Chocolate Surprise Truffles
Details
- Timing
- Timing
- Total:
- 2 Hr. 35 Min.
- Prep:
- 35 Min.
- Skill Level:
- Beginner
- Yields:
- 36 truffles
The easy part is making this rich chocolate truffle recipe. The hard part is deciding what to put at the center. We recommend nuts, mint or candied cherries, but there are plenty of surprise fillings to choose from!
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 35 minutes
- Chill Time
- 2 hours
Ingredients
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1/2 cupunsalted butter (1 stick), softened
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2-1/2 cupspowdered sugar
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1/2 cup
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1/4 cupwhipping creme
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1-1/2 tspsvanilla extract
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36pecan halves, after-dinner mints, whole candied cherries, whole almonds or walnut halves
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1/2 cuppowdered sugar, sweetened coconut flakes or chopped nuts
Step-By-Step Directions
mixing bowl
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measuring cups
rubber scraper
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refrigerator
Beat butter in large bowl until creamy. Stir together powdered sugar and cocoa; add to butter mixture alternately with whipping cream and vanilla, blending well. Refrigerate until firm.
Shape small amount of mixture around desired center; roll into 36 equal balls (about 1-inch each). Drop into desired coating, turning until well covered. Refrigerate until firm.
Add colored sugar to powdered sugar coating for a bit of sparkle.
Variation: Add 1/2 teaspoon rum extract, decrease vanilla to 1 teaspoon.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 36 servingsServing size 1 truffle (18g)Amount per servingCalories80% Daily Value*Total Fat 4g 5%Saturated Fat 2g 10%Trans Fat 0gCholesterol 10mg 3%Sodium 20mg 1%Total Carbohydrates 11g 4%Dietary Fiber 0g 0%Total Sugars 10gIncludes 9g Added Sugar 18%Protein 1gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 5mg 0%Iron 0mg 0%Potassium 12mg 0%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
Nutrition information does not include optional ingredients.
