White Chocolate and Coconut Truffles
Easy white chocolate and coconut truffles recipe, smooth, delicious, melt-in-your-mouth dessert. The truffles are perfect for dinner, on holiday tables, or as a gift.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup (60ml) whipping cream (35%fat)
- 7 oz (200g) white chocolate , good quality, broken into chuncks
- 1 tbsp (14g) butter
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract , optional
- 1/3 cup (33g) unsweetened coconut flakes
- zest from an orange , optional
- 20 hazelnuts or almonds , toasted, optional
- 1/3 cup (33g) unsweetened coconut flakes for rolling
Instructions
- Melt chocolate with cream in a bain marie over low heat. Stir continuously until the chocolate is almost melted. Add butter and continue stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Add vanilla extract and orange zest if using.
- Stir in coconut flakes, let it cool, cover and refrigerate for a couple of hours until the mixture gets firm enough to roll it into balls.
- Using a teaspoon roll the mixture into small balls adding a hazelnut inside. Roll each ball into coconut flakes. Serve or refrigerate until ready to serve. They keep well refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 132kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 2.4gFat: 10.7gSaturated Fat: 2.9gCholesterol: 3mgSugar: 6.2g