And they’re surprisingly simple to make at home in your own kitchen, with a base of just two or three ingredients and endless custom flavor possibilities.
Want hazelnut truffles? Or caramel cream? Cappuccino, vanilla, cherry, or peppermint? The sky is the limit, so have fun and let your imagination run wild.
If you’ve never tasted a homemade chocolate truffle before, they are little round balls of pure chocolate bliss, with rich chocolate ganache centers that melt in your mouth.
Ingredient Homemade Chocolate Truffles With Figs
Truffles are so named due of their physical resemblance to edible fungi of the genus Tuber, popular in fancy cuisine. Thankfully, the classic chocolate confection is much less expensive!
Bonbons and truffles are similar in shape and often sold next to each other in chocolate shops. The difference between the two is that bonbons have a chocolate fondant shell and the candy is filled with liqueur or another type of sweet center. Truffles have chocolate centers and are often coated or dusted in another ingredient.
For truffles that are healthier or higher in antioxidants, extra dark chocolate or sugar free chocolate chips (for keto chocolate truffles) can be used instead of semi sweet chocolate chips. White chocolate also works.
Ingredient Espresso Chocolate Truffles
This traditional truffle recipe calls for all natural ingredients. No powdered sugar, butter, coconut oil, corn syrup, or sweetened condensed milk are needed.
Raspberry – Instead of rolling balls, place a fresh raspberry on a fork or spoon and cover in the chocolate ganache. Refrigerate or freeze until firm.
Orange Truffles – Add the zest of one orange to the melted chocolate before chilling in the fridge or freezer until firm.
Chocolate Coconut Truffles
Other add-ins to try include ground cinnamon, powdered or finely chopped candied ginger, crushed pistachios or pecans, sea salt, protein powder, or a teaspoon of amaretto, rum, or bourbon.
Can’t decide which version to choose? Turn your kitchen into a Godiva, Lindt, or Russels Stover chocolate factory and make an assorted box of all the different flavors.
Heat the whipped cream or coconut milk, either on the stove or in the microwave, just until it starts to boil. Slowly pour over the chocolate.
French Chocolate Truffles
If desired, stir in a pinch of salt and pure vanilla extract. Stir until the chocolate mixture is shiny, thick, and completely smooth.
Then roll out chocolate balls, either using your hands (with gloves if you wish, for less mess) or a mini cookie scoop.
Roll in cocoa powder, sprinkles, crushed almonds, or anything else you have on hand and want to add. Kids love helping with this step.
Triple Chocolate Party Balls Recipe
The truffles are fine to leave out on the counter for a few hours at a party indoors or outside on a cool or chilly day.
Or wrap them up and give as gifts for Christmas, Valentine’s Day, birthdays, or thank you presents to friends and family who live in your area.
If you want to ship chocolate truffles, I’d recommend freezing them until the last minute and then choosing overnight shipping and buying cold packs for the box to ensure they won’t melt in the mail.
Homemade Chocolate Truffles
Leftovers (leftovers?!) can be stored in the refrigerator or freezer for one or two months. Or you can send leftover truffles to me and I’ll take care of them for you.
To make the recipe dairy free and plant based, simply use coconut cream, cashew cream, or full fat canned coconut milk for coconut milk chocolate truffles.
Or use a brand of nondairy heavy cream instead of dairy whipping cream. Leftover cream? Make a batch of Vegan Chocolate Mousse!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
The opulent no cook chocolate truffles are a beautiful decoration on top of frosted cupcakes or a Keto Cake or double layer Vegan Chocolate Cake.
Chocolate Covered Katie is one of the top 25 food websites in America, and Katie has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Fox, The Huffington Post, and ABC's 5 O’Clock News. Her favorite food is chocolate, and she believes in eating dessert every single day.When it comes to homemade decadence with minimum effort, you can’t beat Chocolate Truffles! Chocolate Truffles are made by melting chocolate with cream and butter. Chill, roll then coat. They’re EASY if you use my little trickto make these with minimum fuss without getting chocolate all over yourself!!!
5 years ago when I embarked on a chocolate truffle mission, I was rather surprised that it wasn’t as easy as I thought to find a “normal” chocolate truffle recipe.
Home Made Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls (aka
All I wanted was a basic truffle recipe that I could make without having to use $40/kg ($20/lb) Lindt 85% cacao dark chocolate, without liquor in it, without a salted caramel centre, without using a candy thermometer, without a double coating of chocolate.
