I was so happy when Vanessa agreed to guest post for Celebrating Family. She is always creating wonderful things and I just knew she would come up with something fun to share with you. Enjoy this post and then click over to her blog to see some of her other creations.
Hello Celebrating Family readers! I’m Vanessa from See Vanessa Craft, where I blog about my love for glitter and glue guns. Thank you to Janice for having me on her blog. I’d love for her readers to stop by my blog and say hello! You can also find me on facebook, twitter and pinterest. On to the tutorial!
I’ll be showing you how to make dark chocolate candy cane truffles, just in time for the holidays. The thing that I love most about truffles is that they are so rich and filling that you really only need one to feel satisfied. Just a warning, this recipe can get a little sticky when coating the balls but it is totally worth it!
Ingredients (makes approximately 30 truffles)
- 1 3/4 Cups Dark Chocolate Chips
- 12 Candy Canes
- 1/3 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 6 Tbsp Butter
Directions
Step 1: Bring heavy whipping cream to a simmer over the stove in a sauce pan. Add butter and dark chocolate. Constantly mix until melted. Refrigerate for 3 hours or until firm.
Step 2: As your chocolate truffle mixture is hardening, crush 12 candy canes using a food processor or in a freezer bag with a rolling pin.
Step 3: Using a melon baller or small ice cream scoop, roll the truffle mixture into small balls.
Step 4: Coat the balls in crushed candy canes.
Step 5: Enjoy immediately or refrigerate for up to 2 weeks!
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Super cute idea! I’m on a peppermint kick this week…can’t wait to give these a try!
Just my kind of dessert! I pinned and stumbled!
OH my stars. This looks freaking delicious. My kids love candy canes AND chocolate. It will be great to surprise them with a combo of the two this year.
sounds good. i am not so sure about crunching into some hard peppermints though..
I bet you can’t eat very many at once! These look so yummy! I love candy canes!
Looks great! I would make these for Christmas
oh these look absolutely yummy cant wait to make these
These look DELICIOUS!!! Must make these 🙂
omy goodness im trying this yummy
These look fabulous!!
OMG these look so good–and it has easy ingredients. 🙂 Love the details and photos. Thanks!
Good recipe – most people I know dip the truffle in chocolate before the candy canes – but since the candy canes really are the coating, there’s not really much point to that, is there?
This looks so yummy! Will have to try it!
Ohhhh man!!! I think I just gained 5 lbs looking at the picture….**drools**
These look so Yummy! I pinned it for my christmas candy making day!!
this sounds so good. thanks for sharing
This seems very delicious I love chocolate.
That looks great…would love to try!
OMG these look like heaven!!! What a brilliant idea and how easy they are to make. Wonderful holiday idea!!!
There is NO WAY to go wrong with those being your only ingredients. Could I have some, please? 🙂
Four ingredients make this one of my kinda’ recipes, for sure. :> I might have to try it!
Great recipe. I love to bake from scratch myself. This week we had a professional Santa come over. I was baking cookies like crazy for refreshments for everyone. I will add this recipe to my cooking arsenal. And the fact that you can refridgerate for two weeks is great for making in advance when I have the time before an upcoming event.
Wow, let me wipe the drool from my mouth! These look amazing, I have to try them!
Those look wonderful. I’m going to make these for sure. I like candies you can make a little a head and have them for Christmas. Thanks for the recipe!
Yummy!! This is a great recipe and I can’t wait to try it. Thank you for this. Happy Holidays!
i love trying new ideals and i want to try this.thank you for sharing this with us.i am planing on being at home by myself for christmas i do not want to go to any ones home so i will make these to eat by myself thank you
Yum this looks really neat & fun to make with your family
These look delicious! My daughter would love these! Thank you for the recipe.
all i can say is yum yum yum!
i also made a peppermint cheesecake that was delicious as well!