Truffle Round Up

I mentioned that I love dipping stuff in chocolate, didn't I?  


Yes, I'm sure I did.  It's usually my opening line when meeting people.  "Hi, I'm Landee....I love dipping stuff in chocolate...oh, and my kids..and um, my husband and stuff."  ::awkward silence::


So, of course, truffles are the perfect treat for me.  They're easy to make.  They impress the pants off of people.  They look adorable.  And the very word "truffle" is extremely fancy.  Plus... dipped in chocolate, yo!  


I rounded up my three favorite truffle recipes I've found so far.  Should you have any others I would be most obliged if you shared.  Like, I would love you forever, like you for always, etc. etc.  

And no, I don't usually make this many at once.  That would make me a certified truffle freak!  I had to make this many for a stake training meeting so I took pictures.  That is all.  NOT a truffle freak.  Not.  ::ahem::

CAKE BATTER TRUFFLES 

(the most delicious of these three recipes if you ask me) 

adapted from The Girl Who Ate Everything

1 ½ cups flour

1 cup yellow cake mix

½ cup unsalted butter, softened

½ cup white sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/8 teaspoon salt

3-4 Tablespoons milk (says the girl, but I actually ended up using close to 1/4 cup)

2 Tablespoons sprinkles

Vanilla Melting Chocolate


Beat together butter and sugar using an electric mixer until combined. Add cake mix, flour, salt, and vanilla and mix thoroughly. Add 3 Tablespoons of milk or more if needed to make a dough consistency. Mix in sprinkles by hand. Roll dough into one inch balls and place on a parchment or wax paper lined cookie sheet. Chill balls in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to firm up.
 

While dough balls are chilling, melt vanilla melting chocolate and then dip away!  Place them on wax paper to set up, top with additional sprinkles and you're done!

Chill cake batter truffles in the refrigerator until serving. Makes around 24-30 truffles.

How cute would these be with just pink or blue sprinkles for a baby shower, huh?  Red & green sprinkles at Christmas?  Or pastel sprinkles for Easter...or...or...or... you get the idea.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH TRUFFLES 

(found at recipegirl.com who found them on Food Network)

1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips

Milk chocolate melting chocolate for dipping!!

Additional chocolate chips, sprinkles, etc., optional for topping the truffles

1. In a large bowl, use electric mixer to cream together butter and brown sugar. Add vanilla. Beat in flour, 1 cup at a time, until it is mixed well. Beat in sweetened condensed milk and mix until well-combined. Stir in 1 cup of chocolate chips.

2. Cover bowl and refrigerate until dough is firm (at least 1 hour). Use cookie scoop to scoop out heaping tablespoonfuls, roll into balls and place on a waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. Place all of the rolled balls back into the refrigerator until you are ready to dip them in chocolate.

3. Melt chocolate and dip.  Top with additional mini-chocolate chips (or whatever, really).

Makes about 30-40 truffles.

OREO TRUFFLES

1 pkg. Oreos, crushed (I put them through the grater on my food processor)

1 8oz pkg. cream cheese

White chocolate melting chocolate

Chocolate melting chocolate for drizzling (optional but it looks nicer)

Mix Oreos and cream cheese until well blended.  Form into 1 inch balls and place on cookie sheet lined with wax paper.  Chill in fridge until firm.  I usually have better luck with the dipping if I freeze them first.   Dip in white chocolate and allow to set.  Then drizzle on milk chocolate to make them look fancier.   Chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.  Makes about 30-35 truffles.

I've made a sheet which contains all these recipes on it for your ease and enjoyment.  Click on it to enlarge and then right click & save.

Again, don't hold back if you have any delish truffle recipes you've tried.  I'm counting on you.

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