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Chocolate truffles stacked in a pottery dish with tins of crushed nuts in the background.
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Chocolate Truffles
Prep Time
20 mins
Cooling Time:
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 20 mins
 

How to make homemade chocolate truffles! Super-easy recipe with just 2 ingredients. Endlessly versatile, and so melt-in-your-mouth delicious!

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate truffle recipe, chocolate truffles, how to make chocolate truffles
Servings: 18 candies (approx.)
Calories: 87 kcal
Ingredients
  • 8 ounces chocolate (any kind; I prefer bars finely chopped)
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • coatings of your choice*
US Customary - Metric
Instructions

  1. Chop the chocolate bars finely and place in a heat-safe bowl.

  2. Heat the cream gently in a small pot, until small bubbles are forming around the edges of the pot.

  3. Pour the hot cream over the chopped chocolate, and allow it to stand for 5 minutes.

  4. Whisk the mixture until smooth.

  5. Cool the mixture until solidified.

  6. Scoop 1-tablespoon of the mixture at a time, rolling between palms into a ball shape.

  7. Roll the balls in the coating(s) of your choice, or dip in additional melted chocolate.

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Recipe Notes

*Please see headnotes for suggestions.

Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Truffles
Amount Per Serving (1 truffle)
Calories 87 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 9mg3%
Sodium 5mg0%
Potassium 41mg1%
Carbohydrates 8g3%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 97IU2%
Calcium 7mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.