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Chocolate Truffles

Chocolate truffles.  Super easy and the perfect treat to make for the holidays!  You can also decorate and coat them in whatever topping you want. Roll in chocolate sprinkles, powdered sugar, cocoa powder or crushed graham crackers.  If you have Christmas sprinkles, these would look quite festive rolled in those too!

I made these truffles to accompany two dozen Thanksgiving-designed chocolate cupcakes I made for a cupcake order!  Chocolate overload!

TJ's Chocolate

This is the chocolate I used to make the truffles.  Good quality chocolate is a must.

Truffles

These are truly rich and decadent….

Chocolate Truffles

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Serves: 28 Cooking Time: 2-minutes

Ingredients

  • 6-ounces good quality dark chocolate (I used Trader Joes Pound Plus Bar), cut into chunks
  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • Cocoa powder, sprinkles, powdered sugar, graham crackers or anything else you have on hand to roll truffles in!

Instructions

1

Put chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Pour heavy whipping cream over the chocolate, covering the chocolate. Sprinkle cubed butter over the chocolate. Microwave for 90-seconds. Remove bowl from microwave and use a whisk to stir mixture until it starts to become smooth. Add vanilla extract and two tablespoons powdered sugar to the chocolate, and whisk until incorporated and the chocolate mixture is smooth.

2

Let chocolate cool, then place in the refrigerator to finish setting up. Check on the chocolate every 10-minutes or so, so it does not firm up too much that you can't work with it.

3

Once chocolate is firm enough to hold shape, roll into balls and then into desired topping. Put back in refrigerator to firm back up and fully set.

Notes

Store in airtight container in the refrigerator.

Truffles

This is the the first batch of truffles I made, which I rolled in chocolate sprinkles, cocoa powder and powdered sugar.  The second batch I rolled a few truffles in graham cracker crumbs!

Cupcakes

Here’s my Thanksgiving-designed cupcakes!  Acorns and orange-colored chocolate leaves.  And then sprinkles because duh!

Enjoy this easy recipe!!  If you make these, come back and leave me a comment and let me know what you thought!  This is just the beginning of Christmas Candy-Palooza!  Stay tuned!  My favorite time of year to bake 🙂

XOXO,

Kelly

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6 Comments

  • Reply
    Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl
    December 4, 2016 at 2:40 PM

    These look AMAZING! I want to eat them all!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      December 5, 2016 at 4:54 PM

      Hi Pamela! Thank you! I’m glad they went with a cupcake order, or I might have eaten them all 😉 XOXO

  • Reply
    Julie Evink
    December 5, 2016 at 7:29 AM

    So delicious for the holidays!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      December 5, 2016 at 4:54 PM

      Hi Julie! Thank you….I agree! Perfect for the holidays! XOXO

  • Reply
    Kim Lange @ The Baking ChocolaTess
    December 11, 2016 at 11:35 AM

    Chocolate is my weakness! *sigh* I would so eat all of them Kelly!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      December 11, 2016 at 5:43 PM

      Hahaha me too!! Luckily I made them and delivered them to my customer before having to be tempted by them for too long hehehehe 🙂 XOXO

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