I know, I know, it’s only February – it’s still prime detox season. I shouldn’t be posting recommendations for deliciously moreish, scrumptious chocolate truffles.
Oh, wait, who am I kidding? Yes I should…
Anyway, this recipe for my homemade truffles is one of my most fiercely guarded secrets. They are a firm, firm favourite with my hubby and friends (I think many of them would happily live off the things), yet very few people know how easy they are to make.
Whenever I present these truffles, people are so impressed and think I’ve spent hours tempering chocolate and making them look so pretty. In fact, they only involve three – yes, three! – ingredients and can be made in minutes. Bonus.
I got the idea from some cake pops Lorraine Pascale made using Nutella, so perhaps I shouldn’t take all the credit myself. But here we are...
Sam x
P.S Have a play around on the biscuit in the middle and the ‘binding’ – Nutella works brilliantly, as does peanut butter and cream cheese. I’m keen to attempt a ginger version with Cadbury’s Philadelphia too!
Oreo Truffles
Ingredients:
1 pack Double-stuffed Oreos (the regular ones work too, but the double-stuffed are extra special!)
¾ pack full-fat cream cheese, at room temp
Four bars of white chocolate (Milky Bar works particularly well)
Method:
1) Blitz the Oreos in a food processor, then set a few crumbs aside. Mix the rest in with the cream cheese. I use a spoon because I hate using my hands, but I think it would be much quicker if you just dove right in! Add the cream cheese to taste, but I tend to use about 180 – 200g.
2) Roll the mixture into balls (however big you like your truffles), then pop them on a tinfoil-lined tray and shove them in the freezer!
3) When they’re a bit firmer (around 20 mins), get them out and get to work on melting the white chocolate. White chocolate can be a little trickier to melt, but I tend to do it in 30 second blasts in the microwave.
4) Once you have lovely, gooey, thick, melted white chocolate, start dipping the balls in and rolling them around. I find it helps to have two spoons to do this!
5) Before they’ve set, sprinkle each truffle with the remaining Oreo crumbs.
Peanut Butter Truffles:
Ingredients:
1 pack Double-stuffed Oreos
Tub smooth peanut butter
400g chocolate (I use a mix of dark and milk)
Method:
5) Before they’ve set, sprinkle each truffle with the remaining Oreo crumbs.
Peanut Butter Truffles:
Ingredients:
1 pack Double-stuffed Oreos
Tub smooth peanut butter
400g chocolate (I use a mix of dark and milk)
Method:
Follow the above steps, just substituting the cream cheese for the peanut butter and the white chocolate for the mixed!
Nutella Truffles:
Ingredients:
1 pack Double-stuffed Oreos
Tub Nutella
400g chocolate (mix of dark and milk)
Tub Nutella
400g chocolate (mix of dark and milk)
Method:
Again, just follow the above steps!
Again, just follow the above steps!
You can thank me later, if you can talk through all the chocolate crammed into your mouth...
