Jewel Box Truffles
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Jewel Box Truffles ~ I dare you to find a better or easier holiday food gift than these adorable bedazzled chocolates. And the best part? If you can melt chocolate, you can make them!
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 10 ounces of dark chocolate I used a 10 ounce bag of Nestle dark chocolate chips
coating suggestions
- ground nuts such as almonds pistachios, walnuts, peanuts and hazelnuts
- dehydrated raspberry powder I ground Trader Joe's dehydrated raspberries into a fine powder in my coffee grinder
- crushed peppermint
- crushed toffee candy or Butter Brickle Bits
- Sprinkles
- colored sugar
- powdered sugar
- raw sugar
- cocoa powder
- matcha powder
Instructions
- Put the cream in a microwave safe bowl and heat on high until the cream comes to a simmer, about one to one and a half minutes. Add the chocolate chips and let sit for 5 minutes without stirring.
- Stir the chocolate and cream together until it becomes smooth and glossy. Any small lumps should eventually melt. If for some reason you still have lumps after stirring for a minute or so, then you can reheat the mixture VERY briefly in the microwave. (Sometimes if you just let the ganache sit for a minute or so more, the lumps will vanish.
- Cover with plastic and refrigerate for 2 hours. This allows the ganache to firm up enough to be scoopable.
- Using a small scoop, portion out the ganache and roll in your hands into a round, 1 inch ball. Immediately roll in your topping, gently tossing it around to get it completely coated. Set down on a tray or in a candy wrapper cup. I like to work in batches of maybe 5 or 6 truffles at a time ~ scoop them first, then roll them all, and then coat.
- Note: I find it helpful to have a damp towel and a dry towel handy to wipe my hands clean as I work.
- Refrigerate the truffles after they are all coated.
Notes
- If you would like to double or triple this recipe, do it in separate batches.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
79kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.003g
Cholesterol
5mg
(2%)
Sodium
3mg
(0%)
Potassium
79mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
69IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
0.03mg
(0%)
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 27truffles
Amount Per Serving
Calories 79 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 79kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 3mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 79mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 69IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.03mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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