So I just muddled together my own. All you need is chocolate, cream and butter. How hard could it be? (*She thought confidently, overly confidently it turned out because it did end up requiring a few batches to get the ratios right for the perfect rollable-yet-melt-in-your-mouth consistency)
1. Make sure that the truffle mixture is properly chilled before rolling them so I recommend chilling for at least 5 hours, preferably overnight. Don’t be tempted to freeze itto speed it up because then the chocolate will set unevenly which will result in some parts that are too hard to scoop out.
Homemade Chocolate Truffles {dark Chocolate Recipe}
2. Keep your hands cold with an ice pack or a bag of frozen peas (covered with a tea towel) – I have hot little hands. Plenty of built-in insulation. 😂 Which is great for saving on the power bill in winter. Not so good for making chocolate truffles because my hot little hands melt the chocolate while I’m rolling the balls so they slip and slide everywhere.
So before you start rolling, run your hands under cold water and keep an ice pack, frozen peas or something cold nearby to keep your hands cold throughout the rolling process.
They last for yonks (that’s Aussie for “ages”), as in weeks and weeks. Keep them in the fridge if it’s hot where you are but definitely serve at room temperature so the chocolate is creamy and melty the moment you bite into it!!– Nagi x
Chocolate Truffles Recipe
Recipe video above. A basic but luxurious chocolate ganache truffle recipe, made using ordinary dark chocolate melts from the supermarket! These are rich and creamy and a great base to add flavourings of choice (suggestions below). Makes around 24 truffles. Use for gifting, post dinner treats, serve with coffee!
1. Chocolate - even using everyday dark chocolate will make luxurious chocolate truffles. But if you do indulge in expensive chocolate, it makes it even more amazing!
Note: you must use COOKING chocolate here, ie the chocolate sold in the baking aisle of grocery stores. Eating chocolate doesn't melt properly / smoothly and may not set to the right consistency. Cooking chocolate is intended for the purpose of melting and using in recipes.
Chocolate Truffles Recipe: How To Make It
2. Ganache consistency - it needs to be firm enough to roll into balls, but soft enough to scoop. If you leave it overnight (as I often do), just leave it out for 30 minutes or so to soften to scoop able.
3. Rolling tips: can get messy, so follow my tips! The chocolate is supposed to be creamy and soft at room temperature, so it softens quickly once you start handling it.
4. Other coating suggestions: cocoa powder (this is the classic coating), icing (confectioners) sugar, caster sugar, crushed nuts, sprinkles or other decorating bits, crushed candy cane, chocolate shavings.
Chocolate Truffle Balls
Coconut alternative: A fabulous reader - Avery (see comment thread below) - was kind enough to share that she substitute the butter with coconut oil and coconut milk for the cream and it turned out fabulous!! Hurrah! Thank you for sharing Avery!!
6. Storing and serving -weeks and weeks in the fridge! Or even out of the fridge if it's not too warm where you are. MUST serve at room temp so the chocolate is so creamy and melts in your mouth when you bite into it - JUST like those expensive truffles that cost a fortune to buy from gourmet stores!
Serving: 15 g Calories: 83 cal (4%) Carbohydrates: 7.5 g (3%) Protein: 1 g (2%) Fat: 5.5 g (8%) Saturated Fat: 3.9 g (24%) Cholesterol: 6 mg (2%) Sodium: 18 mg (1%) Potassium: 52 mg (1%) Fiber: 0.6 g (3%) Sugar: 6.3 g (7%) Vitamin A: 50 IU (1%) Calcium: 20 mg (2%) Iron: 0.4 mg (2%)
Dairy Free Chocolate Truffles
I believe you can make great food with everyday ingredients even if you’re short on time and cost conscious. You just need to cook clever and get creative!These homemade chocolate truffles are extra creamy with the addition of butter. After mixing the 4 ingredients together, let the mixture set in the refrigerator, then roll into balls. Follow this homemade truffles recipe and the helpful video tutorial below!
Making homemade chocolate truffles couldn’t be easier and after watching the video tutorial below, you’ll agree with excitement! They come together faster then even homemade peanut butter eggs. Homemade truffles are the perfect quick & easy treat for holidays and I’m right here to guide you along. Ditch the boxed chocolates!
Chocolate truffles are a deeply indulgent chocolate treat made from chocolate and cream. They’re essentially balls of chocolate ganache.
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