How to Make Your Own Chocolate Truffles

Oh, the taste of a chocolate truffle is pure heaven. Some of the best chocolatiers make absolutely divine truffles. But if a chocolate candy maker can create such a decadent candy treat, why not you, in the comfort of your own home? Giving a truffle gift to your family or friends will not only add a smile to their face, but they will thank you for the time and effort it took you to make such a gourmet candy gift.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 8 oz. cream cheese
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 or 2 tsp. vanilla
• Ground nuts: walnuts, almonds or pecans (for rolling)
• Sifted cocoa powder (for rolling)
• Grated coconut (for rolling)
• Spoon
• Pyrex cup
• Sifter
• Stove top
• Refrigerator
• Timer or alarm clock
• Candy boxes
• Candy box liners (optional)
• Candy foil holder
• Homemade stickers (optional)

1. Gather the ingredients. All ingredients needed for making these chocolate truffles are shown in this photo. Making truffles is very easy and you, the baker, can add to or take away from anything shown here. If you are allergic to one of these ingredients, simply replace it.
2. Bring the cream cheese to room temperature, and beat in a mixing bowl with a spoon until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar.
3. Add three cups of chocolate chips to a saucepan on your stove top, not in the microwave. Heat chocolate chips on medium until melted.
4. From stove top, take saucepan with melted chocolate to bowl with cream cheese and transfer all the melted chocolate into the bowl. With chocolate and cream cheese in same bowl, begin mixing ingredients together.
5. Place this combined truffle mix in refrigerator for an hour. After an hour, remove bowl from refrigerator, and with a teaspoon remove about an inch or inch and a half worth of mixture and form into a ball. Repeat this process 6 times.
6. For a gourmet looking truffle, roll each truffle ball into nuts, cocoa powder, coconut flakes or whatever baking product you like. Maybe you can roll the truffle ball into caramel!
7. Prepare rolling ingredients. Hand chop sliced pecans to cut down on costs, then roll the truffles in the nuts, or sift cocoa powder into a bowl and roll a truffle ball into powder. You can also roll a truffle ball into coconut flakes.
8. Place the truffles into the candy boxes with foil candy holders and candy box liners.
   
   Candy boxes can be found at craft stores and are easy to put together. If you purchase the candy liners, once the box is made, turn the box over, place the candy liner over the bottom of the box and cut the liner to the length it will fit inside the candy box.
9. Close candy box and place your homemade sticker in the center of closed candy box. Now, you can give these delicious chocolate truffles as a gift—or eat them yourself.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure cream cheese is room temperature for better mixing.
• Melt chocolate chips in stove top, not microwave.
• Use whatever topping for chocolate truffles you wish; these are only suggestions.
• If you have your children at home when you are making the truffles, melt chocolate chips on the back burner of stove top.