Handmade (by me) for the Holidays {truffles}
ByIt’s a messy, messy job but somebody has got to do it and these are so delicious and freakishly easy that you may as well be the hero. Okay?
If you don’t want to decorate your truffles, you just want them plain and simple, all you need is the following:
2 1/2 packages (20 squares) semi-sweet baker’s chocolate, divided
1 package of cream cheese, softened
wax paper
But if you’d like to decorate your truffles, say, if you’re gifting these or bringing them to a holiday event, well, then you’ll also need:
sprinkles
unsweetened cocoa powder
powdered sugar
Melt 8 squares of chocolate, thoroughly, in the microwave. Stirring every 40 seconds or so. (should not take more than 2 minutes to melt.)
Beat the cream cheese until creamy and do your best not to DIVE directly into the bowl. Which I would totally do, if no one was looking.
Once the cream cheese is creamy, add the melted chocolate. It will look like this which I’m pretty sure could be considered heaven. Thoughts?
Honestly, I could photograph cream cheese all day. It’s so beautiful.
Anyway. Stir thoroughly and place in fridge until firm. Firm should be anywhere between 45 minutes to 90 minutes.
Once firm, form chocolate mixture into balls and place on wax paper covered cookie sheet. Will look like this but hopefully prettier. My balls are not pretty. Well, in this photo, I hadn’t yet rolled them out yet, just scooped them out but still, I realized while making these that I’m not a good baller.
Once your balls are all round and perfect (or close to it). melt the remaining 20 squares of chocolate. You can do this in the microwave or in the double-boiler. I used the microwave this time around, but next time, I will definitely be using the double-boiler. It’s your choice.
Once the chocolate is melted, dip your refrigerated balls into the chocolate, one by one, (I used a skewer tool to dip and a spoon), place the dipped ball back onto the cookie sheet. (this was the messy part for me, by the way.)
At this point, I would add the sprinkles, that way they stay on.
Place in the refrigerator for one hour. Once cold, you can roll a few in the cocoa and the powdered sugar. I also sampled a few and nearly died.
Place in mini muffin papers…
Oh and share with a child who adores chocolate. It’s part of the recipe. I swear.
Refrigerate the leftovers…you know, should you have any.
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I am coming to your house RIGHT NOW. Please leave the door open and the truffles out. MMkaythanks.
Yes, do come over! Today I am making cheesecake and peppermint bark. mmmm….
I’m salivating profusely over here. GAH those look good. Cream Cheese is from heaven…
these will be made by me today. ridiculous.
and why is my head saying “shot caller.” oh, yes. baller.
These look wonderful! I just made some similar- I did 1/2 chocolate almond bark 1/2 milk chocolate chips and then added a tsp of mint extract. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
I dipped mine in chocolate and then dollopped them with a glaze of melted white almond bark & green food coloring.
I definitely need to get a double broiler. Don’t like the microwave for this one!
Steph
Those look delicious! And easy. Perhaps I will have to try them.
Handy hint (since I make a few truffles every year)… candy forks. Go to the local craft store and purchase the metal and wood candy forks (they go for about $10, but are worth it). Melt your chocolate in a double boiler. Make sure your centers are very very cold (almost, but not quite frozen) and then put the center in the melted chocolate, flip it over with the candy forks (pronged one in your left hand, circle one in your right) and then pull the dipped truffle out and place it on a parchment lined cookie sheet. I use a little strainer to put cocoa or powdered sugar in and then dust the tops of the truffles. I’ve also decorated with coffee beans, dried fruit, microplane grated chocolate shavings, sprinkled raw sugar or left them plain. The quality of the chocolate for dipping makes a huge difference too.
Oooooh, sounds so yummy. Have you ever made the oreo truffles?
Crush and entire package of oreos and mix the crumbs with an 8 oz block of cream cheese. Roll into balls, chill and dip in white chocolate/candy coating.
Yum-oh.
Put them in my mouth.
And LOVE! I’ve got 20-inch rims on my Impala! LET’S TALK RAP.
leftovers, ha!
OMG. Sarah just asked you to put your balls in her mouth.
BWHAHAHAHA.
I was just going to post about the oreo truffles, but someone beat me to it. I make the oreo truffle mixture in my food processor and it is super easy.
I have a similar recipe…sometimes I roll them in chopped nuts! Yummo!
Great pic of Anna!
I will definitely be trying out these this year! thanks so much for sharing!!
These look awesome. And I’m a big fan of the Oreo truffles too! They are so good I’m craving them right now.
Those look so good, and within my culinary skill set. A must try. And I don’t think I’m a good baller either, far to suburban.
Oh, and mature comment: These look really good, and Anna is too cute.
I make peanut butter fudge using the same recipe my grandmother used for the last 50 years and taught me all the secrets of. It wouldn’t be Christmas without it.
Oh, yum! My neighbors are SO getting these for Christmas!
Thanks for the info!
Just to make sure I don’t muff this and I’m reading correctly-when you say “divided” on the chocolate, is it exactly half for the filling and half for the dipping? Some recipes will use “divided” in the ingredients list and then when you get down to the ingredients you see they meant 1C divided into 3/4 and 1/4C.
I made truffles last year and IME the powdered sugar absorbed into the truffle and did not look pretty when gifting. I re applied right before i gave them away.
Saw this recipe in the Sunday paper, can’t wait to try it. You make it look so easy.
Sometimes I really wish I lived in NWI because I fit right in with all of you I follow on Twitter… Erin, Love, Sarah you. I think I’m older than most of you though so when I hear “baller” I think more old school.
I wish I was little bit taller, I wish I was a baller, I wish I had a girl who looked good I would call her, I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat and a ‘64 Impala. 
Those look FABULOUS!
Leftovers? Hardly!
Oh my lands, I think you just cured my morning (all day) sickness…
How many times did you say balls in that post? Heh heh!
Love it. I was looking for a truffle recipe to use for my holiday treat bags, and I think these win. They look amazing.
Amazing balls!
So, if one were gifting these, say for teacher’s gifts for example, would one need to deliver them cold with instructions to keep them in the fridge?
DIVINE.
oh gah!! Ive made like 4 batches of fudge in the past week..my hips are so gonna hate these truffles!!!!
i just saw this recipe in the paper and totally cut it out. it’s awesome that you tried it and it’s delicious. i can’t wait to make them
i just was this recipe and i’m so glad that you tried it and it’s delicious. i can’t wait to make them!
Ohhh. I am going to have to try those out. I’ll have to make a double batch so I’ll still have some left over to impress my family after I get done eating my share. My mom and I tried to make truffles once before, but it was harder than this, and they ended up being really, really soft and melty. We couldn’t take them anywhere so we just sat there and ate them all ourselves. They were still delicious.
And that picture of Anna eating one is so cute
Oh my! I know what I’m taking to the Christmas open house I’m going to next weekend!
Thanks!
I was going to make the oreo truffles this year. Now I think I need to make those and these!!
Oh my Lord, that picture of Anna is AWESOME! What an expression!
Oh sweet heaven of chocolate…I must MUST make these. Time to run to the store I think!
“…I wish I was like six-foot-nine
So I can get with Leoshi
Cause she don’t know me but yo she’s really fine.”
Wow, did you just bring me back! =)
These look decadent…and I can’t wait to try them!
Made round one of these yesterday and now I am on round two!!! Yummy yummy! Thanks!
That’s my kind of Holiday baking. They look delicious.
Cathy
To good to have any left overs! MB
I made this SAME recipe! And you’re right. It was a messy, messy job. But sooooo worth it!