Milk Chocolate Truffles Recipes

MILK CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Put a heatproof bowl inside a larger bowl filled with boiling water. Break the chocolate into small chunks (to help it melt quicker) Put into bowl.
• Boil a full kettle. Meanwhile warm butter and cream together in the microwave, do not allow it to boil. Start with 30 seconds stir and keep adding 10 seconds more until hot. Pour hot cream on top of the chocolate.
• Carefully pour boiling water into a bowl/tub which is larger than the bowl with chocolate and cream. Place the smaller bowl into this tub and carefully stir the cream and chocolate together until smooth and glossy. Do not allow any of the boiling water to splash into the mixture.
• Once well mixed, place in the fridge for at least 2 hrs (do not cover this will create droplets of water which ruin the mixture)
• Use a teaspoon to scrape about 2 tsp of mixture into your hand, now roll it into a ball. It will be sticky, but try not to spend too much time rolling or they will melt!
• Now choose your toppings, roll the truffle ball in your topping and place in a paper or silver tray.
• Eat immediately or store in airtight container/bag in the fridge until needed! (Will keep for 2 weeks)

EAGLE BRAND® CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Melt chocolate chips with sweetened condensed milk in large saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• Pour into medium bowl. Cover and chill 2 to 3 hours or until firm.
• Shape into 1-inch balls; roll in desired coating and/or decorate with frosting and candies. Chill 1 hour or until firm.

MILK CHOCOLATE-ESPRESSO TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Stir first 3 ingredients in top of double boiler set over simmering water until smooth. Remove from over water. Whisk in Kahlúa. Cool 15 minutes. Freeze until firm, about 2 hours.
• Line baking sheet with foil. Place cocoa powder on plate. Scoop chocolate mixture by very generously mounded teaspoonfuls onto prepared sheet, forming 1-inch mounds. Dust hands with cocoa powder; roll mounds between palms, forming smooth balls, then roll in cocoa powder to coat lightly. Return to sheet. Cover with foil; chill truffles until firm, at least 2 hours. (Can be made ahead. Chill in covered container up to 1 week or freeze up to 1 month.) Let stand at room temperature until slightly softened before serving.

CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and milk; stir until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours or until firm enough to roll. , Shape into 1-in. balls. Roll in coatings as desired.

MILK CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler or microwave; cool. In a bowl, beat melted chocolate and whipped topping. Shape into 1/2-in. balls and roll in vanilla wafer crumbs. Refrigerate or freeze.

MILK CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Split the vanilla bean and scrape the seeds into the cream into heavy saucepan. Add the pod to the cream as well and bring to a boil. Allow to steep for 10 minutes.
• Strain the cream mixture through a dampened cheesecloth and wring out thoroughly. Add water if necessary to return the liquid to 240 ml.
• Bring the liquid back to a boil and pour over the chopped chocolate. Allow to sit for 3-5 minutes minutes, then stir gently with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until well blended and smooth. There should be no lumps! If necessary, heat the ganache over a hot water bath to completely melt all of the chocolate.
• Gently stir the butter into the ganache until melted and smooth. Pour into half hotel pan(bread pans work good too) and cover.
• Let set overnight in refrigerator, or if your in a hurry, stick it in the freezer for an hour(depending on your freezer temperature- you dont want it TOO hard, but you don't want it too soft. If has to be a little hard- just enough to scoop and to be able to work with your hands when you roll them).
• When firm, use melon baller and scoop out small balls and roll together with hands to make a smooth hard ball.
• Place on cookie tray and continue to use your melon baller to scoop out balls. Do this until you have scooped out all of the chocolate.
• Return cookie tray to freezer or refrigerator and allow to firm up again.
• Once the truffles are firm and your chocolate is melted, line up all of your decorating ingredients, put your gloves on and make sure you have a fork in each bowl so you can roll the truffle around inches You want a main fork in the chocolate bowl- you don't want to mix up the ingredients in there or with the others- you don't want your truffles looking messy.
• Place a truffle in the melted chocolate and roll it around quickly with a fork until coated nicely. Transfer it with the fork to your desired decorating ingredient- roll the truffle around until it is coated and place onto a new clean cookie sheet.(I used 3" cake cups to put the truffles in so they look " fancier", but it works just as well to put them onto a cookie sheet or whichever you have on hand that works best for you). The truffle will set again, and whatever you coated onto it will harden quickly so nothing will fall apart.
• Continue to coat the truffles in the melted chocolate and roll them in your favorite ingredient.
• If needed, Re-melt the chocolate over a water bath if the chocolate gets too hard.
• Keep doing this until you have completed decorating your truffles.
• If you have any leftover chocolate, it is easy enough to store in a plastic container and put into the fridge! No waste! Same goes for all of your other ingredients- if you have any leftover coconut or crushed candy canes, etc- just put them into their own little snack bags and put them together in the fridge so they are ready for next time. You might have to pick out bits of chocolate and eat them! ;)
• Keep the truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer, either seems to work just fine. They come back to room temperature very fast so you don't have to sit around waiting for them to thaw out- they taste better when they are cooler in the center anyways!
• They make great party snacks, or Christmas gifts- you can be creative and use other ingredients to coat them with; these are just the ones I had on hand.

MILK CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Melt the chocolate chips in a heavy sauce pan.
• Add other 2 ingredients and cook and stir till all are melted and well incorporated.
• Chill till firm.
• Form into size ball you wish, placing on wax paper lined cookie sheet. Chill till ready to dip.
• Melt dipping chocolate in microwave and dip each truffle in dipping chocolate placing on another wax paper lined cookie sheet and chill in fridge till chocolate is set.
• Store in airtight container in fridge.
• Amount is determined by size you make them.
• Prep time does not include chill time.

CRANBERRY MILK-CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Make truffle mixture:
• Chop chocolate. In a small saucepan bring cream, butter and salt just to a boil and stir in cranberries. Remove pan from heat and let mixture stand 10 minutes. In a food processor pulse together chocolate and cranberry mixture until smooth and transfer to a small bowl. Chill truffle mixture, covered, until very firm, at least 12 hours, and up to 3 days.
• Line a tray with wax paper.
• With a 1-inch melon-ball cutter scoop out truffle mixture and between palms of your hands roll into smooth balls, transferring truffles to tray. Chill truffles until firm, about 3 hours. Bring truffles to room temperature, about 20 minutes, before proceeding.
• Coat and decorate truffles:
• Oil a baking sheet and line with parchment paper.
• Temper chocolate . (Alternatively, chop chocolate and in a double boiler or a small metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate, stirring until smooth.)
• Balance 1 truffle on a fork (do not spear) and hold fork over chocolate. Spoon chocolate over ball, letting excess drip off. Return truffle to tray and top with a small piece of dried cranberry. Coat and decorate remaining truffles in same manner. Chill truffles, uncovered, until set, about 3 hours. Truffles keep, layered between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container and chilled, 2 weeks. Bring truffles to room temperature before serving.