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Cream Cheese Coconut Truffles

These are one pretty looking valentine’s day special truffles. Cream cheese cuts the sweetness of white chocolate just enough to make it work for you. And coconut gives it amazing texture and depth to the flavor. This recipe is super easy and totally worth the effort. Give it a try.

Ingredients:

  • 8 oz semi-sweet chocolate
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 5 tbsp coconut shredding
  • 12 oz white chocolate
  • Sprinkle sugar to decorate

Tip:

  • Use good quality chocolate to make truffles long lasting and taste good
  • While mixing chocolate with cream cheese let chocolate cool to room temperature.
  • If the white chocolate thickens while covering the truffles just reheat it in the microwave for 15 -20 seconds.
  • Sprinkle sugar to truffes as soon as they are covered with white chocolate otherwise it won’t stick.
  • If sweetness is too low for your liking you can either add milk chocolate instead of semi-sweet chocolate or add 2 tbsp confectioner’s sugar to the mix.

Directions:

  • Take room temperature and soft (but not too soft) cream cheese in a glass bowl and whisk until the texture is smooth and there are no more lumps. Keep aside.
  • Add semi-sweet chocolate in a glass bowl and melt it in microwave at 30 second intervals until it is smooth.
  • Once the chocolate is at room temperature add it to the cream cheese and mix well.
  • Then, add coconut shredding, mix well and using “1 tbsp” measuring cup make scoops of the mixture.
  • Arrange them on a baking tray and refrigerate for about 20 minutes.
  • Take the tray out of the refrigerator and make scoops into balls and refrigerate again for about 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, melt white chocolate in microwave to cover truffles with it.
  • Take tray out of the refrigerator and start covering the truffles with melted and room temperature white chocolate.
  • Add sprinkle sugar immediately after covering the truffles.
  • Store in an air tight container and enjoy.
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Chocolate Orange-Zest Fudge Truffles

This one is a chocolaty treat great for birthday parties, gift giving or just as something to keep at home for offering to guests. These are super delicious and something you can make with your kids.

Ingredients for Fudge:

  • 10 oz Baking semi-sweet chocolate
  • 14 oz Condensed milk
  • 1 tbsp Orange zest (grate an orange with its skin on a grater to get some orange zest)
  • Sea Salt to sprinkle

Ingredients for Coating:

  • 8 oz semi-sweet chocolate
Chocolate Orange-Zest Fudge Truffles

Tips:

  • Always use a heavy bottom pan for making fudge so it doesn’t stick or get burnt.
  • For best results and easy maneuvering use ingredients at room temperature.
  • For clean cuts in the fudge, dip the knife in warm water and wipe it before each cut.
  • While coating the fudge pieces, do it one by one otherwise putting more pieces in melted chocolate at once might cool the chocolate too fast.

Directions:

  • Grease a 8×8 inch square pan with butter. Line the pan with the parchment paper.
  • Cut the chocolate bar in smaller chunks so they can easily melt.
  • Place a heavy bottom pan on a low flame and add condensed milk, orange zest and chopped chocolate chunks to it.
  • Keep stirring for 2-3 minutes or until the chocolate is melted and the whole mixture is well blended.
  • Pour the chocolate mixture immediately in the pan and smooth it out with a spatula.
  • Refrigerate it for 2-3 hours or until properly set.
  • Cut it into truffle size pieces and keep it aside.
  • Chop chocolate meant for coating into small pieces.
  • Melt it in a microwave by heating it for 30 seconds and then mixing. Repeat the process 2- 3 times.
  • After the chocolate is melted, use it to cover fudge pieces one by one using a fork.
  • Sprinkle the chocolate coated fudge pieces with some sea salt and put them in the refrigerator to cool for 2-3 hours.
  • Take them out and store it in an air tight storage box.