Homemade Chocolate Truffles

4.50 from 8 votes

Make decadent homemade chocolate truffles with just a handful of ingredients. They're smooth and creamy, and perfect for gift giving.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: candy recipe, chocolate candy, chocolate dessert

Servings:

Calories: 64kcal

Author: Julie Clark

Equipment

Small Cookie Scoop

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups heavy cream
16 ounces high quality milk chocolate chips or chocolate bars Ghirardelli
16 ounces high quality dark chocolate chips or chocolate bars Ghirardelli
2 tablespoons strongly brewed coffee or espresso
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Instructions

Measure chocolate into a large bowl. Set aside.
In a heavy-bottomed saucepan over low heat, warm the cream for 3-4 minutes.
Make the coffee/espresso while the cream is warming up. I used espresso, you can use instant coffee, too.
Add the chocolate and coffee to the heavy cream. Keep the heat on low and stir constantly to melt the chocolate with the heavy cream.
Continue to melt and stir until the chocolate mixture is completely smooth.
Add in the vanilla extract and mix well.
Remove from the heat.
Line a 9x13" pan or a 9x9" pan with parchment paper, letting the paper hang over the sides. Pour the chocolate mixture into the pan and place it in the refrigerator for 2-4 hours to chill completely. It should be completely firm and be scoopable with a spoon or cookie scoop.
Use a 1" cookie scoop to scoop balls of chocolate, then roll the balls smooth.
Roll the truffles in cocoa powder, finely chopped nuts, sprinkles or coconut.
Store an an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Freeze for up to 3 months.

Notes

This makes a large amount of truffles (about 6 dozen). You can easily reduce the recipe by half to make a smaller amount.

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The calories shown are based on the recipe making about 72 truffles, with 1 serving being 1 truffle. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box are calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.**

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