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Truffles in a small clear bowl.
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Valentine's Day Truffles

These Valentine's day truffles are rich, decadent, and super easy to make! These would be great to make with kids, because they take no time to make!
Course Dessert
Cuisine North American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 30 truffles
Calories 71kcal
Author Nina

Ingredients

  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 7 ounes plain cookies I used digestive cookies

Coloured sugar (optional)

  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 drops pink gel food colouring

Instructions

  • Place chocolate chips and butter in a large bowl. Heat heavy whipping cream in the microwave or in a double broiler until boiling. Pour over chocolate chips. Let sit for 3 minutes, then whisk until smooth.
  • Add vanilla extract and salt to the chocolate mixture and mix to combine. Grind cookies to cookie crumbs in a food processor or crush them in a bag. Combine the crumbs with the chocolate mixture. Cover and chill mixture in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
  • Roll truffle mixture into 1 inch balls. Wet your hands if you find that they are too sticky to roll. Roll in coating (cocoa powder, sprinkles, or coloured sugar). Chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour before serving.
  • To make coloured sugar, pour sugar into a resealable bag. Add drops of food colouring and seal up the bag. Using your hands, knead gently until colour is evenly distributed.

Notes

  • If whipping cream is not melting the chocolate fully, put the whole bowl in the microwave and heat slowly until chocolate is melted.
  • Use semi-sweet chocolate chips for best taste. Milk chocolate would be too sweet.
  • Use whichever kind of coating you like (cocoa powder, sanding sugar, sprinkles, toasted nuts, or colour your own sugar).

Nutrition

Calories: 71kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 22mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 75IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg