Juicy Orange Chocolate Christmas Truffles
Indulge in Juicy Orange Chocolate Christmas Truffles – delightful bites filled with rich chocolate and zesty orange flavors. Try this easy recipe today!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: Approximately 12 truffles 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 90 ml heavy cream
- 200 g dark cooking chocolate (40% cocoa), finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon finely grated orange peel
- 1/3 cup chocolate sprinkles
Instructions
- Heat the heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat until it just simmers. Remove from heat.
- Pour the hot cream over the finely chopped chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Let sit for 5 minutes without stirring.
- Stir the mixture gently until smooth to create ganache.
- Fold in the grated orange peel until evenly distributed.
- Chill the ganache in the refrigerator for about an hour until firm enough to handle.
- Scoop out portions of ganache and roll into balls between your palms.
- Roll each truffle in chocolate sprinkles until fully coated.
- Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 truffle
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 10mg