Description
Delightful Blue Christmas Truffles bring festive cheer with midnight blue chocolate ganache and sparkling sugar coating. Winter celebrations shine brighter with these elegant confections that melt smoothly and enchant your holiday guests.
Ingredients
Scale
Base Ingredients:
- 8 ounces (225 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 12 ounces (340 grams) white chocolate chips
Flavoring and Coloring:
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Blue gel food coloring
Coating and Decoration:
- ½ cup (100 grams) blue or white sprinkles
- Edible glitter
- Snowflake-shaped sprinkles
Instructions
- Carefully melt white chocolate in a microwave-safe vessel, using 30-second bursts and stirring between intervals until silky and completely liquefied. Allow chocolate to cool momentarily while maintaining a pourable consistency.
- Whip cream cheese in a spacious mixing bowl until velvety and uniform. Gradually incorporate melted white chocolate and vanilla extract, blending thoroughly. Introduce blue gel food coloring, stirring meticulously to achieve an even azure hue throughout the mixture.
- Shield the mixture with transparent film and nestle in refrigerator for 2-3 hours. The concoction should transform into a firm, malleable texture suitable for shaping.
- Utilize a compact cookie scoop to portion the chilled mixture. Gently roll portions between palms, creating uniform spherical truffles approximately one inch in diameter. Position each truffle on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Embellish each truffle by delicately rolling in blue or white sprinkles, applying gentle pressure to ensure adherence. For additional whimsical flair, scatter edible glitter or miniature snowflake-shaped decorations across the surface.
- Return truffles to refrigerator for an additional 30-minute setting period. Once fully chilled, transfer to a serving platter. Maintain truffles in cold storage until moments before presenting or consuming.
Notes
- Choose high-quality white chocolate for a smoother, richer flavor that melts more evenly.
- Use gel food coloring instead of liquid to prevent the truffle mixture from becoming too runny or losing its creamy texture.
- Ensure cream cheese is at room temperature to blend seamlessly with melted chocolate, creating a silky-smooth consistency.
- Keep hands slightly damp when rolling truffles to prevent the mixture from sticking and help create more uniform shapes.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 2-3 hours
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 13 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg