder
crushed hard candies

Coating Choices: 
melting chocolate, (dark, milk or white)

Directions:
Melt your white chocolate chips for filling, in a microwave safe bowl according to package instructions (usually 30 second intervals until all melted). Once melted, set aside to cool slightly.
Place cream cheese into mixing bowl, slowly add the sifted powdered sugar to the cream cheese, while on low to medium speed, until well mixed.
Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl, as needed.
Add in melted but, slightly cooled chocolate chips. Mixing well.
Place all of your filling into a shallow baking dish and stir in 3 Tbs of a liqueur. OR divide the filling into half or thirds:
*Note: Divide mixture into baking dishes:
  Using One Liqueur: don't divide filling and add 3 tbs liqueur to filling mix
  Using Two Liqueurs: divide filling into half and add 1.5 Tbs liqueur to each filling mix
  Using Three Liqueurs: divide filling into thirds and add 1 Tbs liqueur to each filling mix 
Mix in well. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least an hour. It will chill faster if spread evenly and thin in baking dish or bowl when placed in fridge. 
When very cold, using a melon-baller or small spoon, shape mixture into 1″ balls. Dip into melting chocolate and place into topping of choice, use fingers to sprinkle nuts or powder over top of truffle too (if coating in nuts or powder after dipping into chocolate, let the truffle set in the nuts until hardened/set before moving to a parchment lined container.  
Keep refrigerated until serving in an airtight container.
Makes approx 4-5 dozen. 

Recipe Adapted from: Alton Brown and Bakerella
Photos by: Diane Baker for Canning and Cooking at Home
 
Chocolate Truffles
Homemade Chocolate Truffles
13 Comments
Sarah
12/15/2017 06:56:52 am

Oh Diane, these look divine!! I can't wait to make some too!

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Aci Girl link
12/15/2017 08:19:22 pm

I love chocolates and sweets. Will try this recipe for it looks so yummy and perfect for gifting too.

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Tara Pittman
12/15/2017 09:03:25 pm

These look so yummy. I do love chocolate so I should make these

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Nicole Anderson link
12/15/2017 09:25:28 pm

These look gorgeous. My sister-in law loves Christmas cooking so I have just shared this with her.

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joanna
12/16/2017 05:39:11 am

The truffles look delicious and I can't believe they are so easy to make. I know that when you buy them in the store you pay a lot of money on them. I'll give this recipe a try!

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Marissa Zurfluh
12/16/2017 05:27:02 pm

I love making homemade truffles. These look delicious! You decorated them so well.

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Bernadette Callahan
12/16/2017 08:02:11 pm

We make these every year. We give them out to friends and family. They are really much easier to make than I thought they would be.

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Amy link
12/16/2017 10:32:40 pm

Oh, we love chocolate truffles. I have never tried to make them before. I think this would be a great dessert for Christmas

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Ada link
12/16/2017 11:10:40 pm

These look so yummy! I need to make some truffles this holiday season.

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Khushboo link
12/17/2017 07:07:20 am

I have never tried coconut and chocolate combination before! It looks delicious :)

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Terri Beavers link
12/17/2017 08:02:36 am

I don't know why my desserts don't turn out pretty like these truffles are. I need to follow directions and see if I can create yours to look like yours. They look too good to eat, but I sure would, lol.

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Julia Groves link
12/17/2017 01:30:16 pm

Oh, I love love love truffles. These look absolutely delicious!

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Vaheh Hartunian
12/17/2017 02:09:24 pm

Those truffles look great. I bookmarked this blog post. I'll be back in a week. This year the desserts are my responsibility.

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