Description
Christmas magic sparkles through these blue christmas truffles, blending rich chocolate with elegant blue swirls. Delicate ganache centers and shimmering azure coatings invite winter celebrations, promising sweet moments shared with cherished friends and family.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup sanding sugar
Liquids:
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons blue curacao
Instructions
- Melt chocolate and cream together in a microwave-safe bowl, using 30-second intervals at half power and stirring between each interval to ensure smooth consistency.
- Incorporate blue curacao into the chocolate mixture, blending thoroughly until fully integrated.
- Chill the chocolate mixture in the refrigerator for 2 hours until it becomes firm and set.
- Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper to prepare the work surface.
- Place sanding sugar in a separate shallow bowl for coating.
- Using a teaspoon, carefully shape the chilled chocolate mixture into small, uniform balls.
- Gently roll each chocolate ball in the prepared sanding sugar, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Arrange the sugar-coated truffles on the lined baking sheet, maintaining space between each piece.
- Return the baking sheet to the refrigerator and let the truffles set for an additional hour to solidify.
- Keep the finished truffles refrigerated until ready to serve, maintaining their texture and flavor.
Notes
- Use high-quality chocolate for richer, smoother truffle texture.
- Ensure chocolate and cream are at room temperature to prevent seizing.
- Blue curacao adds unique citrusy flavor and subtle blue-green color to holiday truffles.
- For gluten-free option, verify sanding sugar is certified gluten-free.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Rolling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 10mg