Christmas Week: Eggnog Truffles

The recipe Christmas Week: Eggnog Truffles can be made in roughly 1 hour and 25 minutes. This gluten free recipe serves 18 and costs 34 cents per serving. One serving contains 175 calories, 2g of protein, and 10g of fat. 36 people found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. It works well as a beverage. This recipe from Crumb requires butter, dark rum, white chocolate chips, and ground almonds. Overall, this recipe earns an improvable spoonacular score of 3%. Try Eggnog Truffles, Eggnog Truffles, and Eggnog Truffles for similar recipes.

Servings: 18

Preparation duration: 80 minutes

Cooking duration: 5 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 tbsp butter

1 tbsp dark rum (or 1 tsp rum extract)

1 tsp fresh grated nutmeg

Ground almonds

¼ cup heavy cream

Icing sugar, for shaping

Melted white chocolate

2 cups white chocolate chips

Equipment:

bowl

frying pan

baking paper

baking sheet

plastic wrap

whisk

Cooking instruction summary:

In a medium heat-proof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, melt the white chocolate chips. Add the heavy cream, butter, dark rum and nutmeg, and whisk together until the mixture is thick and smooth.Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and chill until firm enough to scoop, about 1 hour.Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and dust your hands with a little icing sugar.Scoop heaping teaspoons of truffle mixture and roll into balls, dusting your hands with more icing sugar as needed. If you find the ganache is getting too soft to roll easily, transfer it to the freezer for 5-10 minutes to firm up again.Using a fork, dip the truffles into the melted white chocolate, and place on the prepared baking sheet. (Or, if you prefer a more low-maintenance option, roll the truffles in a thin layer of ground almonds instead.)Place the finished truffles in the freezer for 10-15 minutes to firm up, then transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 1 month.

 

Step by step:


1. In a medium heat-proof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, melt the white chocolate chips.

2. Add the heavy cream, butter, dark rum and nutmeg, and whisk together until the mixture is thick and smooth.Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and chill until firm enough to scoop, about 1 hour.Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and dust your hands with a little icing sugar.Scoop heaping teaspoons of truffle mixture and roll into balls, dusting your hands with more icing sugar as needed. If you find the ganache is getting too soft to roll easily, transfer it to the freezer for 5-10 minutes to firm up again.Using a fork, dip the truffles into the melted white chocolate, and place on the prepared baking sheet. (Or, if you prefer a more low-maintenance option, roll the truffles in a thin layer of ground almonds instead.)

3. Place the finished truffles in the freezer for 10-15 minutes to firm up, then transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 1 month.


Nutrition Information:

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175k Calories
1g Protein
9g Total Fat
20g Carbs
0% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
175k
9%

Fat
9g
15%

  Saturated Fat
5g
36%

Carbohydrates
20g
7%

  Sugar
20g
23%

Cholesterol
12mg
4%

Sodium
31mg
1%

Alcohol
0.28g
2%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
1g
3%

Calcium
46mg
5%

Phosphorus
39mg
4%

Vitamin B2
0.07mg
4%

Vitamin B12
0.13µg
2%

Vitamin K
2µg
2%

Vitamin A
94IU
2%

Vitamin E
0.27mg
2%

Potassium
63mg
2%

Selenium
1µg
1%

Vitamin B5
0.14mg
1%

Zinc
0.17mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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