Saturday, December 24, 2011

Truffles

This Christmas, I have elected to be on sweets duty, as our contribution to take along to my lovely brother and sister-in-law's place. They have kindly offered to host Christmas lunch in their beautiful home and they certainly know how to provide a scrumptious spread. Because my sister-in-law is a self-confessed 'no sweets maker', she was only too delighted when I put my hand up to be in charge of that role.

Without going overboard, I decided on three different sweets. My all time favourite specialty for the festive season, Rocky Road. Due to a last minute realisation that I did not have a drop of golden syrup in the house (to whip up a batch of gingerbread shapes, Oops!), Mini Cheesecakes with fruit atop (recipe to follow) were my next alternative. And a brand new attempt for me, Truffles. I LOVE truffles, always a sucker for them, but never game enough to try them. So like most of my recipes, I took this one straight from The Women's Weekly 'Cook' book and these little balls of flavour are so SO simple to make and every bit as tasty as they look. Big. fat. YUM!


Truffles

Chocolate & Peppermint

Melt 200g milk or dark chocolate and 1/4 cup cream in a small saucepan
Stir in two chopped crispy peppermint bars 
(Nestle Aero or Cadbury Bubbly)
Refrigerate overnight
Roll mixture into balls
Coat in cocoa powder

White Chocolate & Pistachio

Melt 300g white chocolate and 1/3 cup cream in a saucepan
Stir over low heat until smooth
Refrigerate overnight
Roll mixture into balls
Roll in 3/4 cup chopped pistachios
(I aslo made a few coated in chopped almonds, for a snowball effect)



Merry Christmas to all my gorgeous readers, hope you all have a wondrous, peaceful and totally indulgent day tomorrow, feasting and drinking with family and/or friends.

8 comments:

  1. Yum! So decadent. Merry Christmas to you and your boys!!

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  2. These look devine. You create the most wonderful delights in your little kitchen. Merry Christmas. I have loved reading your blog in 2011 and look forward to seeing what you get up to in the New Year.

    Kell. xx

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  3. Yyyuuum x 3.
    Have a fabulous day tomorrow.
    It has been such a joy around here this year.
    :-) xx

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  4. Merry Christmas dearest one may your day be filled with much love laughter and happiness my friend.

    Always Wendy

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  5. They look amazing!! Have a wonderful day. x

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  6. Yum! Merry christmas! Have a truly happy and joyous day. xxx

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  7. Merry Christmas to you Julie, I hope you and your gorgeous family had a magical day. xx

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  8. Those truffles look devine! I think I might just have to make some. Christmas might be over but it's always a good time to eat truffles! :-)

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