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Fudge, Truffles & Candy

Chocolate Surprise Truffles

The easy part is making this rich chocolate truffle recipe. The hard part is deciding what to put at the center. We recommend nuts, mint or candied cherries, but there are plenty of surprise fillings to choose from!

Ingredients & Directions

Yields:
36 truffles
Prep:
35 Min.
Total:

BAKE MODE:

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup
    unsalted butter (1 stick), softened
  • 2-1/2 cups
    powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup
    whipping creme
  • 1-1/2 tsps
    vanilla extract
  • 36
    pecan halves, after-dinner mints, whole candied cherries, whole almonds or walnut halves
  • 1/2 cup
    powdered sugar, sweetened coconut flakes or chopped nuts
READY TO MAKE THIS?
You'll Need 
mixing bowl
mixer
measuring cups
rubber scraper
bowl
refrigerator

Step-By-Step Directions

TIP

Add colored sugar to powdered sugar coating for a bit of sparkle.

Variation: Add 1/2 teaspoon rum extract, decrease vanilla to 1 teaspoon.

Additional questions?