Tasty Tuesday: Easy Chocolate Truffles

Recipe Below

I posted this recipe a year ago around Christmas time because it is simple and fun to make. Yesterday I made the truffles but used snowflake sprinkles and holly sprinkles to give it the Christmas feeling and have named them “Reindeer Poop“. Yes, I know it is weird but the name really does make me giggle. Let’s be real, it is okay to have a little fun sometimes. Seriously the recipe is not that hard. I was pressed for time yesterday so instead of letting it cool for 2 hours I just put the chocolate fudge centers in the freezer to cool so that it was easier to roll. The picture above is from last year. I apologize I forgot to take pictures before I wrapped them in the goodie bags. Just remember have fun with decorating! It is the best part! Well, no eating them is…but decorating is a close second!

Ingredients:

2 cups semi sweet morsels

1 can condensed milk

1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

1 bag melting wafers

1. Use a double boiler to melt your chocolate. If you do not have a double boiler take a small sauce pan, and water to it and then place a heat safe bowl over the top. It should sit comfortably over the pan without touching the water. Add your chocolate morsels to it and let it begin to melt.

2. Once the chocolate begins to start melting stir in the can of condensed milk and the vanilla extract. Continue to stir the ingredients together until it is nice and smooth.

3. Remove the chocolate from the stove and spread onto wax paper. Place the chocolate and wax paper into a bowl and refrigerate until completely cooled, this usually takes at least 1-2 hours. You want to make sure that it is completely cooled because you will be rolling it and you don’t want it to stick to your hand.

4. Once the chocolate is ready (it will have a fudge like consistency) take small pieces of the chocolate and roll them into small balls the size of a cherry. Prepare at least 30 of these at a time and place them on wax paper.

5. Take about 1/3 of the melting chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds. if the chocolate is not melted continue to heat at 15 second intervals. You want the chocolate to be smooth.

6. Place one cherry sized ball into the melted chocolate and spoon some of the chocolate over the ball. Ensure that it is fully coated and then place it back onto the wax paper. If you are putting a topping like nuts or sprinkles over the top of the truffle this is where you sprinkle it over the top. The chocolate hardens quickly so make sure that you add the topping you want before coating the next truffle.

7. Continue to coat eat truffle individually and let the coating fully cool. (If you want to drizzle a different chocolate color over the top heat up the chocolate like you did before. Place the melted chocolate in a ziplock bag and cut out a small hole in the corner. Gently squeeze the chocolate moving your hands back and forth to get the desired pattern. This takes practice and patience so that your truffles design can be prettier that how they cam out for me 🙂 )

8. Once the coating hardens you can eat it of course, or place in treat bags or Tupperware. Store in a cool place and enjoy.

Easy Chocolate Truffles

Recipe Below

One day I was having a huge chocolate craving but all I had were these little semi sweet morsels and that just wasn’t going to cut it. I searched the cupboard until I found a few other ingredients and just went for it. Best case scenario I would have a tasty treat, worse case I would continue to have a chocolate fit. Luckily, I was able to pull off making these delicious chocolate truffles. This recipe does make a large batch, so there will be plenty of it to share. And the best part is you can decorate them different ways to match any occasion. I made this batch around Christmas so I used snowflake sprinkles, as well as mistletoe sprinkles and named called them Reindeer Poop. You can top it with sprinkles, nuts, or even different colorful chocolates. You can go to your local craft stores and they will have plenty of colored chocolates to choose from. I do caution that you should take your time drizzling the other color over your truffle so that it doesn’t come out as messy as mine did. This was my first attempt at this so please cut me some slack. What they lack in being pretty they make up for in flavor!

Ingredients:

2 cups semi sweet morsels

1 can condensed milk

1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

1 bag melting wafers

1. Use a double boiler to melt your chocolate. If you do not have a double boiler take a small sauce pan, and water to it and then place a heat safe bowl over the top. It should sit comfortably over the pan without touching the water. Add your chocolate morsels to it and let it begin to melt.

2. Once the chocolate begins to start melting stir in the can of condensed milk and the vanilla extract. Continue to stir the ingredients together until it is nice and smooth.

3. Remove the chocolate from the stove and spread onto wax paper. Place the chocolate and wax paper into a bowl and refrigerate until completely cooled, this usually takes at least 1-2 hours. You want to make sure that it is completely cooled because you will be rolling it and you don’t want it to stick to your hand.

4. Once the chocolate is ready (it will have a fudge like consistency) take small pieces of the chocolate and roll them into small balls the size of a cherry. Prepare at least 30 of these at a time and place them on wax paper.

5. Take about 1/3 of the melting chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds. if the chocolate is not melted continue to heat at 15 second intervals. You want the chocolate to be smooth.

6. Place one cherry sized ball into the melted chocolate and spoon some of the chocolate over the ball. Ensure that it is fully coated and then place it back onto the wax paper. If you are putting a topping like nuts or sprinkles over the top of the truffle this is where you sprinkle it over the top. The chocolate hardens quickly so make sure that you add the topping you want before coating the next truffle.

7. Continue to coat eat truffle individually and let the coating fully cool. (If you want to drizzle a different chocolate color over the top heat up the chocolate like you did before. Place the melted chocolate in a ziplock bag and cut out a small hole in the corner. Gently squeeze the chocolate moving your hands back and forth to get the desired pattern. This takes practice and patience so that your truffles design can be prettier that how they cam out for me 🙂 )

8. Once the coating hardens you can eat it of course, or place in treat bags or Tupperware. Store in a cool place and enjoy.